Re-using the zone system?
With its origins in the exposure and development of film, do aspects of the zone system still work in today's digital black and white photography?...
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20
August
2012
Keith
| Article, Articles and reviews, Black and white, Composition, Photography Business, Photography Ideas | 1 Comment
Industrial photography in a foundry
Preparation and subsequent image processing required when taking photographs in a working foundry. Also looks at how final size affect image editing...
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26
July
2012
Keith
| Article, Articles and reviews, Black and white, Colour management, Printing, tutorials, X-Rite | No comment
Black and white print linearisation with the i1Pro 2
Using the X-Rite i1Pro 2 spectrophotometer to measure black and white test print targets to create linearising curves and profile with the QTR software package...
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11
June
2012
Keith
| Article, Articles and reviews, Black and white, Colour management, Printing, X-Rite | No comment
Black and white print linearisation with i1Profiler and QTR
Black and white print linearisation using QTR icc profiles created with X-Rite i1Profiler software and the i1Pro spectrophotometer...
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10
June
2012
Keith
| Articles and reviews, Black and white, Colour management, Hardware review, Printing, Review, Software review, X-Rite | No comment
X-Rite i1Photo Pro 2 review
Review of the X-Rite i1Photo Pro 2. Printer profiling as part of the 'i1Photo' package, including OBA compensation...
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08
June
2012
Keith
| Article, Articles and reviews, Black and white, Image Editing, Photography Ideas, tutorials | No comment
Black and white from Colour
Large collection of methods and techniques for converting colour images to black and white. Photoshop techniques and references to specialist plugins...
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19
February
2012
Is your printer OK for black and white photography?
Choosing a good printer for black and white photography is nowhere as easy as it is for colour. Keith looks over some of the options, including getting better black and white out of your existing printer....
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16
January
2012
Keith
| Article, Articles and reviews, Black and white, Image Editing, Nik, Photography Ideas, tutorials | No comment
Using Nik Silver Efex Pro 2 for dull colour images
Contrast boosting by using Nik Silver Efex Pro 2 for dull colour images. Using software designed for producing black and white images to adjust image luminosity...
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10
January
2012
Keith
| Article, Articles and reviews, Black and white, Colour management, Image Editing, Photography Business, Photography Ideas, Printing | 3 Comments
What paper should I use?
With a massive range of different papers available, how should you go about seeing which papers work best for your photos. Some of the choices you can consider when looking at paper types and brands for printing your photographs...
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06
January
2012
Keith
| Articles and reviews, Black and white, Canon printer, Printer review, Printer reviews, Printing, Review | 3 Comments
Canon iPF5100 printer review
Detailed review testing the Canon imagePROGRAF iPF5100 17 inch width large format printer. Sheet and roll paper, looking at colour and black and white pigment ink based printing a range of paper types....
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27
December
2011