From: Katharine Thayer (kthayer@pacifier.com)
Date: 06/01/00-02:55:23 AM Z
Hi Pete,
I don't see that we disagree at all. I said that creating contact
negatives by digital methods is on topic in my opinion; I think that's
what you said too.
Katharine
peter fredrick wrote:
>
> Jeffrey D. Mathias wrote:
> >
> > Paul Jordan wrote:
> > > ... I'm just wondering why you do not consider digital as "alt" process.
> >
> > I too do not consider digital an "alt" process as it is the mainstream
> > commercial image process.
>
> >>There are lists and newsgroups everywhere that concern themselves with
> digital equipment, digital photography, digital output. I agree with
> Jeffrey; digital is not an "alt" process and there is no reason for this
> list to be used to discuss digital issues other than the production of
> digital contact negatives for alternative processes.
> Katharine Thayer<<
>
> Whilst I hate to disagree with both Jeffrey and Katharine. I feel this
> issue has been oversimplified. The problem lies in what we understand as an
> "alt" process which is by its very nature a two stage process rather like
> a horse and cart. The first or prime photographic stage, which Judy
> describes as factory orientated, ie our film and cameras and the second
> post factory stage that is the actual hand crafted light sensitive
> processes, ie Platinum, gum carbon cyanotype etc, these processes are
> often seen as the prime process, there is however one snag with this
> assumption ,Like the horse and cart example the cart wont move without the
> horse, so we cant make "alt" process prints without factory generated
> equipment or materials, with the exception of course of the Photogram,
> Cliche Verre, and similar methodologies. Personally I see no difference
> between prime photographic manipulation and prime digital, it is just a
> horse of a different colour, it still pulls the cart !
>
> We could if we wished describe the two as Photo/alt light sesitive
> printmaking and digital/alt light sesitive printmaking but this may just
> confuse the issue even more.
>
> Pete
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