That's something dad hammered into my head in the earliest days of
learning how to print B&W, especially snow scenes. Sure, snow is white,
but there should just be that tad bit of detail / texture.
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Andrew Fildes wrote:
> That's true - there are many kinds of white - and black.
> You want the white ones to look white but not blow out any of the
> stitching or detail. Think wedding frock. The black has the opposite
> problem and it's not true black anyway. Working that close to the ends
> has its difficulties.
> Andrew Fildes
> afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>
>
> On 14/05/2010, at 4:27 AM, Sue Pearce wrote:
>
>>> If the jean is black, it will be rendered as black. If the
>>> jean is white, it will be rendered as white.
>> That's correct, but in reality, what he wants is for the black jeans
>> to be
>> not quite black and the white ones just a bit less that white, to
>> preserve
>> details so they can be easily seen by prospective buyers. That goal
>> will
>> always be something different than what an "art" photographer wants,
>> as
>> Andrew will tend to blow out skin a bit to remove blemishes.
>>
>> Bill pearce
>>
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