Straight Edge Life

This class kicks ass. George DeWolfe is the man. Not “The Man” in the 1960’s Black Panther sense of the word but in the other cool sense of the word. George knows his stuff and provides pretty much exactly what I would want of any professor of any subject that I’ve ever had. And the class is hella sharp. A lot of old school folks who know the zone system in and out, still shoot in 4×5 and larger but who are also doing a mostly digital workflow. So we’re all very much on the same page. I wanted to take this class to help me make the decision between building a darkroom and buying a printer. The jury is still out, but if today is any indicator of the rest of the week’s classes I’m going to be able to make a damn well informed decision.

Actually, I think saying that DeWolfe knows his stuff is an understatement… he’s more like a part of the team who creates the stuff. He’s a consultant for Adobe, Epson, and a number of others. Ok. Anyways. I’m going to sit here in this fine little cafe (Liquid Planet) and absorb a bit more before I go out looking for dinner. Cool. This class is so much fun.

Alright, a day later and more to say. One of the other cool things about this class is simply being around other photographers. I swear I would consider moving to a place like Missoula simply to be around a thriving community of photographers.