From: Jonathan Borden (jborden@attbi.com)
Date: 07/30/02-07:05:01 PM Z
Robert W. Schramm wrote:
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Still there is a "look" about a
silver/gel fiber print that I like that I have not been able to duplicate
via digital methods.
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The benefits of digital are clearly convenience. For artists it much more
efficient to set up a large run of digital prints, and consequently allows
lower prices for consumers.
Let's not kid ourselves about quality though. There are absolutely no
desktop techniques that hold a candle to traditional photographic (i.e.
silver and alt) techniques. Call it a "different look" but to my naked eye
the signature of the desktop printer is obvious and artificial.
Greater efficiency at the expense of ultimate quality has been sold as
progress since not long after the beginning of photography. The only
qualitative technical improvement in photography over the last century has
been in the design and production of lenses.
I've been doing digital imaging for the last 20 years but I am quite happy
to leave that in the office.
Jonathan
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