#1 Are you using the digital negative to clean up and modify thru photoshop
an original negative of the same size and to optimize its contrast to
match the requirements of platinum? Your post for example said that your
original negative was 8x10 and I assumed the final print was also close to
8x10. What if the neg was for example 35mm or 2 1/4 and the final print
was 16x20 ? Would the results be as good and would there be any hints of
its digital orgin ? What price is paid in terms of the quality of the
final print in the case of significant enlargement ? Is the smoothness of
the platinum print as
preserved ?
#2 Are you exposing your original negative for silver or for platinum now
that you have the ability to change the contrast profile via photoshop?
#3 What do you feel are the main strengths that digital imaging offers to
platinum and pd printing as well as the other alt processes?
#2 What part of your process do you do in your lab or studio and what part
is contracted out ? If you contract out work, what kind of time delays can
be expected ? I assume a Howtek D 4000 drum scanner and the Linotronic
imagesetter is expensive ??
#3 Are there any introductory workshops being offered on this subject ..
hands
on approach here in the states?
It all sounds very interesting and I would like to pursue this topic
.
Thanks in advance,
Stephen Harrison