I tend to like the nuances of tonality in chemical prints from larger formats. Of course if you are going to do a digital print you might as well start with digital because you are going to get that cartoon look someone mentioned a while back anyway. But in the final analysis if your customers like it (what I call professionally acceptable) that is all that matters. Most consumers seem to consider television as their standard of acceptability, digital is certainly better than that.
In case anyone doesn't know what I mean by nuances of tonality: in a digital photo you tend to get a light blue sky (for instance), in a chemical print you get a light blue, and lighter light blue, and darker light blue sky, and all the tones in between. This lack of shadings is what gives digital that painted cartoon look. Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto ----- Original Message ----- From: "tom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 8:21 PM Subject: RE: *istD and the future (WAS: Re: Digital Formats and Partial Coverage Lenses) > > -----Original Message----- > > From: T Rittenhouse [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Funny story there, I showed my 14mp (downloaded from the > > Kodak site) inkjet > > prints and my 6x7 snapshot print to most everyone hanging > > around PMDL > > Central. Only Bernie Boston, agreed with me that the 6x7 > > was substantially > > better. Maybe he was just humoring me, or maybe it takes a > > lot of experience > > to know what to look for, especially when comparing > > professionally made > > studio shots to snapshots. But even I agree there is no > > question that 6mp > > digital is professionally acceptable which has always been > > my measuring > > stick. > > I think it's more a matter of what you're used to seeing, and what > your yardstick is. The digital prints were much "snappier". The 67 > print had a bit more detail. > > It just depends on what you like...if you're selling your prints to > "regular" folk, they'll almost always take the digital. I'll > personally take digital as well. > > tv > > > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.512 / Virus Database: 309 - Release Date: 8/19/03
