On 3 Feb 2004 at 17:24, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > What I've seen is just the opposite wrt to creating strong > photos and powerful images.
>From what I've seen of your photographs I expect that the type of photos that you perceive to be strong and powerful will likely decline due to a shift in public perception regarding public rights and security. Whilst I very much appreciate many of your "people" images soon only third world countries will offer the only great photo fodder in along this vein. > The overall quality of photographs has dropped substantially > in the past decade or so, and while digital cameras are not > the only reason for this, they are one of the prime > contributors. Do you know that there are people (and I bet > some are on this list - in fact, I KNOW some are on this > list) who have NEVER seen a gorgeous B&W silver print How does the printing make you a better photographer? HCB didn't print a thing from what I understand. > Shooting more, exposing more frames, is only a small part in > the formula that equates to quality. Sure selection of lab, printing technique and the depth of your pockets has a lot to do with it digital or not. Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
