[alt-photo] Re: Babbling, etc

[Diana Bloomfield]

Thanks, Loris.  I wasn't really looking at it from that broader  
perspective, but that makes a lot of sense.  Interesting, too, that it  
was HP (and not Epson) that made this move.

Chris, more than alt-processes-- I think the bigger issue with a lot  
of galleries (that I see) is that they tend to love B-I-G.   And, at  
least for many of us, we don't typically print by the square foot.   
But maybe that will change. :)

Diana
On Jul 14, 2010, at 5:22 PM, Christina Anderson wrote:

> Loris and Diana,
>
> I'm very excited about this because when the market goes in such a  
> direction, it means they recognize there's money to be made there.  
> Now, when do you think galleries will catch on?  So far the alt- 
> friendly galleries are a vast minority. I could probably name them  
> on two hands.
> Chris
>
> Christina Z. Anderson
> christinaZanderson.com
>
> On Jul 14, 2010, at 3:13 PM, Loris Medici wrote:
>
>> Diana, I don't think it's something very different (and/or  
>> considerably more elaborate) than we already do right now - using  
>> slightly different methods... Just speculating here: My best (and  
>> most optimistic) guess would be that it's a software module  
>> designed for the specific purpose of making enlarged negatives for  
>> contact printing, integrated in their RIP. (= $$$) As I said  
>> before, for the moment, to us, the software itself isn't much  
>> important. (And probably will stay so - See the "$$$" part...)  
>> What's more important is the fact that we finally have their focus  
>> (a collaboration with Magnum isn't something to take lightly BTW),  
>> and that makes me hope that maybe they'll finally start to consider  
>> our specific needs when designing future products (and/or software  
>> updates)... And it's good that HP did that first, that will  
>> probably stimulate Epson to catch up(!) ;)
>>
>> Regards,
>> Loris.
>>
>>
>> 14.07.2010 22:27, Diana Bloomfield yazmış:
>>> ... But back to the original original post, can someone explain  
>>> about the HP software and how that would work (in comparison to  
>>> making one's own curves for digital negatives/processes that one  
>>> might do already)? ...
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