[pure-silver] Re: Pre-editing vs. just plowing in

I was taught to look at my contact sheets and circle the ones that I plan to print with a yellow china marker. Nowadays I also prioritize them: I put a #1 by the best one on that sheet, #2 by the next best one, etc.
I usually end up printing all of my large format negs though. I go in reverse chronological order, starting with the most recent and working backwards.
I am frustrated, though, by the fact that I have a great many really good (I think) negatives in the back of the line that I haven't gotten to yet. I need to stop making new ones for a while. But I love to shoot. 

--shannon


On Dec 25, 2007, at 8:49 PM, Jeffrey Thorns wrote:
I find that I enjoy my printing sessions more if I take the time, maybe a day or a week ahead of time, to pre-edit and write down exactly what I am going to print. So when I start to print, there is no decision-making and debating - just get down to printing.
Sometimes I get it into my head that 'I need to print, now'. This usually ends up frustrating me, because I have to stop and debate with myself which images to print and which not.
That said, I will print any neg that catches my fancy, in the middle of my 'planned' printing. I will not turn down inspiration!
Do most of you just dive in and decide as you print? Or plan it, even if just a little?
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