Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/04/16

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Layers
From: richard at imagecraft.com (Richard Man)
Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2011 01:57:20 -0700
References: <C9CECDF8.405A7%chris@chriscrawfordphoto.com> <ec2c9cb6891463d50e7a807f28042e0d.squirrel@emailmg.globat.com>

I paid $100 for the deposit for John Sexton's WS last year, but then decided
there is just no way I can ever have the time or patience to learn to do
1/10th what I can do with LR/PSD than in the darkroom, so I backed out. I
figured I should spend more time shooting and less time fussing :-)

On Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 1:48 AM, <afirkin at afirkin.com> wrote:

> I used to process everything in the jobo ATL 3, keeping fumes to a
> minimum. Sold it now, and still trying to decide the 'fate' of the
> darkroom, for a 'hobbyist'. I'm attending a John Sexton darkroom course
> later in the year to see if I am 'inspired'.
>
> Cheers
>
> alastair
>
> > Scanning is not a waste of time. IF you know what you're doing, it gives
> > the
> > same quality and sometimes better than you can get in the darkroom.
> > Richard's scans are beautiful, I doubt he's losing anything by scanning
> > and
> > I know I'm not with my own work...all I'm losing is the health problems
> > that
> > I had from exposure to toxic chemicals day in and day out (I do this
> > professionally, so I absorbed a lot more of this stuff than the average
> > hobbyist would!).
> >
> >
> > --
> > Chris Crawford
> > Fine Art Photography
> > Fort Wayne, Indiana
> > 260-486-2581
> >
> > http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com  My portfolio
> >
> > http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com  My latest work!
> >
> > http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798
> > Become a fan on Facebook
> >
> >
> >
> > On 4/16/11 4:33 AM, "afirkin at afirkin.com" <afirkin at afirkin.com> 
> > wrote:
> >
> >>> One problem with shooting film is that it does take ages to scan... and
> >>> you
> >>> hope that it looks as good as you think it does!
> >>>
> >>> This one looks pretty good to me. What do you think? I think I'd title
> >>> it
> >>> "Layers"
> >>>
> >>> http://5pmlight.com/PICS/20110414-14-Edit.jpg
> >>
> >> I love the feeling, expressed with the soft contrast and tone. You don't
> >> have to waste time scanning: fire up the darkroom!!!
> >>
> >> Cheers
> >>
> >> Alastair
> >>
> >>
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