Re: Wet vs. Dry

> I have been pondering getting a high end archival inkjet Epson printer,
> and was wondering what you all think about inkjet vs. wet (silver)
> prints.

Disclaimer: I'm not a gallery owner, so it really doesn't matter what I think about this.

However....

Having made both, I think of silver prints as "hand made" and inkjet prints as "mass
produced". I know there are elements of mass production in silver materials, and
personal attention in the production of inkjet prints, but that's how I feel.

As a photographer, the difference between darkroom work and computer-aided
imaging is the experience. To me, darkroom work feels like "craft" and computer-aided
imaging feels like "engineering". Since engineering is my day job, I prefer the
darkroom for my photography.

I'm pretty sure none of this means anything to the buying public.

YMMV.

Chris Ellinger
Ann Arbor, MI
USA
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Received on Tue Nov 29 05:55:32 2005