Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/02/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Salgado explains why he switched to digital, why he still makes negatives, and why he prints on Ilford Gold Fiber Silk paper: http://www.ilford.com/en/community/ilford-masters/sebastiao-salgado/interview/ Tina On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 3:12 PM, philippe.amard <philippe.amard at sfr.fr>wrote: > Un bon tireur alors :-) > Just like HCB had one. > > Amities > Philippe > Le 3 f?vr. 14 ? 21:07, Tina Manley a ?crit : > > " >> "For the Genesis project Sebasti?o Salgado used medium format cameras but >> since 2008 he has been using Canon?s EOS-1Ds Mark III, adapted so he sees >> a >> 645 frame. He says he is astonished by the quality of the image files he >> is >> able to produce and that ?going digital? has not led to him taking more >> pictures. ?I don?t look at the back of the camera after I take a picture. >> I >> only look [at the end of a day?s shoot] very quickly to see if there is a >> problem.? >> >> After each trip he returned to his Paris office with around 10,000 >> pictures. He edits all of the images himself, but not on screen. In fact, >> he never uses a computer. He has contact sheets produced and edits with a >> loupe. He then produces his own small prints and edits again. The best >> images from each trip, around 100, are chosen and a physical negative is >> created by the Dupon photo lab in Paris. They are then printed on 30x40cm >> silver paper and checked again, with a further negative being produced if >> necessary. ?The negatives are so perfect that we can create a digital >> negative from the physical one and start the whole process again,? he >> reveals." >> >> No Photoshop. >> >> Tina >> >> >> On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 2:57 PM, philippe.amard <philippe.amard at sfr.fr >> >wrote: >> >> Amazing photoshop skills! >>> >>> Thanks for the link >>> >>> Amities >>> Philippe >>> >>> Le 3 f?vr. 14 ? 20:49, Jay Burleson a ?crit : >>> >>> http://blog.ted.com/2013/05/01/sebastiao-salgado-a- >>> >>>> gallery-of-spectacular-photographs/ >>>> -- Jay, >>>> >>>> Jay Burleson Gallery <http://jayburleson.com/leica/gallery/index.php/> >>>> "Being a Leica customer is like dating the most beautiful girl in the >>>> world... >>>> who cares more about herself than you... but, you keep calling her back >>>> anyway... >>>> because the sex is so good... most of the time." (RickLeica on LUF) >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> >>> One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible to >>> the eye. Antoine de Saint Exup?ry in Le Petit Prince. >>> NO ARCHIVE >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> Tina Manley >> http:// <http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/>www.tinamanley.com >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible to > the eye. Antoine de Saint Exup?ry in Le Petit Prince. > NO ARCHIVE > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Tina Manley http:// <http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/>www.tinamanley.com