RIP Jerry
Apr 7, 2022 14:48:45 #
One of the most original minds in photography or art for that matter.
RIP You are missed already.
RIP You are missed already.
Apr 7, 2022 15:19:27 #
RodeoMan
Loc: St Joseph, Missouri
Bill_de wrote:
He did some amazing work.
To give you an idea:
https://www.uelsmann.net/works.php
Rest in peace Jerry.
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To give you an idea:
https://www.uelsmann.net/works.php
Rest in peace Jerry.
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Thank you for the link.
Apr 7, 2022 16:18:03 #
rmalarz wrote:
Jerry Uelsmann passed away April 4.
—Bob
—Bob
https://www.facebook.com/anseladamsgallery/photos/a.10152692249346574/10158374287321574/''
Apr 7, 2022 20:45:02 #
Apr 8, 2022 08:45:09 #
I had not heard of him - and that was my loss. Looking at his work, I see that he was a true artist.
Apr 8, 2022 12:07:53 #
I went to see him talk many years ago thinking he was a Photoshop artist. I was stunned when he said that he did all that in the wet darkroom.
Apr 8, 2022 16:20:13 #
Apr 8, 2022 17:21:53 #
He used multiple enlargers and made masks for different areas of the image.
He must have had the patience of Job.
He must have had the patience of Job.
Apr 8, 2022 20:20:15 #
Apr 9, 2022 07:23:39 #
Apr 9, 2022 07:45:46 #
medphotog
Loc: Witness protection land
gwilliams6 wrote:
So Sad, a fellow R.I.T. graduate , and an great innovator.
Yup, another of our brethren gone. I believe he would have had "issues" at RIT nowadays. They just renovated and took out the darkrooms. (I'm not sure if the kept a small area for the analog folks or not)
Apr 9, 2022 10:11:43 #
Analog photography has become passé. Digital photography now serves as the preferred method. It offers both convenience and control.
The expense of operating and maintaining a darkroom for a niche pursuit of photography likely struck budget-makers as unjustified given its obsolescence. We may presume that if so, they then applied the freed funds elsewhere in the budget.
Consider also that the history of photography tells us that this activity remains subject to the advance of technology.
The expense of operating and maintaining a darkroom for a niche pursuit of photography likely struck budget-makers as unjustified given its obsolescence. We may presume that if so, they then applied the freed funds elsewhere in the budget.
Consider also that the history of photography tells us that this activity remains subject to the advance of technology.
medphotog wrote:
Yup, another of our brethren gone. I believe he would have had "issues" at RIT nowadays. They just renovated and took out the darkrooms. (I'm not sure if the kept a small area for the analog folks or not)
Apr 9, 2022 10:37:47 #
medphotog
Loc: Witness protection land
anotherview wrote:
Analog photography has become passé. Digital phot... (show quote)
Yes, but I was (mainly) referring to Jerry and the removal of the darkrooms (but wondering if they had a small "wet area.") seeing he was an analog guy in a digital would. Of course with the advent of digital they wouldn't need 30 some odd B&W darkrooms plus the 20 some color. However, back in the mid 70's they taught RIT students how to work with less than state of the art equipment. Color printing for example was a ton of fun. One had to master the additive printing and process the image on a drum processor before moving on to subtractive printing and the Nord processor so I was wondering if they left that option open. Kind of the comes around goes around, Vinyl-> 8 Track -> Cassette -> CD -> and now a resurgence in Vinyl.
Apr 9, 2022 23:12:25 #
Thanks for clarification. Yes, the administration could keep one out of the many dark rooms as an illustration of previous methods of processing to attain a photograph. The dark room could serve as a tribute as well.
medphotog wrote:
Yes, but I was (mainly) referring to Jerry and the... (show quote)
Apr 10, 2022 06:08:02 #
rmalarz wrote:
Jerry Uelsmann passed away April 4.
—Bob
—Bob
Although it’s always sad to hear of someone passing, I hadn’t heard of Jerry previously but can see why you were a fan Bob, the link provided by Bill_de is very interesting.
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