APUG - View Single Post - is it the process or the final print that is important?

MurrayMinchin · 11-01-2007, 06:16 PM

Thank you Scott, (I've not seen that one) what a lovely mental image that forms

In descending order of importance;

1) Looking for photographs. I love the way my senses become keener while out photographing, how I become so much more aware and more visually curious. There's also that race between a scene in nature unfolding before me, and being able to manage the gear, the metering, the choice of exposure, and what development to give that I love.

2) Developing the negatives. After developing negatives in a tray in total darkness there's that building anticipation for the moment you can turn on the light, and see them for the first time. Magic.

3) Printing. This ones last because there are so many negatives that'll never make it onto paper that it can't be the reason I photograph. Only the 'keepers' get to be reborn as positives. There have been times while printing that the hairs on my arm have stood on end so there's excitement in printing, but compared to the act of finding photographs while meandering through the rain forest, wandering up a creek, or discovering some new hidden gem, printing is a distant third.

Murray

11-01-2007, 06:16 PM	#15 (permalink)
MurrayMinchin Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: North Coast, BC, Canada Posts: 3,802	Thank you Scott, (I've not seen that one) what a lovely mental image that forms In descending order of importance; 1) Looking for photographs. I love the way my senses become keener while out photographing, how I become so much more aware and more visually curious. There's also that race between a scene in nature unfolding before me, and being able to manage the gear, the metering, the choice of exposure, and what development to give that I love. 2) Developing the negatives. After developing negatives in a tray in total darkness there's that building anticipation for the moment you can turn on the light, and see them for the first time. Magic. 3) Printing. This ones last because there are so many negatives that'll never make it onto paper that it can't be the reason I photograph. Only the 'keepers' get to be reborn as positives. There have been times while printing that the hairs on my arm have stood on end so there's excitement in printing, but compared to the act of finding photographs while meandering through the rain forest, wandering up a creek, or discovering some new hidden gem, printing is a distant third. Murray __________________ _________________________________________ Note to self: Turn your negatives into positives.