Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]John Haugaard wrote: > > Jim Brick wrote, in part, regarding digital printing > > >and outputted on virtually ANY > digital output device, will always pale in comparison to a masterfully made > silver print. > > There is a dynamic depth and richness to a good silver print (Cibachrome, > Monochrome, or whatever), that just cannot be obtained by splattering ink > onto the surface of some paper.> > > Well, if you _splatter_ dektol and fixer on _some_ paper there will be > little evidence of mastery of the process, and you won't obtain much depth > or richness, nor will you likely obtain a good silver print. > > It doesn't take must mastery to splatter ink on some paper. But, IMHO, a > digital print, masterfully made, may be different from a silver print, but > certainly can be beautiful and worthy of a portfolio or a place on a wall - > away from direct sunlight. 8^) > > Regards, > > John Haugaard > Decatur, Georgia Most processes require a mastery over them. In the middle 60's when I started printing I bought a Popular Photography Annual which was printed in gravure and I had few prints which matched the richness of the quality of this magazine which inspired me to realize what a full scale full substance silver print could and should be. Mark Rabiner Silver should be able to at least match ink.