tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9493601.post6074391262476427525..comments2024-01-11T15:12:49.433-05:00Comments on Tao of Photography by Andy Ilachinski: A Fine-Art Photographer's Must-Have New Book on B&W Printing!Andy Ilachinskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14572501787099507666noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9493601.post-41766860906889111542010-03-23T07:49:19.658-05:002010-03-23T07:49:19.658-05:00Awesome Article!!
Helpful for artist to enhance ...Awesome Article!! <br /><br />Helpful for artist to enhance your skills!!<br /><br />Regards,<br />Centennial Collegeart design collegehttp://www.centennialcollege.ca/thecentre/artdesignnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9493601.post-54856780747046135362009-05-25T00:39:48.708-05:002009-05-25T00:39:48.708-05:00Great stuff! Thanks for sharing.
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clippi...Great stuff! Thanks for sharing.<br /><br />Regards,<br />clipping pathclipping path serviceshttp://www.sblgraphics.com/clipping-path_service.aspxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9493601.post-6758615968277848732009-05-22T16:24:36.281-05:002009-05-22T16:24:36.281-05:00I'm almost finished with the book. I'm reading it ...I'm almost finished with the book. I'm reading it through first, and then will sit down with it and LR. I like his emphasis on "presence" in a print, as well as his stress on the simplest possible workflow. I'm also a sucker for anything with "contemplative" in it. But the book really is practical, we'll written, and at times inspiring. I'm confident it will improve my work. Thanks for bringing it to my attention. <br />- JohnJohnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9493601.post-79145018364094192812009-05-19T16:00:00.000-05:002009-05-19T16:00:00.000-05:00Thanks for the quick review, Andy!Thanks for the quick review, Andy!Misererehttp://www.enticingthelight.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9493601.post-7193696594933632792009-05-18T16:23:00.000-05:002009-05-18T16:23:00.000-05:00I was a workshop student of George's a few of year...I was a workshop student of George's a few of years ago, and can attest to his expertise, talent and ability to teach. It was a very, very good session and I highly recommend him as an instructor for anyone wanting to elevate their b/w file/print quality.<br /><br />As for Charles' assertion that photographic densitometry is widely ignored, that is not true. Advanced printers use densitometers to create custom profiles for their printers using either Epson's driver for color, or QuadToneRIP for b/w. It's essentially identical to plotting characteristic curves of film/paper, without the bendable curved edge. Photographic science is not dead, it's simply evolved.Chuck Kimmerlehttp://www.chuckkimmerle.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9493601.post-61536545242495010992009-05-18T07:40:00.000-05:002009-05-18T07:40:00.000-05:00Sounds like a good book.
The mention of Ansel A...Sounds like a good book. <br /><br />The mention of Ansel Adams and the concept of a technically defined "perfect print" in the comment above reminded me of this Mark Citret story: http://www.mcitret.com/reviews/index.htmlMatt Needhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13031960494972469637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9493601.post-54450856950848227442009-05-18T04:10:00.000-05:002009-05-18T04:10:00.000-05:00Thanks for this excellent review Andy. Only last w...Thanks for this excellent review Andy. Only last week I downloaded the trial version of Lightroom and found it to be brilliant software (though a bit to expensive for me at the moment). This book on the other hand is much more affordable so I think I'll be going shopping soon :)<br />Cheers,<br />Cedric.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9493601.post-76433803781810058232009-05-17T20:08:00.000-05:002009-05-17T20:08:00.000-05:00I appreciate your comments Charles, but (1) I didn...I appreciate your comments Charles, but (1) I didn;t say this book (or any book) "needs" beautiful images, only that this one has them in spades (in IMHO, others may differ of course); and (2) whether photographers do or do not recognize a quality print is in some sense besides the point. The book exists, in part, to educate the interested reader in what a quality print ought to look like. Given that Mr. Dewolfe is an accomplished printer and craftsman, the reader is in good hands here in attempting to further their education.Andy Ilachinskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14572501787099507666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9493601.post-12421306345102583502009-05-17T19:53:00.000-05:002009-05-17T19:53:00.000-05:00I don't believe your criticism is particularly...I don't believe your criticism is particularly valid, that a book of this type needs beautiful images. Consider the standard tome, The Negative by Ansel Adams. He deliberately used boring images of no particular aesthetic merit to illustrate technical issues. "Beauty" might be a distraction from the technical points he was trying to make. <br /><br />But this raises another issue. I wonder how many photographers would recognize a high quality B&W image if they saw one (regardless of digital or film), let alone know how to produce one. I remember back in art school, I had to produce a "Perfect Print" (as defined by Adams and the Zone System) to pass my advanced photo class. This seems to be a lost art. Even with the advent of digital imaging making the most technical issues easier, advanced subjects like photographic densitometry are more widely ignored than ever (well, judging by most work I see, at least).Charleshttp://weblog.ceicher.comnoreply@blogger.com