[alt-photo] Alternative inkjet.....ok, that sounds wierd

[Andy Schmitt]

Mark
Not just for photography anymore
There are companies who modify them to spray frosting on to transfer sheets
for kids birthday cakes.
I've also run across a chief who formulated food safe inks to taste like
various forms of sushi...he literally prints out your order....I'd love to
actually see/taste this in action.
Keep making your beautiful prints the way you do...
regards 

Andy Schmitt
           Photographer, Computerist, Slayer of Dragons 
      All opinions expressed are mine...Unless otherwise stated or REALLY
stupid
Head of Photography, Peters Valley Craft Center
2010 schedule available on line at: 
    http://www.petersvalley.org/brochure/photography.pdf



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Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:02:40 -0500
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While I think there is value in imagination and thinking of new ways to use
technologies, I agree with Paul and Keith. ?Many people I know, including
myself, went to alternative process printing after they got bored with
inkjet printing and longed for doing hand-made prints. ?I don't need to
repeat the value of creating something by hand. ?As Richard Sullivan pointed
out, this is not something new. ?In fact there are some really exciting
alternative uses for inkjet printing in the sciences, where they are used in
say microbiology to lay down very precise grids of organic materials and
even living tissue for experimental purposes?or used to coat substrates as
in fuel cell technology.

One caution about this would be a real concern that is growing in the
conventional inkjet world, and that is the dispersion of substances into the
air by inkjet printers. ?Some printing houses are even installing exhaust
hoods on their printers. ?I certainly wouldn't want heavy metals floating
around in the air in my home.

I'll keep doing my hand made prints.
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Best Wishes,

Mark Nelson
Precision Digital Negatives
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