So, where do we obtain books on creating
our own paper emulsions for paper & glass?
That seems about the only way the craft will survive
the next 2 decades. (and I'm serious!)
Here's the future that I dread:
Clubs of people in their 50s learning to mix chemicals for paper and plates. They
shoot a few shots. Make a couple of enlargements. Show them off to their friends and
grandchildren. Then drop it because now they've fully experienced chemical
photography.
The grandchildren ask why it took so long to print. Is their computer/printer that
slow?
Then he shows the kids a negative, perhaps also a roll of unshot film. They wonder
why anyone would want to wait for pictures or do all that work? And it smells bad,
too.
Every two or three years the club membership turns over. All they do is a bunch
still-life shots of fruit baskets and a few nudes of that college girl.
Nothing really intersting. Just prolonging the craft's life.
Sort of like those oil painting groups of old ladies.
jmnsho,
Collin
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This will make photo processing more expensive, as complying
with government regulations always costs more than it is worth.
As the price goes up, the volume will go down. This will make
the entire industry less profitable, and will probably be the
beginning of the end for silver imaging.
William Robb
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