Re: new alt process--gelatin silver

Hello Christina,
Thank you for the encouraging news- I don't all digital is bad, it is the
way it has taken over peoples' mentality in allowing many non photographers
claiming they are photographers. I also liken the pheneomen to a Walmart
coming into the area and ruthlessly wiping out competition because; people
think they get a better deal. They also stop going to the stores that
(mostly) gave them better service than a Walmart will ever give. That is why
the printers and film companies, Kyocera- no more Contax (I ...love my
little Contax) are going out of business... and now; TRi-Ess Chemicals.
I think it will revert back sometime soon when big organizations say the CD
is not permanent enough for them.
Always,
Susan
www.susanhuber.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Christina Z. Anderson" <zphoto@bellsouth.net>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 7:15 AM
Subject: Re: new alt process--gelatin silver

> Susan,
> This is good to know.
> The panel was on digital issues, and Ferdinand (Art in America person)
asked
> a whole list of questions that were really good. I thought they'd be a
> great list to design a course around. I might search him out and ask for a
> copy. Anyway, they talked about the huge issue of digital files, the lack
> of permanence of CD's (2-3 years) and the need to "migrate" all CD's
> continually to upgrade content to newer and newer software and hardware.
I
> have a stat about Corbis from Photo District News mag that says it costs
> about $20 per image to archive and for Corbis to archive the Bettman
Archive
> it would cost in excess of $250 million! And then to keep migrating that
> collection? Wow.
> Chris
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Susan Huber" <shuber@ssisland.com>
> To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
> Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 8:23 AM
> Subject: Re: new alt process--gelatin silver
>
>
> > Hi Christina, The good sources say
> > National Gallery in Ottawa, Ont. (Canada) has gone away from CD-ROM for
> > documenting their images towards going the film route- you know- THE WET
> > Route. As they feel the CDs' are not resistant to viruses.
> > So there, don' worry- the wet route will not disappear. It is up to most
> > of
> > us to keep the rote going.
> > Sincerely,
> > Susan
> > www.susanhuber.com
>
>
Received on Sat Apr 9 08:10:16 2005