Re: ULF photography

On Mon, 17 Jan 2005, Patrick Jan Van Hove wrote:

> Ok, sorry for being obscure : ULF, Ultra-large format... Basically
> photography using stuff bigger than an 8x10 camera... It's linked closely in
> my mind at least with alt processes, since the large negatives are perfect
> for contact printing...
> And what do you mean by "quick route to passe" ?

Or maybe a slow route to passe (that's with an accent after the final e,
meaning past, or over) ?

I wondered about "getting as many people as possible interested in 'ULF'
photography." I suppose not knowing what it was, my comment was
superfluous, but it did occur to me that popularity is not necessarily an
unmitigated good -- unless you're in the business, say a magazine that
wants advertisers, or selling equipment, or can't get materiel because
there's not enough demand. Otherwise, arcane tends to be sexier than le
dernier cri. Perhaps unwisely I shared this thought. Then again, honi soi
qui mal y pense.

Judy

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> On 1/16/05 9:52 PM, "Judy Seigel" <jseigel@panix.com> wrote:
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>> On Sun, 16 Jan 2005, Patrick Jan Van Hove wrote:
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>>> getting as many people as possible interested in ULF photography and
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>> However, getting others interested may be counterproductive: quick route
>> to passe.
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>> Judy
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Received on Mon Jan 17 20:49:45 2005