From: Dave Rose (photo@wir.net)
Date: 06/27/01-07:35:47 AM Z
I just took delivery on an Epson 2000P. Epson claims that prints on
Archival Matte Paper are good for "200+" years. If this is even halfway
true, I think "questions of archivality" have indeed been solved.
So far, I've only made a couple of prints, just to make sure the printer
works. Initial results are simply amazing. I don't think I'll ever buy
Cibachrome materials again.
Does anyone consider inkjet prints to be alt-photo? As a film & chemistry
expert from the 'old school' of conventional photography, I consider the
digital darkroom to be alt-photo. (I guess it really depends on how you
define alt-photo). Who knows, maybe in ten years digital will be
'conventional', and a few die-hards shooting film and making C prints will
be seen as practicing alt-photo!
Best regards from Big Wonderful Wyoming,
Cactus Cowboy (real name Dave Rose)
> I have seen some stunning inkjet prints, as beautiful in their own way as
> any other medium. Nor are they simply output by pressing a button....
> there is probably as much work as any "alt" process, but it comes before
> pressing the button... with curves, tweaks, profiles and adjustments
> to drive one to drink. I think, questions of archivality aside (they will
> be solved), the choice is what you prefer to do. I myself prefer to print
> hands on, not trying to get a computer combo to do my will... but an
> inkjet print handled with flare & imagination can be just as lovely (tho
> probably not as tactile) as hand coated.
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> Judy
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