On 29/7/04 4:38 PM, Mike Russell wrote > Ironically, the lack of interest in other colleagues in their learning > proces will eventually lead to more business to yourself. > > > Unless their low level of professionalism undermines the confidence in > the process we've spent years creating. > > I've no problem with newbies trashing the low end market, but it is a > problem if it attacks mine.
Dear Mike. If the above statement is correct when talking about digital files from cameras, I can bet it was -and still is - much worse with the many guys scanning their 35mm film in flatbed household Epson scanners and the like and producing 100 Mb files from a fraction of the original slide. I would agree with customers in rejecting material provided from photogs from such workflow, scanning being a more delicated and compromised area of work for those who are not real experts. In my own experience I have found some problems at the printing stage related to files, even from"professional" scans made from my slides by third parties ( since the very begginning I decided I would not embark in burning my time setting up a scanning digital darkroom after I flushed my BW darkroom for good) compared to problems with files from cameras, which up to now -and I knock on wood- are just plain zero. Being an outstanding Pro will distinguish from the crowd and sooner or later it shows. Now, newbies( and not so newbies as well) trashing the market may do it via poor digital skills or just plain old poor business practices(lowballing and the like),which is still worse, and unfortunately this will always be there. Comes with the job. But when I face competition from a guy with a Sony Cybershot who bought "just last week" to keep up with the trends, much sooner than later I end up getting the jobs bouncing back at me. And if If someone is getting a job and is using such cybershot, then I am not interested in such client anyway. OTOH, When I deal with people who flatly refuses and under no circumstance would accept digital, I just dust off my film cameras and film it is. It's happened 4 times in 3 years, the last one being the reproduction of paintings with the Sinar 4x5 last month, due to Gallery requirements.I shot digital just as well( to avoid the expenses of Polaroid film) and now they are using the digital files much more than the big slides. I have won a new "digital customer" all the way. Now, your proposal to invite AOP (and why not, other groups) to exchange info about proposed standards is a fine idea, and indeed a subject that is better handled through organizations instead of individuals. Can you promote some of your AOP and other org's fellows into this ? Best Jorge Parra =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
