Just saw Bob's show. Very good! The unusual printing process looks quite
good. The surface of the fomecore is slightly matte, so reflections are gone
without softening the image. The Fuji printer produces good results. The
surface of the fomecore that is visible has a very slight yellow cast, but
not so much as to mess with the colors.
Oh, and the photos? Quite good. Amazing what a four thirds camera can do!
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From: Bob Benson
Sent: Friday, January 31, 2014 11:05 AM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Pins and Needles
Ahhh, it's like waiting for a wedding (or perhaps funeral) to start, or
perhaps waiting to go on stage for a performance . one sits and reflects.
I've been lurking on this list for, oh boy, much more than ten years, well
before digital got started, and have gotten to "know" a lot of the members.
So in a small way, a bit like a community. So you'll pardon my reflections
here .
As you probably noted from previous notes, I've got a show opening tonight,
forty images, with a theme of Kansas beauty and colors (I know, I know,
some of you might think of this as a contradiction in terms). It's about my
sixth individual show, but feels somewhat different because it's in a School
of Art gallery . which guarantees fairly sophisticated folks at least in
their minds. Profs, students, other faculty, board members, etc. Not
unwilling to express opinions. Welcome of course .
But the pins and needles part of it: those many of you that have done
photography as a profession and a business are probably reasonably inured to
the uncertainties that arise, the question always in the background - will
the work measure up? (As an aside, this is one reason this OM list is so
energizing - aside from the broad OT discussions, a lot of sharing of images
and commentary occurs; while technical stuff is discussed and, even, of
manufacturers and products [so much of what other lists do], the really
interesting stuff is expertise demonstrated in actual images, not just
opinions.) But for us that haven't been so professionally engaged over a
career, that question of measuring up is always there. I admire everyone
on the list willing to share images and make and receive useful comments.
Again, this OM list has so much to aspire to: not just technical
performance (ETTF? Software? Full-frame euphoria, oh boy) but composition,
color/emphasis/BW, etc.) And at least on the technical side it is such a
moving target.
Anyway, the pins and needles part: actually two parts - will the work
measure up, and I'll have much to contemplate from the response of the folks
there - the second part unfortunately is about weather, with some
possibility of freezing rain/snow about show time. Will the folks actually
show up? So we'll see .. as in all things, a learning experience.
Bob Benson
PS: one technical thing y'all might be interested in - I'm experimenting
with a different media for presentation in this show. I'm using a
graphics/signage company with a Fuji flat-bed printer (the Acuity series)
normally used for printing (outdoor) signs. We're printing directly on
half-inch white foam board, 2 or 3 inch margin mimicking matting in a small
metal frame. Eliminates glass (glare), exceptionally light, using small
Velcro strips for wall mounting, and a lot less expensive than traditional
printing/matting/framing. A lot! Doing 30x40 and 22x28 images. This
gives flexibility (I can put the result directly into standard photo frames)
and panders to four-thirds form factor.
So a big part of the pins and needles: how will this appeal to the
audience? In terms of sales, I'm offering a standard frame/glass option
for those interested, although my experience is that buyers are often more
inclined to frame themselves. We'll see.
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