Hi! I will never forget the retouching prints my first year RIT prof gave his printing class, Neither will I forget the results, some were just better, this back when a retoucher was still a possible career, Best, Rich On Feb 20, 2010 7:46 PM, "Eric Nelson" <emanmb@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: I think the thought/message may spontaneously present itself as you spend and hour spotting prints from '*that neg*'. It certainly crossed my mind about 30 times while spotting a set of 4 8x10's from a client w/big black spots on the negs. Even at a buck a minute for the retouching, a scanning/retouching/printing workflow would have been more pleasurable. ------------------------------ *From:* Laurence Cuffe <cuffe@xxxxxxx> *To:* pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx *Sent:* Sat, February 20, 2010 5:43:27 PM *Subject:* [pure-silver] Re: quitter :) Very sad news. I enjoyed his book post exposure, and wonder how his meticulousness translates into ...