[alt-photo] Re: new website and show

[Trevor Cunningham]

I say the images on the site are lovely. There's a Brett Weston 
sentiment that seems to come through. As for original/digital images vs 
prints, I have to inquire about the intent of your site. My suspicion is 
that if you sold plat/pal prints of the images on the site, your patrons 
may be thrown (hopefully to the positive) by the difference. I've 
ordered digital art before and the quality difference dramatically 
disappointed me.

On 6/12/11 10:43 PM, Don Bryant wrote:
>
> These nuances
> can't be properly conveyed over the web, as you pointed out, so why
> bother going to the extra time and trouble to rephotograph prints to
> satisfy that 1% (which I realize is 100% of the readership of this forum).
>
> Better to spend your time making more beautiful photographs.  I don't
> think any collector who buys your work over the web will feel cheated
> when they see it is grainier or with a little less tonal range than
> found in the 100% digital images displayed on your website.
>
> Well said John!
>
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I say thi