Marc Bruhat answers :
I hope that every members of "Helios" and "Apa" associations should jump on
this very one paragraph in order to claim a legitimate right of answer.
As for me, I write :
Sir,
I make, edit sell and teach alternative processes.
I also help many people eager to progress.
The way you make your conclusion is totally gratuitous.
Alternative processes are very labour intensive and require days, even
years of efforts to master them.
Practitioners have various knowledge of chemistry and densitometry.
We are far from the immature and sterile fascination of a technical gadget.
Only manufacturers and the media will benefit from these machines knowing
that you cannot sell a product that so far cannot not produce
lightfastness quality.
At first sight they seem wonderful little machines and manufacturers are
anxious to open new markets for them.
Practitioners of alternative processes are as much passionate about image
experiments as for image reflexions.
They like to take their time developing creative concepts as much as
dirtying their hands!
There exist numerous internet sites and a least one forum list on the
subject."
Your hastily conclusion demands answering!
at:
Le photographe
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