Precision Digital Negatives

[sanking]

As coincidence would have it the creation of this sub forum today was accompanied by an email from Mark Nelson announcing availability of his book on making digital negatives, Precision Digital Negatives
for Silver & Other Alternative Photographic Processes. If interested Mark's email is Ender100@aol.com.

The title, which I actually suggested to Mark a couple of months ago, makes the case, and I believe correctly, that silver gelatin printing is already a form of alternative printing. I doubt that many would argue that digital printmaking has become the more common and ubiquitous method of making both color and monochrome prints. Well, some might argue it as there will be arguments about everything, but that this is already the case is certainly my opinion.

Sandy

[donbga]

As coincidence would have it the creation of this sub forum today was accompanied by an email from Mark Nelson announcing availability of his book on making digital negatives, Precision Digital Negatives
for Silver & Other Alternative Photographic Processes. If interested Mark's email is Ender100@aol.com.

The title, which I actually suggested to Mark a couple of months ago, makes the case, and I believe correctly, that silver gelatin printing is already a form of alternative printing. I doubt that many would argue that digital printmaking has become the more common and ubiquitous method of making both color and monochrome prints. Well, some might argue it as there will be arguments about everything, but that this is already the case is certainly my opinion.

Sandy

That's great news to hear. As I told Mark in an e-mail last night I've been keeping my powder dry (read saving ink, OHP, and paper) until his book is released. So I'm really looking forward to reading and using Mark's new modern classic.

I'm sure as time goes on and people start seeing the outstanding results achievible with Mark's method there will be a lot of interest generated in PDN.

For those of you that haven't seen the negatives and prints made by Mark's method I can tell you they are pretty impressive.


Don Bryant

[Jim Moore]

Sweet! As they say "The Check Is In The Mail".

[donbga]

Sweet! As they say "The Check Is In The Mail".

Looks loke Mark has released his book, at least according to his web site, although I've neither read or received a formal announcement about that.

Don Bryant

[Jim Moore]

Looks loke Mark has released his book, at least according to his web site, although I've neither read or received a formal announcement about that.

Don Bryant

Don,

I sent an email to Mark a few weeks ago asking to be notified when the book was released.

I received an email on the 14th saying that it was now available along with ordering instructions.

Jim

[clay]

I may be the first kid on the block to report delivery of Mark's CD. I am halfway through it, and my thought is - this is pretty incredible. He has put a tremendous amount of work into this system, and I am pumped to try it out. I have been getting some very good results using Keith Schreiber's fake pyro negative approach, but I have the feeling that I have been using stone knives and wearing bearskins, and a flak jacket and a Glock just got delivered to my front door..

[Jim Moore]

I may be the first kid on the block to report delivery of Mark's CD. I am halfway through it, and my thought is - this is pretty incredible. He has put a tremendous amount of work into this system, and I am pumped to try it out. I have been getting some very good results using Keith Schreiber's fake pyro negative approach, but I have the feeling that I have been using stone knives and wearing bearskins, and a flak jacket and a Glock just got delivered to my front door..

I just got back from being out of town and found my copy waiting for me when I arrived home tonight.

I have never made a digital negative before and I'm very excited to give it a try.

Jim

[donbga]

I just got back from being out of town and found my copy waiting for me when I arrived home tonight.

I have never made a digital negative before and I'm very excited to give it a try.

Jim

I'm rather surprised to hear this since I received no notice from Mark. I was under the impression that he wasn't shipping quite yet.

Don

[Jim Moore]

I'm rather surprised to hear this since I received no notice from Mark. I was under the impression that he wasn't shipping quite yet.

Don

Don,

Order that puppy, it's shipping!

Jim

[sanking]

Anyone have results to report from making digital negatives via Mark Nelson's book?

I am beginning to think that all of you fellows must be a lot smarter than me since there have been no questions. The first time I tried it I got really bogged down with some of the details, especially the part where you adjust the curve for the Photoshop input/output values with the Curve Value Locator.

Sandy