[Leica] re: does process matter

[h_arche at yahoo.com (H. Ball Arche)]

"with it" hah! Is there a printshop in this country that still does it this 
way?
  My only real-world job skill is like making buggy whips.

Jim Nichols <jhnichols@bellsouth.net> wrote:
  Arche,

You are much more "with it" than am I. My late father-in-law used very 
sharp pencils to retouch 4x5 and 5x7 negatives, as well as vignetting tools, 
to create beautiful portraits for his customers. He also created montages. I 
often think of the work he put into the job when I make simple corrections 
in PS.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "H. Ball Arche" 
To: "Leica Users Group" 
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 1:14 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] re: does process matter


>I always thought of 'stripping' as the beginning of PS: rubylith overlays, 
>pin registered sheets of goldenrod, opaqueing ink, exacto knives, etc.
>
> Jim Nichols wrote: Ted,
>
> Yes, we did all those things in the darkroom, but it has been so many 
> years
> ago that the details get lost in the vagueness of my memory. Did you ever
> use one of those multi-leaf vignetting stands that were made of wood and 
> red
> plastic? That was the beginning of PS.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ted Grant"
> To: "'Leica Users Group'"
> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 12:03 PM
> Subject: RE: [Leica] re: does process matter
>
>
>> George Lottermoser offered:
>>
>> * I make variations with the computer and ink jet printer all the
>> time.<<<<
>>
>>
>>
>> To which Ric Carter said:
>>
>>>>Me, too, and not always on purpose;^)<<<<
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi Guys,
>>
>> Didn't we do this kind of thing when working with an enlarger, paper and
>> wet
>> trays?
>>
>> Wasn't it considered part of the creative process? Like burning in,
>> dodging,
>> paper contrast change and paper surface and weight.
>>
>> Or am I off track about this topic question?
>>
>> ted
>>
>>
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