How did you take your printing "to the next level"?

[neil poulsen]

Printing isn't so much about "printing" as about having a good negative. So for me, it was the generosity that Ansel Adams displayed in making the zone system available to others.

It's always worthwhile to know the principles of good printing. But in my experience, while one can adjust the contrast of the image in the darkroom, no mount of darkroom "magic" can compensate for the loss of not having a well exposed, well developed negative.

[Doremus Scudder]

ROL,

You got me again . Touché!

Yeah, I tend to get a bit verbose at times... must be from all those years in doctoral school.... precision in expression, disambiguity, unmistakability.....

Oops, there I go again!

Best,

Doremus

[Jim Shanesy]

That should of been: Nothing worse than a sharp photo of a fuzzy concept.

I've always disagreed with that statement. A fuzzy photo of a fuzzy concept is much worse.