Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/01/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm not going to compare my body of work to yours Ted but I went digital eight years ago but my body of work somebody would want to buy a print from goes back forty years and ninety percent of that was black and white. So 40/8. A print of mind sold from a gallery on the internet for around $350; It was a Black and white darkroom fiber 16x20 a year or two ago. I gave it to a collector photo expert friend of mine in Portland as I thought he liked it. But he had a gallery selling it in the midwest. Welcome to the big world! Flattering at one hand a stab in the back on the other. Especially as they had me listed as "retired photographer". I have not yet begun! As serious photography goes: The stuff out there is going to be mainly black and white as It goes back to 1839. But what I'm seeing now with most going digital is color. In the end I think its hard to see in black and white when your camera is just mindlessly getting all the colors. Its up to you to do what you want with those colors. It seems to be more easy to leave them in. -------------------- Mark William Rabiner Photography http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ mark at rabinergroup.com Cars: http://tinyurl.com/2f7ptxb > From: Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2011 13:57:35 -0800 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] What are the most important aspects of a photographic > image? > > Mark Rabiner offered: >>>>> Really whose making and selling recently made black and white >>>>> photography? >> On the LUG we have Craig Semetko. >> But I believe Crag is the exception not the rule.<<<<< > > Hi Mark, > No not quite correct! :-) The gallery representng my photography, books and > DVD's had sold several 13X19 B&W prints before Christmas... One for a > $1000.00, another for $750.00 and a few smaller prints. I love it! :-) As I > just get a cheque and don't do a dang thing for it. :-) Oh yeah hit the > "prnt button" on the computer and stick a sheet of paper in the printer! > "AND BINGO.... $1000 dollars!" Just gotta love being represented by a > Gallery. :-) > > cheers, > ted > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark at rabinergroup.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 1:32 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] What are the most important aspects of a photographic > image? > > >> >> >> -------------------- >> Mark William Rabiner >> Photography >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ >> mark at rabinergroup.com >> Cars: http://tinyurl.com/2f7ptxb >> >> >> >> >>> From: Montie Talbert <montoid at earthlink.net> >>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2011 10:36:32 -0500 (GMT-05:00) >>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] What are the most important aspects of a >>> photographic >>> image? >>> >>> Might be true for published documentary and home snapshots, >>> but that's it. The gradual resurgence of B&W within many >>> genres since the late 80s is well known. Curators, collectors, >>> speculators, as well as many new publications currently give it >>> great attention and I can't see any signs of letting up. >>> >>> Montie >>> >>> Rab wrote: >>> >>>>> I think the great days of black and white are over. I don't see anybody >>> missing it. >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information