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\"DO<\/strong><\/h4>\n

It is always fascinating to see your finished photographs hanging in an exhibition space.  Mounted, matted, framed and properly lit, they always make me ask myself, did I really do that?  This is what fine art photography is all about.  It is not about the camera, the film, the tripod, the developer. . . it is all about that finished photograph.  Do you really care what brand of saw or chisel was used to craft a piece of fine furniture?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

In today’s world of here today, gone in five minutes (or less), it seems people do not appreciate, nor are they particularly interested in long-term anything.  Quickly snap a selfie, post it to social media, laugh and move quickly to the next nothing.  No one prints photographs anymore.  We are losing that engagement that comes from holding a printed image in our hands. . . or enjoying it on the wall for days, years or a lifetime.   But, as usual, I have strayed way off topic and begun to ramble.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The print is what photography is all about.  I wish I could make more prints from the negatives I have, but it is a difficult task to make fine prints.  I find that I have to be in the right mindset to print.  If I cannot clear my mind and concentrate on printing, it is nothing but an effort in futility.  I would venture to say that I print, at best, 10% of the film I shoot.  I find that after printing for several weeks off and on, that I need to take a break and look at what I have done.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

During the printing process, I really don’t take a lot of time to really deeply look at what I am doing.  I have selected the negative that I believe will make an image that I will like.  I have studied it carefully, made my best selection and feel the content of the negative is sufficient to warrant printing.  At this point I am in darkroom mode; involved in the process of shape, form, light and texture.  I have a good idea of what I want in the print and I am absorbed in the process of coaxing everything I can from that finished print.  But do I really look at the print?  Not in a sense of seeing what is there. . . not in a sense of living within the finished photograph.  That comes later.  I am concentrating on getting the print done and making sure the process is completed as it should be.  <\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"DO
\nDays later, maybe even weeks later, once the print is dry and flattened, then I really get to study what I have done.  I can shuck away all that technical chatter and look objectively at the print. . . and only the print and its contents.  I like to look at the finished images and study them carefully for flaws, or mistakes I made in the darkroom.  I look carefully at the photograph and if I am happy with what I see, it is time to move to the next step.  <\/p>\n

This is where Living With The Print begins.  We have two large cork boards illuminated with track lighting just for this purpose.  I like to pin up my finished images and look at them. . . on the wall. . . under proper illumination. . .  for an extended period of time.  How long?  Weeks; maybe multiple weeks; depends on many factors.  My wife and I both put our finished prints up and look at them. . . over some amount of time.  After a while it becomes obvious if something is not right.  Maybe the composition is just not acceptable; then discard the print, go back and try making another negative.  Maybe the printing is not what it could be; go back to the darkroom and print it again.  Maybe it just doesn’t work at all; discard the print and try something else.<\/p>\n

These are all choices you have to make on your own.  It is up to you to determine whether your photograph is exactly what you want; or does it miss the mark?  Should it be reprinted; or should the entire idea be abandoned?  Sometimes, older negatives that didn’t make it the first time can be reprinted years later and make a more than suitable finished print.  You change. . .your vision changes. . . your skills as a printer change. . . or your idea of what you want to express may change.  Never say never!<\/p>\n

The important thing is to Live With Your Photographs. . . that way you will know if you have been able to say what you want with your hard-earned finished work.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

JB<\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It is always fascinating to see your finished photographs hanging in an exhibition space.  Mounted, matted, framed and properly lit, they always make me ask myself, did I really do that?  This is what fine art photography is all about.  It is not about the camera, the film, the tripod, the developer. . . itContinue reading →<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,9,108],"tags":[117,16,17,119,118,18,20],"class_list":["post-11795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-commentary","category-photography","category-presentation","tag-bw-prints","tag-film-photography","tag-fine-art-photography","tag-fine-art-prints","tag-fine-prints","tag-jb-susan-harlin","tag-ulf-photography","no-thumb"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\nDO YOU LIVE WITH YOUR PRINTS? - jbhphoto.com Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This is what fine art photography is all about. 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