Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've got no problem with identifying the media. I'm just reacting to the whiff of pretension I detect in the specific terms "gelatin silver" and "giclee", when "silver print" or "squirt print" (sorry, "inkjet") would do just as well. Paul - -----Original Message----- From: Dan Cardish [mailto:dcardish@sympatico.ca] Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 7:22 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] WAS: SNAPS & England & the LHS: NOW "snaps use" Artists and galleries have always labelled the technology used in the making of the art. Hence "Watercolour" , "Oil painting" etc. Why should photographic art be any different? dan c. At 01:35 PM 27-03-01 -0800, Paul Chefurka wrote: >Serious question, John. Why do you want to know? How does knowing the technique factor into your judgement or enjoyment of the images? >