James Nachtwey at Cone Editions Press Feb 5, 2015 James Nachtwey received a Lifetime Achievement Award this past Monday from the American Society of Magazine Editors in NYC. He was in my studio Cone Editions Press in East Topsham, Vermont the followi... photography Read more
Trouble switching between MK and PK in desktop printers? Jun 21, 2011 Question: I wanted to change my desktop printer from Matte Black to Photo Black. But the printer reported that there is not enough ink to execute this action. What can I do? Desktop printer models req... cartridges from dana's desk maintenance product use Read more
PiezoFlush for printer storage Mar 17, 2011 Question: I have (2) Epson 4000 printers that I want to put into storage for an extended period of time. How much Piezoflush will it take to accomplish this without using more than I need for the task... from dana's desk maintenance tech-support Read more
Interchanging b&w and color inks in one printer Mar 17, 2011 Question: Does a printer have to be dedicated to Piezography inks or can it be switched back to ConeColor inks when it is necessary to print a batch of color images? Generally, we recommend having sep... from dana's desk tech-support Read more
Digital negatives Jan 3, 2011 I created my own digital film system for making negatives, back-lits, and film positives on an Epson R2400 printer. UPDATE: This system is now deprecated in favor of the Piezography2 Digital Negative ... digital negatives piezography development piezography k7 inks and k7 curves piezography technical Read more
Piezography Glossy Curves library Dec 22, 2010 UPDATE: All new curves available at https://piezography.com/downloads/piezography-community-edition [1] The is a curves update for QuadTone RIP users of the Piezography MPS Glossy system. Piezography... piezography k7 inks and k7 curves workflow writing Read more
Cheap plastic lenses Dec 19, 2010 None [1] Last year at this time, I bought a Zeiss Icon 21mm f /2.8 Distagon lens for my Canon 5D. Describing it as sharp as a razorblade from corner to corner would not be an exaggeration. At f/16 the... lenses photography Read more
On customizing Piezography Feb 28, 2010 ON CUSTOMIZING PIEZOGRAPHY.* Piezography has a number of variations that make a near infinitude of possibilities when all of the ink/paper variations are considered. Piezography pigment is so finely m... piezography k7 inks and k7 curves workflow writing Read more
Checking your linearization Jan 20, 2009 You can check the quality of your own linearization with a tool that I have provided in the form of an Excel spreadsheet called “Linearization_Checker.xls”. This spreadsheet has a form for entering in... piezography k7 inks and k7 curves workflow writing Read more
Piezography Profiles Jan 20, 2009 Piezography K7 (K6) is a system of seven (or six) shaded monochromatic inks and matching media “profiles,” that when used correctly produce a perfect black & white ink density linearization on a speci... featured piezography k7 inks and k7 curves workflow writing Read more