Big prints are impressive on a wall – this is nearly 8 feet long! Making your own prints, especially using a large-format printer that can produce 16x24” and larger prints, is a substantial commitment in time, space and money. However, it is not more intimidating than printing in a darkroom was in any of these ways. If you maintained and enjoyed a home darkroom, … [Read more...]
On Printing and Paper Part II – individual paper reviews.
This image works well on a range of papers – I especially like Canson Infinity Platine and Aquarelle In this second part of the printing and paper series, we’ll take a look at nine papers that are competing for a share of your printing work. Five are from Canson Infinity, beautiful papers suitable for a wide range of images. Of the Canson Infinity papers, three are … [Read more...]
Cameras and lenses that were supposed to be for CP+ (even though there’s no CP+)
Taken with a camera you wouldn’t think of for wildlife, and an adapted lens. It’s camera and lens release season again, due to the recently cancelled CP+ show – while the show fell victim to the coronavirus, many of the cameras and lenses scheduled for the show are already announced and more are coming soon. Hopefully, the epidemic eases soon, with no further disruption to … [Read more...]
On Printing and Paper Part 1 – overview, history and definitions.
Ansel Adams at his piano – he was a concert-level pianist, and almost decided to make his living that way... From the earliest days of photography, the preferred form of expression of a photograph has most often been a print. Some of the earliest photographic processes were direct-positive, with the final image being the plate from the camera (after … [Read more...]
A Tale of Two Fujis Part II – The X-Pro 3
The X-Pro 3 is a classic street-shooter’s camera – Boston on New Year’s Eve… But it can do landscape, too – a snowy Utah day. The X-Pro 3 is the most “Fujifilm” in philosophy of any camera I have ever used, and it is a camera that makes you want to go out and shoot with it. It’s not perfect, nor will it probably serve as anyone’s only camera – but it is a wonderful … [Read more...]
