gregory crewdson uses inkjet to print his terrific work. And no one argues when they're dropping something like $10,000+ for one of his prints.
I heard from a friend the other day that he has recently converted over to using a phase one p65+ di$it@l back. I'm not sure what system he is on for it though. It would be safe to assume something to maximize the resolution of that chip.
He used to shoot 8x10 color neg (some think transparency), but he would go and shoot 40-50 sheets plus of 8x10. Just for ONE photograph.
Then he would drum scan and piece every little thing piece by piece.
Inkjet is terrific! I've never seen or used a Roland, but my Canon IPF5100 does some tremendous things on Hahnemuhle Rag 308, or Torchon.
the hybrid process is tremendous, even though I still like the traditional darkroom. I'm 21 years old, and all the "old photo dogs" I know have pretty much all converted over to the digi-side-of-life. Good for them.
I like Efke 25 and T-Max 400 in 4x5 and 8x10. And 400nc for color in both. Digital hasn't grasped these young bones !
But something I've come to realize that in the art world, many collectors, or buyers don't care what the surface is or how many "huffs and puffs" it took you to get that shot on the windy day and braving a huge storm front looming over you.
They only care about the image hanging on their wall, while sipping some fine wine that has been rotting in a barrel for the last 30 years.
just my 2 cents
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