Gary Miller (gmphotos@earthlink.net)
Mon, 22 Feb 1999 22:19:15 -0800
The process of making a print is half of the artist process as far as I am
concerned, the other half being taking the photograph. In an area such as
alternative processes, where the finished product is more labor intensive
than some more conventional printing methods, there is a great deal of the
art in this final product. Each piece created in the darkroom is a unique
entity. I agree with Dick that the printer should somehow be credited. I
also agree that no one else knows the exact interpretation of an image like
the person who first conceived the shot and executed the photograph.
Printing my images is a process that is very valued by me, so valued that I
would not let anyone else print my work. I fell that if someone else made
the print then it is no longer my piece of artwork. Art lives in the
artist's hands.
GM
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeffrey D. Mathias <jeffrey.d.mathias@worldnet.att.net>
To: alt-photo-process-l@skyway.usask.ca
<alt-photo-process-l@skyway.usask.ca>
Date: Monday, February 22, 1999 9:32 PM
Subject: Re: A modest proposal -- the imp. signature
>Just what is the purpose of printing a photograph anyway? Is it to make
>a buck? Is it to show off? Is it to prove something? Is it to be
>creative?
>
>I can and will most likely never understand how someone can create a
>message, deliver it intact, and expect it to represent their original
>thinking when someone else is involved with the production.
>
>Certainly there are some fantastic collaborative works, even
>masterpieces. However it seems that when the work becomes a production,
>cranked out by apprentices or hired printers, or hyped, it's a sham, a
>scam, and a disservice to those who honestly should be heard (or seen).
>
>I think Richard's proposal (signing by all parties) is a good one.
>Let's know who the collaborators are. Lets us also take up arms against
>those who rip us off.
>
>--
>Jeffrey D. Mathias
>http://home.att.net/~jeffrey.d.mathias/
>
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