archive for the process category

Taking a picture, part six: black and white digital printing

5/31/2008

I’ve been planning to sit down and write this for quite a while, but I’ve been keeping very busy with other things. (…)

Removing dust and scratches from scanned black and white film

5/15/2008

If you’ve ever been frustrated with the clone stamp or the spot healing brush for removing dust and scratches from scanned film (both tools distort grain and destroy details), you may want to give this technique a try. (…)

Printing with Platinum and Palladium

5/14/2008

I have been a fan of images printed on platinum and palladium for quite a while. (…)

Big Polaroid, Little Polaroid

5/2/2008

Scanning and enlarging Polaroid photographs is fun. It’s been a long time since I did any color printing, too. I seem to have gotten the knack for it again. (…)

Party Like It’s 1999

4/28/2008

That’s right, it’s prints! I spent all weekend cloistered in the apartment working on prints for next Saturday’s Brooklyn Indie Market spring re-opening. (…)

Taking a picture, part four: analog to digital

4/16/2008

I think my situation is a pretty common one: I love film, especially black and white, but I don’t have the space or the time and energy to devote to a complete darkroom. (…)

Philosophical re-adjustment

4/8/2008

I have to admit, I’ve been a little down on photography lately. Between technical issues and a downturn in mood, I think my work has been suffering. (…)

Central Park

4/6/2008

I had what I thought was a great plan yesterday: go to see the Lee Friedlander exhibition at the Met, followed by some photos in Central Park. (…)

We’re experiencing technical difficulties

4/3/2008

The light leak coming in from the loose seal in my A12 magazine was easy enough to diagnose, and I seem to have licked my uneven development issues—my last two rolls, at least, have developed without incident, with a tip o’ the hat to Robert for the advice. (…)

Waverly Street, Philadelphia

3/29/2008

I haven’t been doing much urban landscape photography lately, so a quick trip to Philadelphia seemed to be a good opportunity to take my camera to the streets and shoot a roll or two. (…)