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The Online Photographer: A Comment from Boz
6 days ago by cjlacz
I've been doing this for a while. Not as rigorously as a print a day, but for about six months I printed almost every day and I kept evaluating the prints from the previous days.
In truth, this was the most significant step forward for my photography (not only printing)!
1. After I bought the printer I didn't print a single image for about six weeks. Instead, I started evaluating my digital archive, searching for images worthy of printing. In six weeks I deleted about 60% of my images, but did find about 10 that I wanted to have nice prints of.
2. After I found the 10 images I still didn't turn the printer on. Instead, I started editing them, bringing them into "final form." This way I learned a bit about Photoshop.
3. The editing (on screen) ran invariably like this: I'd work on a image until I thought "OK, it's finished." On the next day I'd look at it (on screen) and immediately notice 2–3 areas that were so obviously bad that I would ask myself why I hadn't seen them yesterday. After 3–4 iterations I wouldn't notice anything worth improving even on the following day.
4. So I'd make a print, and immediately (!) after picking the print up from the printer I'd notice a flaw or two. How could I have not noticed that on screen?! So I'd correct that and make another print.
5. On the following day I'd look at my print from yesterday and...see a glaring flaw. After 3–4 print iterations the prints would usually stand a very critical inspection.
6. That made for many boxes of 100 sheets of Ilford Pearl, but like I said in the beginning: best money I ever spent on improving my photography.
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In truth, this was the most significant step forward for my photography (not only printing)!
1. After I bought the printer I didn't print a single image for about six weeks. Instead, I started evaluating my digital archive, searching for images worthy of printing. In six weeks I deleted about 60% of my images, but did find about 10 that I wanted to have nice prints of.
2. After I found the 10 images I still didn't turn the printer on. Instead, I started editing them, bringing them into "final form." This way I learned a bit about Photoshop.
3. The editing (on screen) ran invariably like this: I'd work on a image until I thought "OK, it's finished." On the next day I'd look at it (on screen) and immediately notice 2–3 areas that were so obviously bad that I would ask myself why I hadn't seen them yesterday. After 3–4 iterations I wouldn't notice anything worth improving even on the following day.
4. So I'd make a print, and immediately (!) after picking the print up from the printer I'd notice a flaw or two. How could I have not noticed that on screen?! So I'd correct that and make another print.
5. On the following day I'd look at my print from yesterday and...see a glaring flaw. After 3–4 print iterations the prints would usually stand a very critical inspection.
6. That made for many boxes of 100 sheets of Ilford Pearl, but like I said in the beginning: best money I ever spent on improving my photography.
6 days ago by cjlacz
How to Make a Proper Proof Sheet
november 2011 by cjlacz
Proof sheets get no respect. Many photographers, intent on producing the highest-quality black-and-white or color prints possible, spend hours fussing around in their darkrooms -- aligning enlargers, polishing lenses, cleaning condensers, calibrating analyzers, testing new developers, and fine-tuning their processing techniques. But they'll pay scant attention to one of the most valuable pieces of darkroom "equipment" of all...the lowly proof sheet.
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november 2011 by cjlacz
Essential iPhone and iPad Apps for the travelling photographer
august 2011 by cjlacz
Essential iPhone and iPad Apps for the travelling photographer
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august 2011 by cjlacz
Northlight Images
august 2011 by cjlacz
Printer, B&W articles, reviews
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august 2011 by cjlacz
Photo Tips Online
january 2011 by cjlacz
Reviews of flash and flash accessories
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january 2011 by cjlacz
current work - Albatross Babies
october 2009 by cjlacz
Be sure to check out this gallery of work
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october 2009 by cjlacz
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