Friday, April 12, 2024

On Topic: Colorizing my past work. A short break from an endless posting of skyscrapers and mannequins.

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Russian model on the Spanish Steps in Rome, Italy  I find it very interesting to see what PhotoShop's Neural Filter "Colorize"...
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Iterations are (or should be) an important part of the artistic/photographic practice. How will you know the "best" treatment for an image until you knuckle down and experiment?

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  I came back to this image of Lou this morning after having posted one version yesterday. I didn't like the automatic colorization of t...
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Thursday, April 11, 2024

On Topic: Jennifer. Brilliant Hydro Engineer. Former Assistant and....Ben's Favorite Babysitter.

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  Like a lot of other fortunate occurrences in my life I met Jennifer at a swimming pool. She was one of two talented swimmers who taught my...
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On Topic: I'm always a bit amazed at how well 35mm film holds up in the days of 48+ Megapixel Digital times.

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  I seem to have been on a jag the last day or two. I've spent time "scanning" older negatives with my film photographing set-...
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ON TOPIC: Job prep took a break for the "big" eclipse. The planning now revolves around "which camera and lenses to take" intersecting with "what's my flash strategy?" and bolstered by "what clothes should I pack?"

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  It's just about impossible to go wrong with a white, cotton, long sleeve button down Oxford shirt. There was an eclipse yesterday. We ...
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Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Having too much fun playing around with Neural filters...

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Another colorized "Lou" helps me to fine tune the colorization of older, black and white negatives and points out (at least to me) how well the "scanning", combined with multi-res imaging, works.

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  I am, at once, happy with my lighting. Happy with my composition. And happy with my portrait subject's strong gaze. Fun with film and ...
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