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\nI highly recommend you look at original masterworks \u2013 frequently.<\/p>\n

While looking at works in reproduction often provide many wonderful insights, nothing but the original provides the full experience. Looking at masterworks helps you understand what\u2019s possible, demonstrates how materials enhance expression, and provides a fuller, clearer, deeper window into the intentions of artists\u2019 works.<\/p>\n

Without looking at original, you might understand that Ansel Adams had unparalleled technical mastery of black-and-white silver gelatin printing, but would you also understand that he was a transcendentalist of light and that his use of light was quite different than Edward Steichen\u2019s?<\/p>\n

Without looking at originals, you might understand that Richard Avedon\u2019s work was clearly seen and sharply focused, but would you also understand that the detail in his portraits become a statement about human relationships \/ human nature and that his use of detail is quite different than William Henry Jackson\u2019s?
\nWithout looking at originals, you might understand that size is often connected with price in Andreas Gursky\u2019s work, but would you also understand how important it is for you to experience the field of view filling spaces in his work as immersive and that his use of scale is quite different than Andy Warhol\u2019s?
\nIf you don\u2019t look at original works of art, you may miss a lot.<\/p>\n

Keith Carter thinks of his graduate studies as being comprised of long sessions looking at original master works. As a young man, he saved enough money to make the trip to New York City and spend days in the collections of the finest museums in the world looking at some of the finest photographs in the history of the medium. He called ahead to make an appointment with each of the museums to see specific prints in their private viewing rooms. (Many people don\u2019t know they can do that.)<\/p>\n

Looking at original masterworks is both inspiring and enlightening. I\u2019ve been very fortunate to be able to look at masterworks in my home all my life and I seek out opportunities to see more whenever possible. I recommend you do too.<\/p>\n

(There\u2019s a lot to be learned from looking at originals, which is why we look at masterworks from my collection in all of <\/em>my \u00a0digital printing workshops.)<\/em><\/p>\n

Find my comments on other Masterworks In My Collection here.<\/a><\/strong><\/span>
\nLearn more in my digital printing workshops.<\/a><\/strong><\/span>
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