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Whither Gamut?
June 15, 2010 | posted under: Tech Notes · Nerdiness
Monitor Gamut (wireframe) vs. Epson 3880 (left) and generic CMYK (right),

Have you ever wondered why monitors have limited gamuts in the first place? Why can't they be made to simply reproduce all colors.

Some Notes on Saturation
April 9, 2010 | posted under: Digital Alterations · Photography Techniques · Tech Notes
Telaquana Mountain from the Tundra, Lake Clark National Park, Alaska

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.

Photography & Social Media
March 4, 2010 | posted under: Website Business · Media · Tech Notes
The Clam Diggers, Chinitna Bay, Alaska

As new social media outlets sprout like weeds I have found myself developing a new rule when dealing with them: I'm not uploading my images to your servers. Sure, I may post an iPhone shot or something similar…

Casual Print Hanging
February 22, 2010 | posted under: Tech Notes · Nerdiness
Steel bars and magnets for temporary print hanging, Home

If you make your own prints then you've probably been in my position. I make a few prints, I'm not really sure if I like them, put them in a box between tissue paper and forget about them.

Some Notes on Color
January 22, 2010 | posted under: Photography Techniques · Tech Notes · Nerdiness
Meadow near the Johnson River, Lake Clark National Park, Alaska

Some notes regarding color categories, perception and language.

Imacon Flextight, SCSI, and OS X 10.5, Leopard
April 8, 2009 | posted under: New Images · Tech Notes

This is a quick note that hopefully will save a few people some of the time I just spent. I use a an old Mac G4 as a development server here to test ideas before they go live. It is ...

Analyzing Photoshop Vibrance and Saturation
January 19, 2009 | posted under: Tech Notes · Nerdiness

One of the new features in photoshop CS4 is a Vibrance adjustment, a feature borrowed from lightroom's development module. It's fairly intuitive to use, but have you ever wondered what exactly this handy little adjustment does? Unlike saturation or hue, ...

Converting MrSID GIS files
November 12, 2008 | posted under: Tech Notes
Topo map printing on Epson 11880, Studio

A little bit off topic. I spent too much time searching for a solution to this problem, so I thought I'd add a note here for the next person googling for a solution. I have a disk with a USGS ...