>What you are in fact saying is that exposure doesn't matter! Because the printing/editing can allways make up for bad negs or files.
Sounds alot like the way some people approach Photoshop. Kenneth Waller -----Original Message----- From: Jens Bladt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: May 20, 2005 5:35 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Understanding exposure? Recommendations? Hello Bob It still has NOTHING AT ALL to do with printing. We are only talkning about exposure here. Exposing and developing FILM. Not printing. Many pictures will not be printed at all - that goes for slides and for digtal images for the internet or the computer. They still have to be exposed/developed/converted properly. Good printing depends on good negs/files. But so do good slides or digital images. What you are in fact saying is that exposure doesn't matter! Because the printing/editing can allways make up for bad negs or files. This is definitely NOT true at all. This is exactly one of the sectrets of good photographs: Every single element in the process must be adequate. The choise of film/speed/camera settings (contrast/on board sharpening), exposure, editing and printing/rendering. If you don't care how you expose - you'll miss the first and most important element in the photographic process. It's just like a chain. It's not any stronger than the weakest link. Regards Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: Bob W [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 20. maj 2005 08:33 Til: [email protected] Emne: RE: Understanding exposure? Recommendations? Yes - those things are important for people who want to go on to become good printers. But you have to be able to walk before you can run. -- Cheers, Bob > > That's true, Bob. > But you are missing out good old techniques to increase > contrast by underexsposure/overdevelopment and decreasing > contrast by overexsposure/underdevelopment. > > > > I recommend slide film lab as a better medium for early > lessons in exposure. > There are too many variables involved in b&w development that > detract from the early important stuff about exposure. > ________________________________________ PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com
