“A photograph must be seen on paper”; a claim that is highly relevant in today’s digital world where image consumption is based on electronic presentation on monitors.
The feeling of physically holding a photograph on paper is something I’ve missed since I started photography again. A little nostalgic is the memory of how the analog images were painstakingly produced in the darkroom in formats up to one meter wide. Mounting in a frame and passepartout was the crowning glory when the finished picture was hung on the wall.
My transition to digital photography has now progressed so far that it is time to produce the first collection of photographs printed on paper. This looming goal has been constantly postponed when my staggered attempts with the printer did not produce the expected results and all the other challenges of digital photography that must be mastered.
The work with a collection of “fine art prints” has now progressed so far that during the day we will look at the first test prints. It is an exciting process when the image has to be adapted to the new medium of printing on paper, which is very different from presentation on a monitor, website, etc. Also, I’ve found that my early digital photos become different with the latest features and my developed skills in Lightroom.