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Direct to Plate Photogravure
After success with carbon ink printing by Cone Editions, I noticed they had a lot of photogravure classes and I was curious. How would photogravure compare to carbon ink? Does it look different? Would it get more attention? Is it more durable? more
The Art of the Print
Recently, I had the opportunity to participate in the Swedish Photography Championships, where I was thrilled to win in the Landscape/Nature category. The competition begins with a digital qualification and transitions to a print final. more
Dream Hunter – The Genesis
The process of printing my book has been a profound learning experience. From selecting the right printer and paper to deciding on the number of copies, I discovered a wealth of information over the past few months. more
Living Books
AI is coming to a town near you. Should you hop on the bandwagon? I have no idea, I can only say I do not feel connected to nature if I am not outdoors capturing images, I don’t feel expressive if I am writing scripts, and I find making things with my hands therapeutic. The art book making I will describe here is art driven craft from capture to more
Printing With Carbon Inks
North Atlantic Cost of Spain: Dancer I learned to print on a Canon ImagePROGRAF PRO-1000: screen profiling, print adjustments using Red River ICC files, even some custom profiling. When I switched from color to black and white, it did not take long to realize that a printer designed for color, even with today’s technology, has its limitations. When I met Michael Gordon at his workshop in Death more
Converting to CMYK
Given the fact that the first time people most people encounter CMYK conversions is when they’re spending a lot of money, you can understand why people get worried. more
Scene from the Water’s Edge
Back in 2016 Paul Heathcote wrote about the exhibition he had put on for this project and shared some insights into its six-year making. We catch up with Paul again to hear more about the project and creation of the book. more
Fotospeed Launch OBA Free Matt Paper
With the help of Joe Cornish (read more ofJoe's articles), an early convert to Fotospeed papers, they have produced Platinum Cotton 305. more
Exhibition Planning Part 2
I decided to print all 26 which would give me a little leeway to chop and change once I got to the gallery (and possibly a couple of emergency substitutions for myself or the gallery to use should any prints get damaged more
Book Print Quality
There are various aspects that make up the quality of printing in a book but one of the biggest influences is the way that the photographs are converted into plates for the lithographic print process. more
Printing Wester Ross
We've covered printing in a video with Joe before but with it being such a minefield it doesn't hurt to go over another example to perhaps pick up on a few more details. In this example, Joe is printing an image captured whilst on a scouting trip in Wester Ross whilst he was also testing out the Mamiya 645 camera with the Phase digital back. https://youtu.be/raKUHe1oqfA more
Workflow for Digital Printing
As a percentage of images made, those which are actually printed is very small, more so with the advent of digital photo sharing on the web and especially for those who employ a machine-gun shutter firing philosophy. more
Printing Staithes
In this one hour video, Joe Cornish talks through his workflow for taking a file just exported from a digital Phase 45+ file using Capture Raw through to assessing the final print. more