Keith's Photography Stuff

Some time ago I needed to install my Canon EOS software onto a new computer. As is the way of these things, I couldn’t find the CD.
No problem I thought, I’ll just download the software from Canon…
One minor problem – Canon only has software updaters available. In other words, you need to have the software [...]

During our recent testing of the Canon iPF6300 I was able to try out the True Black and White printer driver software from BowHaus.
Review Link: True Black and White
It works very well and should be able to deliver extremely good quality B/W prints from the Canon large format printers.

In the first of what I hope will be of a collection of short articles, I’ve decided to look at a particular aspect of photographic composition in detail, with some example photos.
First up are vertical lines – an important part of my architectural and interior photography.
Article Link: Vertical lines and movement in photographic composition
If getting correct verticals [...]

Mounting your canvas prints on a ‘pizza box’ – sounds a pretty odd idea?
Review Link: JetMaster canvas mounting
I was pretty sceptical when I first saw the JetMaster print mounting kit in use at a trade show, but after trying out several different size canvas prints, I have to say that on the wall it looks [...]

We’ve had a Canon iPF6300 printer on loan from Canon UK for a while and have just published a review.
It’s one of our longer reviews to date, but there’s a lot you can do with a printer like this.
Review Link: Canon iPF6300 Review
The short version is, that barring a few minor gripes, this is one [...]

I was recently asked about my current approach to black and white printing, in connection with an upcoming magazine feature.
This short article is an extended version of my comments, which includes links to relevant articles and reviews I’ve written for the Northlight Images site.
Digital B/W printing is still evolving quite rapidly and we’re always [...]

Some time ago I discovered that Sainsbury’s bathroom cleaner in the UK was an excellent cleaner for dried up and clogged inkjet printers.
For those of you outside the UK, Sainsbury’s are a big supermarket chain, where I happen to get a lot of my food
Unfortunately, the formulation was changed – probably to make [...]

I’ve just finished a longish review of the RAW file converter and processing software DxO Optics Pro.
This is version 6 of the software and I’ve used it in the past to fix lens distortions and produce files to work on, for a lot of my large prints.
The newest version runs very well, with noticeably improved [...]

After testing the new software for the Spyder 3 Elite, I’ve written up a full review of the new software.
Review Link: Spyder 3 Elite V4 review
There are a number of upgrade options for existing owners, depending on which product you’ve got and how old it is.
The upgrade promises improved calibration and profiling, I’ve noticed a [...]

I’ve recently tried out the updated ImageNest V2.1 (a “Multi-Image Layout Tool for Mac OSX”)
I normally use it on our Epson 7880, but tried it on the Epson 3880 that I recently reviewed.
It actually works on any OSX printer, and in the past I’ve tried it on the Canon iPF6100 and HP z3200ps
Review Link: ImageNest [...]