> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes >> >> I also have a theory that photographers with experience of B&W printing who >> used dodging and burning effectively have a different approach to tonal >> control than those who have only ever shot colour on 35mm and sent it to a >> lab for processing. My use of Photoshop is almost all an extension of B&W >> printing.
Bob you can't be more accurate. For me , photoshop became the alternative to stop smelling vinegar and fixer and harming my lungs , blood and nervous system , all in one shot. But the experience remained and eased a LOT my trancition to PS. THings have not been all the way that easier in color, since I did not make any colour printing ever, but I guess I am doing ok. Regarding the look of images, you can still play with your variables if you want them to look more analog ( many add noise/grain to the "too perfect" digital files for a more human touch), but it has to be a concious management or else it will fail. Having some knowledge on the way things will output may guarantee the results.See below. > The more that a photographer is able to look into the picture whatever > the means of capture the better the end result and with Photoshop or > whatever, it simply allows him/her to make the best use of the tools now > available. Thank heavens that skill and creative input still have their > place and value! Neither film nor digital would succeed if we were not skilled and creative beings. RIchard, this is the reason I ask so many times ( and get always moooed) in the digital forums about why going soo far into the printer's side of the work, when I would rather be doing more shooting, just doing what I know and what I like, and let the printers do their job, what they know and like?? What is the limit? Are we now involved in taking part of the printer's job because digital imposes this trend? I am submitting another post with another face of this "emotional" situation All the best. Jorge Parra APA/ASMP www.jorgeparra.com =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
