Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Photoshop's better, check out: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/table_of_contents.htm Jim Norris At 10:02 AM 3/24/2002 -0500, you wrote: >I have a question related to the digital vs. wet darkroom. How close can a >digital B&W print get to a wet darkroom print? > >Let me put this in some sort of context. I am finishing up a 1-week course >in BW darkroom/photo I and am signed up for the next course BW II where I >get to use more than one film (Tri-X) and we will get into toning prints, >etc. So, I like what I see when I print my Tri-X negs developed in D-76 1:1 >and printed on Ilford Multigrade IV RC Cooltone glossy paper. I have played >around with scanning color slides and negatives with my CanoScan 2710 and >printing them out on my Epson 1280 on Kodak paper using Photoshop LE or >another freebie sw package whose name escapes me at the moment. > >So, how close can I get to the wet darkroom look using Photoshop and what >printer/scanner combo would make this work? > >I am trying to decide whether to build a small home darkroom or breakdown >and learn photoshop. > >Thanks. > >Doug > >Douglas Richard Lee >Cinnaminson, NJ > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark@markrabiner.com> >To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2002 6:48 PM >Subject: Re: [Leica] Photoshop playing > > > > ><Snip> > > > And, let me recall you that the Universe you're talking about would >rather > > > be found in our own minds. Otherwise there's no program to serve us. > > > And I see the problem with some software is to make people things they >can > > > think better. Absolutely unceratin. > > > > > > I look forward for your reply. > > > > > > Saludos > > > > > > -- > > > Pablo Kolodny > > > > I used to dream about something like Photoshop before it came out in the >70's/ > > Photoshop is a boom for photography. > > > > I just met a young kid who "swore it off." wont touch it! > > a bit of a shame in many ways. > > > > People who shoot 8x10 film find Photoshop a boom. > > Fine art photographers find it a boom at last as much as commercial > > toaster oven photographers. > > > > It's a real deal! > > > > Mark > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html