Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/03/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The space I live in now in NYC is almost exactly the size of my Darkroom with Lightroom right out the door of it. -- Mark R. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/winterdays/ > From: Ken Carney <kcarney1 at cox.net> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2012 19:30:35 -0600 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Magnum & the Dying Art of Darkroom Printing > > I recall from my printing seminar with John that he liked to start from > scratch when reprinting an edition. Sort of makes sense, since the > manufacturers are always changing papers etc. on you without notice. > Inkjet is certainly not immune to that, but oh so much easier to > recalibrate. (I keep having these dreams about re-establishing a pro > darkroom with huge sinks for 20x24 prints, perfect safelights, maybe an > assistant or two, everything perfectly neat and clean and organized...) > > Ken > > On 3/8/2012 6:05 PM, afirkin at afirkin.com wrote: >> I recently spent time with John Sexton. He is incredibly fastidious about >> his printing and prints. To make the final print, he will print in many >> exposures etc on different sheets, then tear up the images and 'paste' >> them on a perspex board peeling away the options under 'viewing' lights >> till the combination is 'perfect'. Then the final print is 'orchestrated' >> from this 'paste up' >> >> I am far too 'cheap' to use so much paper!!!! >> >> The end mock up does look a bit like that article. Fantastic stuff. I have >> certainly be using LR to paint in local adjustments for some time similar >> to those made in the darkroom. >> >> Cheers >> >> >> Alastair >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information