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Subject: [Leica] Slightly OT: To Crop Or Not
From: chs2018 at med.cornell.edu (Chris Saganich)
Date: Fri Feb 9 13:53:33 2007
References: <cb81b0b00702091127waa3fe70oe776030e9a8fb524@mail.gmail.com> <51032843-B175-46BF-9A02-93623FC44AD7@mac.com> <cb81b0b00702091325j5b924675r5460b91c2c4aed2b@mail.gmail.com>

I only think the final disposition of an image is the only thing that 
matters.


At 04:25 PM 2/9/2007, you wrote:
>I may disagree on the fine art print. To me I do place some value on how the
>photographer got to the final image.
>
>Others may of course disagree as it's a highly personal preference but
>between two IDENTICAL looking photos where;
>1) was taken with a dSLR and printed on printer, and
>2) was taken with a rangefinder camera from 1950 and printed in a darkroom
>
>I personally 'value' #2 more (regardless if the photographer was me or
>someone else).
>On the wall they will look the same but to me I will still find some
>inherent values in #2 that I prefer.
>May just be nostalgic and ludditesque - and I may be the only one that feels
>that way.
>
>/Rich
>
>
>
>On 2/9/07, Lottermoser George <imagist3@mac.com> wrote:
>>
>>Process matters.
>>Final image matters.
>>If you're creating a fine art print - the final image is all that
>>matters.
>>If you're creating a legal document - process is all that matters.
>>If you're creating a scientific document - process.
>>If you're creating a documentary photograph - both final image and
>>process matter.
>>If you're creating a journalistic record - both matter.
>>etc.
>>
>>Regards,
>>George Lottermoser
>>george@imagist.com
>>
>>
>>
>>On Feb 9, 2007, at 1:27 PM, R S wrote:
>>
>> > Does the process matter - or is it just the final image that matters?
>>
>>
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Chris Saganich, Sr. Physicist
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