Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/05/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]With Salgado, from what I have read it is a combination of who and what. He (and/or assistants) work on the digital file to taste, have it written to a 35mm or larger film negative and printed in the darkroom on silver paper. In addition, as Jayanand noted, I have read that the Genesis exhibition prints were inkjet. Somewhere in the mix I think platinum/palladium contact prints were made too for collectors. Ken On 5/3/2015 9:16 AM, Peter Dzwig wrote: > I meant the guy who does the printing, not the Epson or Hp or whatever > .... ;-) > > On 03/05/2015 02:12, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: >> I do not think it depends on the printer, but the guy doing his >> processing - at least Genesis was totally digital, if I am not mistaken. >> Pushing the Shadows and the Highlights sliders to 100% each will get you >> started in the right direction! :-) Seriously, though, that sort of >> overwrought drama is easily possible with Silver Efex Pro, at least. >> >> A large part of the advantage that someone like Salgado has over you and >> me is access - some of the polar photographs in Genesis are taken in >> places that are strictly off limits for mere mortals. The other advantage >> is the ability to hang around as long as it takes to get the shot - but >> that is the difference between a top pro and an amateur... >> >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >>> On 03-May-2015, at 04:51, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> I wonder about that too, Bob. I guess it may be due to the printers. >>> >>> So a question to LUGers, who is the best printer out there at the moment? >>> Obviously it depends on taste to some degreee, but I have been looking >>> back at >>> AA, HCB and others and I can't find a similar depth in modern digital >>> stuff by >>> and large. >>> >>> Thoughts? >>> >>> Peter >>> >>>> On 02/05/2015 16:17, Robert Baron wrote: >>>> What you all say about his images and prints is valid for discussion, >>>> but I >>>> still can't figure out how he (or people working for him) can get such >>>> wide >>>> tonal ranges and I can't. >>>> >>>> Is it an optical illusion? >>>> >>>> --Bob >>>> >>>>> On Sat, May 2, 2015 at 2:17 AM, Nathan Wajsman <nwajsman at gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I saw Genesis in Barcelona in January together with Lluis and my friend >>>>> Lars, and we too were somewhat disappointed. Partly there was the >>>>> issue of >>>>> the prints being overdone, but my main gripe was the lack of a coherent >>>>> theme?the exhibition is simply too big?and the distance to his >>>>> subjects. In >>>>> many cases, his approach to the people in the photographs is that of a >>>>> wildlife photographer. Compared to other major bodies of work by >>>>> Salgado, >>>>> like ?Workers?, I found this one below his usual standard. >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> Nathan >>>>> >>>>> Nathan Wajsman >>>>> >>>>> Alicante, Spain >>>>> http://www.frozenlight.eu >>>>> http://www.greatpix.eu >>>>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >>>>> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ >>>>> >>>>> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator >>>>> >>>>> YNWA >>>>> >>>>>> On 02 May 2015, at 07:31, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at icloud.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I haven?t seen the film, nor had I heard of it until now but I did see >>>>> the ?Genesis? show in Barcelona last year and was simply stunned by the >>>>> imagery and quality of the printing. In my eyes the man is probably >>>>> about >>>>> the best living photographer at the moment for so many reasons, and I >>>>> saw >>>>> gazing at prints in sheer awe of his work. >>>>>> Gerry >>>>>> >>>>>> Gerry Walden >>>>>> 023 8046 3076 >>>>>> >>>>>>> On 2 May 2015, at 04:27, Robert Baron <robertbaron1 at gmail.com> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> His flair for the dramatic is discussed in this long piece published >>>>>>> in >>>>> The >>>>>>> Guardian in 2000: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2000/jun/10/photography.art >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I don't think a DVD of Salt of the Earth is available yet but I'd be >>>>>>> surprised if it didn't come out in due time. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ====On Fri, May 1, 2015 at 9:41 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj < >>>>> jayanand at gmail.com> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I would like to buy the DVD. I went to his "Genesis" show in London a >>>>>>>> couple of years ago, and was frankly underwhelmed by the prints - >>>>>>>> they >>>>> were >>>>>>>> totally over processed, and in my view, mangled beyond reason for >>>>> maximum >>>>>>>> drama. >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> -- >>> >>> =========================================================== >>> Dr Peter Dzwig >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>