Its funny...We just completed a great 5 day pretty much total immersion
PhotoShop class here at Peters Valley. There were 5 people in various levels
of computer/photographic skill. My 16 enlarger darkroom had a brace of G-4's
with printers humming away. It was ,of course photographed, with my a 2x3
PinHole camera (got quite a laugh from the participants)...but it all felt
like it fit together.
I'm liable to scan the negatives & print them on an Epson printer. I can
play with them much faster (& a lot cheaper) to experiment with the images.
If there is something really different or interesting I have a head start to
make some silver prints or perhaps digitally enlarge & rework the negative
for platinum printing.
Please remember...computers are just tools, like roll film and pinhole
lenses...
if it fits the vision, use it...
have a great day!
andy schmitt
ps..if I can ramble on just a second more...We had a staff photographer from
the New York Times at the class who wants a body cap PH made for his Canon
D30....
-----Original Message-----
From: pinhole-discussion-admin@pinhole.com
[mailto:pinhole-discussion-admin@pinhole.com]On Behalf Of Jeff Dilcher
Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2001 9:27 PM
To: pinhole-discussion@pinhole.com
Subject: RE: [pinhole-discussion] Food for thought
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I love pinhole photography, and the unique images that can be
created, but I do not feel "married" to the low technology way
of doing everything in photography, nor do I feel my "art" is
any more "authentic" if all my output is the result of 50 year
old methods of producing images. I like to mix in high tech
componants that work for me- a pentax
digital spot meter, a palm pilot to assist me with difficult
exposure problems, a microtek scanner to scan negatives and
digitally adjust output. And, if I choose to make my final
prints with an inkjet, then anyone would be hard pressed to
make me feel guilty!
.. end of snip...
Received on Wed Jun 27 09:05:12 2001
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