Planet Randy

Interesting read…

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/30/business/media/30photogs.html?hp

This article is about the collision between pro photographers and amateur stock photographers, all because of digital cameras. I think it comes down to the following…

Film + Darkroom Work = Art Photography

Digital Camera + Photoshop Processing = Photojournalism

…at least more so now.

Painting is one of the hardest medium to learn but the easiest to identify with the artist. On the other, with photography it’s always been difficult to identify between the artists and their photography, yet it is the easiest medium to learn. Digital photography blurs that line further.

Well… finally got around to print one for APUG’s BPX10 assignment – this one is going to France. It’s a snap of Darwin Falls near Death Valley, a waterfall at the edge of the desert can you believe that?

Printed on 8×10 Arista EDU Ultra Glossy VC Fiber Paper, dipped and dunked in Dektol, then fixed on Kentmere’s liquid fixer.

I recently participated in APUG’s Blind Print Exchange program where analog photographer’s blindly exchange prints (like a Christmas White Elephant). The sole criteria is, the print from conception to creation must be completely analog. They are now on round 10 and I’m happy to say I received my print.

The prints you get are exceptional both in image composition and print quality. It gives me the opportunity to see what other people do with film photography. The last round of BPX, I received a palatinum/palladium print – a print process I am yearning to learn. It’s very expensive because of the materials use to make the emulsion, but the image quality you get is unbelievable.