Re: I believe it is OK to have fun too.

[Robert Erickson <bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"If you permit me, may I, as promised, start another discussion? A famous
photographer once told me that real photography, as art, should always be in
black and white. What do you think?"


OOOOOH, Baby. I have been waiting for this one! Why would any artiest choose
the total absence of color?

I was trained as an artist before a photographer. I have two masters
degrees, one in studio art the other in teaching art. Was an art teacher for
8 years at the high school level. Last year I celebrated 25 years of
teaching art at the Adult Community Education level.

My very first painting instructor threatened to fail any student to painted
in black & white. He even went so far as to take the black paint from some
students who resisted. Even my pencil drawing instructors would spend
fortunes importing "black" pencils that had a color tint to them. They will
spend countless amount of time searching for that perfect color of "white"
paper to draw on. We all would keep our sources a closely guarded secret.

I personally feel that strictly black and white is stupid. I much prefer a
mono tone: one color and all the tints, shades, etc.  I LOVE printing my
"Black and White" pans on paper with my Epson Photo Printer. I use the
driver to print "B&W" with color ink. This way I can warm, cool, or tint
with a click.

I choose mono tone over B&W.

Robert Erickson, bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.panoramic.net
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From: YDegroot@xxxxxxx <YDegroot@xxxxxxx>
To: panorama-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <panorama-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Monday, November 23, 1998 5:31 PM
Subject: I believe it is OK to have fun