Keith's Photography Stuff

At Northlight, we have a general policy of not supplying images to clients in CMYK, unless they know what to do with them.
I’ve written up some advice and information aimed at photographers who would not normally stray outside of the world of RGB
Article Link: CMYK for photographers
A second article, written with UK colour management consultant [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

We’ve had an Epson SP3880 for a few weeks to test.
It’s a 17″ width printer, so takes A2 sheets of paper.
After looking at the slightly smaller 2880 recently I’d seriously suggest that 2880 buyers look at the 3880. It is more expensive, but if you look at the amount of ink included (80ml cartridges rather [...]

We’re often asked about how to go about selling prints of peoples’ work.
Keith has written up some of his personal thoughts about what you might want to consider when looking to sell your landscape/’art’ prints.
The business side of things is something that many ‘pro’ photographers struggle with. It’s all too easy to allow your ‘artistic [...]