Faux-tos
It's a good news day for photo manipulation.
Posts filed under: Digital Alterations
Some Notes on Saturation
The tools we use effect us more than we like to admit. We are so accustomed to working on computers that we tend to forget that the interface of a modern operating system is little more than a set of visual metaphors.
Hier wird nach den Regeln nur eingelassen.
History is full of attempts to codify beauty. The meistersingers referenced in the quote above are a good example and in fact have a lot in common with the kind of advice you get in magazines, workshops…
Wrangling Digital Colors
The above photo has been digitally altered with the intent of making is look more like the way I see. Camera manufacturers are in the hands of market forces and one of the unfortunate consequences is the difficulty in getting subtle colors from a digital…
Back in town
I've been in Wyoming for the past two weeks, which is why things have been a little slow around here. I expect to be back on top of things next week. In the mean time I'll leave you with a few out takes of some amazing roping horses in digital conversions
Performance Enhancing Photoshop
Earlier this week the New York Times retracted a photo essay by Edgar Martins with the note: "A picture essay in The Times Magazine on Sunday and an expanded slide show on NYTimes.com entitled 'Ruins of the Second Gilded Age'"
The abyss of uncertainty
A catalog of the differences in the way I see a scene compared to what is captured in a photograph.
The real color
Although it's been years since I've loaded a roll of 35mm film into a camera, I still shoot some transparency and b&w film in large and medium formats. I like the options my 4x5 camera affords and the digital options in large format