Behind the Scenes shot of the above. Who needs a studio anymore? |
- Brief comparison between Adobe, DxO, and Topaz Noise Reduction tools
- Books in the Pipeline
- Seminars and Photo Safari!
- More Travel Photos
New Years' in Boston. There's one fundamental thing even experienced photographers forget... |
My wife and I got Covid just before Thanksgiving (then I got it again), so we were down for a month and that's why you haven't heard much from me lately. In the meantime there's so much to share that I'm just going to do a huge data dump this month. I'll keep it all short. Here we go. (As always, click on any image to make it larger and sharper!)
Once upon a time I was a photographer for a cutting-edge children's performing ensemble which combined singing, dancing, and precision sign language. My story appears after a few announcements. |
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These inkjet prints are 26 years old! |
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How Long do Inkjet Prints Last?
We all know the popularly-held wisdom: Inkjet prints will fade. Maybe they'll last 5 years, whether behind glass or not. The only way to get lasting inkjet print is to use pigment-based inks (along with special papers) which are quite expensive but can last up to 100 years.
That's conventional wisdom. Now let me share with you my own data point: I have framed and displayed inkjet prints dating back from 1997, and their colors are still strong - I estimate they faded perhaps 3% over the years.
What ancient printer produced such astounding and expectation-busting results? It was HP's very first photo printer, the PhotoSmart (tm). HP was a pioneer in inkjet technology, coming out with the very first ThinkJet (THermal INKJET) printer in 1984 as a quiet, lightweight printing technology for their portable computers. In 1997 they produced the first printer that could actually make images that looked and felt like real photos (right down to the glossy surface and the thick paper stock) for a whopping $500, cheap by high-end printer standards of the day. And of course I bought one.Establishing shot in Windhoek |
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I was reminded of that when I started putting my new smartphone, a Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, through its paces. This phone's two claims to fame are optical zooms on two of its lenses, and a whopping 200MP sensor on a third. Check out these shots of the replica of the Mayflower ship taken at 200 MP resolution from far away (as always, click on any image to view larger and sharper):
A good start. |
It seems like only eighteen months ago when I finished the new studio in our new townhouse and was cranking out content. Since then we moved to a new house and we started finishing the basement again. This time we set aside space for the grandkids to hang out in, and used the rest of the space for a craft area for Carol and a functioning studio for me. In this case "functioning studio" meant "Lots of open space".
Below is my first project done in the studio. I wanted to make a youtube video aimed at beginning photography students who are learning how to use film (*). Here I walk through how to use the classic Minolta SR-T series cameras:
This story has many beginnings… (Click on any image to view larger and sharper.)
Phil Bradon taught me how to get this result using only ONE flash and one reflector! |
We all know what happened to Minolta. The story was they hemorrhaged money because of a lawsuit with Honeywell Corp. regarding autofocus patents. I shared this story in the book I wrote about the Konica Minolta 7D camera.
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How to create Time Lapse Videos with Pan and Zoom
Have a look at the time lapse video below: