The Print
The Print
It's interesting, my take away from this is the permanence of the print. His work will be seen by all without regard for software, hardware, file formats etc. It seems much more permanent than something on the screen. The print forces you to make a statement with your image, unchanged, final.
It's also nice to see that you can absorb a large body of work by moving further back, then going close in. While the comments from Papageorge may be agreed or disagreed, what's so great is that the venue and the prints make all that possible.
I guess that's the part that's been missing for me with digital - the darkroom print - the statement that you have to make. A good print is both luck and skill and is usually very hard to reproduce exactly. We can make a zillion digital copies and I think that lessens the value in the long run. Making prints from digital files is good, and the gear still is not so predictable - so a bit of luck and skill.
I need to get that Epson. I'm anxiously awaiting my moo.com order for RFF Postcard Project #6. I haven't made prints in a long time. Will they be any good? I've no gear for the control that I desire. I still remember the box of Ektalure-X postcards that I had cherished, but never used, too long ago.
