printing
Print is very rarely the medium I work in. I've occasionally had comments about images as being hard to print or challenging to print and that takes me by surprise - because I almost never consider it. I compose for a small screen. I edit and finish for a small, self-illuminated display. This is how I work much of he time. I used to think of this a flaw or something to address - something I needed to improve upon. Maybe it still is. But that small, self-illuminated display is a valid medium in its own right. Many, and perhaps most, photographs these days are not destined for a physical print. I'm becoming at peace with this idea.
And then there is SoFoBoMo and the final book.
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While I find that I need to print occasionally, a high percentage of my shots are only ever viewed on my "small, self-illuminated display". That being said, I will admit that I recently printed (at 12x18) and framed four photos and it has me thinking more about printing again.
Hi Gordon,
I recently posted some thoughts on that topic; for the most part I feel similarly.
That said, we're all gearing up for SoFoBoMo. What is different about a book of prints? This is an interesting topic which I think touches on a lot of the transitions going on in the print world. By in large, the new society is a digital one. I have to say that I'm comfortable with it.
I've written about this before, but composing for a 640x480 scale view is quite different from large scale composition too - what works on a wall doesn't really always translate to a small view and the opposite is true too.
Me too.
An electronic display is my method of photo consumption for several reasons.
First, prints are too much work, I could never keep up.
Second, the number of shots that I like goes way beyond what I could afford to print.
Third, I do not have enough room to display prints.
And yet I like to print. I print some pictures every so often, place them in frames and sprinkle liberally about the house. I like to be reminded of my better efforts (inspirational perhaps?) and hope visitors enjoy them as well.
Besides, I think there is something decidedly lacking about the family being gathered around the computer monitor to look at pictures. But sitting together on the couch with a photo album....that just feels/seems more right. At least for me.
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