Actually, that's not true. Knowing the technical data of an image does not make a strong image. However, a quality print, B&W or otherwise, can make a mediocre or poor image very strong indeed. Likewise in digital. In fact, we proved that here a couple of years ago. I scanned a neg and fiddled with it in some image editing program, and posted the results here. You took the same image, and with your skill in Photoshop, got superior results, and a more powerful image.
Knowing the exposure parameters of a print, the developer used, and so on, is not, in and of itself, going to make a strong photograph. Regardless of the technical data given to the lesser skilled printer, the print by the master will be quite a bit different in many ways, and more than likely the stronger image. Rob Studdert wrote: > > On 3 Feb 2004 at 17:42, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > > Technical data doesn't make a strong image. > > Nor does the quality of a B&W print.
