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Steve Barry wrote:
> I recently had the chance to chase the Central California Traction
> with Ted Benson. He was shooting b&w and I was shooting color. It was a
> sunny day, but nonetheless, when I look at Ted's prints compared to my
> color slides, I think Ted kicked my butt. The way the lights and
> shadows work in Ted's prints cannot be duplicated in color.
> Does all this mean I'm going to switch to black & white? No way.
> More than half of what makes Ted's b&w work is his darkroom work.
I can't believe all of the work is "darkroom" related (i.e. burning &
dodging). Part of Ted's success I have to believe comes from studying zone
system, which all of his prints exhibit those perfect shadow densities and
correct highlight detail. I'd be interested to know how or who Ted got his
B&W education from.
Also its a shame nobody likes darkroom work anymore. There's so much
control
to be gained in calibration if you do your own work. By sending your stuff
out to a lab, who knows what's going to happen? Most labs on the whole do a
good job, but then there are always a few stinkers out there. It's too bad
Kodak has not released K-14 chemistry to consumers, or I would try processing
it at home also!
Sam Reeves
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