At 01:19 PM 9/29/2005, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
I really
dislike having to shoot color all the time and then make conversions in PS.
Maybe that will change, but, for me, there's nothing that can replace real
B&W film with the photos printed on silver paper.
I've recently been asked to shoot some B&W work. I use my *stDS these days,
and the conversion to B&W isn't a problem for me at all. In fact, it should
be easier to get many of the tonal effects I want with a digital system.
However, getting a print that looks like my old selenium toned art prints
is going to be a real challenge. Does anyone know of a way to get prints
made on traditional silver-based B&W paper from my *istDS? I want the very
rich blacks and crisp tonal range of real prints that have been selenium
toned. I either need a way to get a film negative made from an *istDS
image, or find some place that can print onto actual silver paper for me,
so I can tone the prints myself.
Any suggestions?
I'm afraid that I'll probably have to settle for printing them on a color
printer, or color printing service, and forget about the special appeal of
selenium-toned silver images. I guess this is how the platinum printing
guys felt when that style of printing became obsolete.
Hey, since I brought it up, I wonder if any diehard artist has made
platinum B&W prints from their digital SLR? ;)
thanks,
Glen
