Bela Feher posted on the forum topic Cheap Accommodations at PSPF in the group PSPF FACULTY GROUP:

I would consider sharing my room at the convention hotel (Hyatt Regency) and splitting the cost if you are a male as my wife is not able to accompany me. I have a reservation for the whole festival, starting Sunday. What days are you planning on attending? I don't know whether or not they offer [...]

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Fridgeir Helgason posted on the forum topic TABOO TOPIC – GELATIN SILVER or INK JET? in the group PSPF FACULTY GROUP:

pixels have no soul
My photographs have to be shot on film and printed through an enlarger by me, be it in color or b/w.
There is a certain depth that i find working with fiber paper,finding out what filters to use, what is the best kind of paper for the project you are working on.
Then on [...]

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Alexandra Tumbas posted on the forum topic TABOO TOPIC – GELATIN SILVER or INK JET? in the group PSPF FACULTY GROUP:

Do you find that the surface of ink jet fiber paper is highly susceptible to scratches? I agree the quality is now truly exceptional with fiber ink jet papers such as Epson Exhibition fiber and Ilford Fiber AI but they are very fragile. Reminds me of Polapan!

  2 years, 4 months ago · View

Mr. Lee Varis posted on the forum topic TABOO TOPIC – GELATIN SILVER or INK JET? in the group PSPF FACULTY GROUP:

I worked as a traditional silver gelatin B+W printer for nearly 15 years early in my career. I studied Ansel Adams Zone System – did all the tests, mixed my own chemistry and worked with just about every old-school printing technology from gum bichromate to pyro… I have to tell you – I'm so glad [...]

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Daniel Milnor posted on the forum topic TABOO TOPIC – GELATIN SILVER or INK JET? in the group PSPF FACULTY GROUP:

Silver.
I was an early proponent of inkjet and was creating my portfolios with this technology about a week after the first desktop printer hit the market. But after printing digitally for all these years, and continuing to do so, for me I've realized what mistake I made by not printing silver for all these [...]

  2 years, 5 months ago · View

Ross Whitaker posted on the forum topic TABOO TOPIC – GELATIN SILVER or INK JET? in the group PSPF FACULTY GROUP:

So, is the question are you collecting photos like baseball cards? Perceived speculative value or " Fantastic image, I really want this"? No other art medium has this nonsense about the medium. When did you listen in at a gallery and hear "Hmm, linen or cotton canvas, acrylic or oil, oil pastel or pencil?" the [...]

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tito melega posted on the forum topic PSPF FACULTY GROUP INVITATION in the group PSPF FACULTY GROUP:

Thank you for the inspiring work Jeff.
Much encouragement.

  2 years, 6 months ago · View