[Leica] Slightly OT: To Crop Or Not

[darkbulb at gmail.com (R S)]

I may disagree on the fine art print. To me I do place some value on how the
photographer got to the final image.

Others may of course disagree as it's a highly personal preference but
between two IDENTICAL looking photos where;
1) was taken with a dSLR and printed on printer, and
2) was taken with a rangefinder camera from 1950 and printed in a darkroom

I personally 'value' #2 more (regardless if the photographer was me or
someone else).
On the wall they will look the same but to me I will still find some
inherent values in #2 that I prefer.
May just be nostalgic and ludditesque - and I may be the only one that feels
that way.

/Rich



On 2/9/07, Lottermoser George <imagist3@mac.com> wrote:
>
> Process matters.
> Final image matters.
> If you're creating a fine art print - the final image is all that
> matters.
> If you're creating a legal document - process is all that matters.
> If you're creating a scientific document - process.
> If you're creating a documentary photograph - both final image and
> process matter.
> If you're creating a journalistic record - both matter.
> etc.
>
> Regards,
> George Lottermoser
> george@imagist.com
>
>
>
> On Feb 9, 2007, at 1:27 PM, R S wrote:
>
> > Does the process matter - or is it just the final image that matters?
>
>
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