Originally Posted by marcop

These aren't intended for the web--I shoot them with the intention of making prints in a darkroom, and I only scan the negatives because I want digital versions of them. I just finished a year's internship with a master printer in a pro lab here in LA because I wanted to improve my printing skills... it's just something I enjoy and find satisfying.

And yes, I can manipulate images in PS and make prints, but the prints are completely different to the silver gelatin prints made in a darkroom--digital prints are made by spraying ink onto paper; silver gelatin prints consist of silver metal that's created by the effect of light and chemicals and embedded in the print.