jan_vandenbosh

Brian,

Nothing wrong with what you do...it's the proof that you're living in 21st century...

one word of caution though... in the process of doing what you described and then start calling "snobism", to other darkroom printers or may be thinking that they are "inferior"... then it's wrong....

tools are tools and they are right... labeling is wrong...

I agree that content is the key (Volquatz, Swenson)... the subject of content merits itself another long threat... but...

...but Mr Swenson, Sir, where I came from they don't teach Art based on "snobism"...they still teach hand drawing, watercolor, oil painting. woodcraft, music etc... they don't teach the students how to take a picture and redraw it, they don't teach scanning a photo a click on a photoshop watercolor filter, improvising a melody based on a few notes on computer and so on...

Mr Swenson, they don't teach Art based on ignorance of people. Too bad if people don't see the difference between a fiber based print and a machine print. There's no substitute for a real fiber base silver print or platinum print. If price is a concern for hanging something on a wall, then a poster will fit the bill... why bother..? it's big and cheap...

Mr Swenson, you may owned and tried a darkroom and disgusted by it or you may never own one... but calling the prints from darkroom "snobism" is too far...You are now satisfied what you do in photography, good for you...

Evolution, technology are good... they all serve their purposes... but pasting name on Art to people that doing it by their choice is not good. Back then in photography, what is "snobism" beside recording a scene on film and print it on paper...?

Mr Swenson, they teach me (and later I teach others) Art... now.. what will you call oil painting, water color, music composition ?