200602 Make a Print.
There have been many blogs and articles promoting the act of printing to help finalize your evaluation of your photograph. I have to second or one hundred and second that notion. There are times when one just spends a ton of time and effort creating photographs. Even in the film side of things, sheets and sheets of negatives can be produced before trying sit down and taking a close look at them. In the digital world, it is worse as you don’t have to stop and change rolls of media. I am no different.
The recent stay-at-home issue has given me the opportunity to review old negatives. It is easy for me to disappear into the darkroom for three to four hours at a time to make prints. Looking at old work is a revelation. “Oh, when did I capture this? As well as negatives that I already scanned, but paid no attention to came alive. So whether you create silver prints, digital prints, platinum-palladium, or any other method, if an image engages you, make a print. True, not everyone will be engaged in the print. All that matters is that it holds your special interest.
This is exactly what happened to the image below. It was taken in Innsbruck, Austria in 2014. I had scanned the negative, but didn’t go back to work with it. So during the past few months, I was able to make a print. Changed the whole feel and perspective of the photograph.
