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
To upgrade or not Feb 14, 2013 I recently upgraded to Lightroom 4 and was very pleasantly surprised to experience that it is possible to print directly to QuadTone RIP from LightRoom 4 without any color management interference [1]... mac osx opinion piezography product use Read more
The True Cost of Big Prints redux Jun 24, 2012 In a recent article by Jon Canfield in Digital Photo Pro called “ The True Cost of Big Prints [1] “, Canfield sets the entry cost of an Epson 9900 with 700ml ink tanks and a roll each of Epson Exhibit... 7900 / 990conecolor conecolor pro inkthrift Read more
EPSON releases new CIS system printers Sep 20, 2011 None [1] Epson recently released two new inkjet printers that are fed by Epson designed CISS bulk ink tanks. That should be huge news, but there has been no press on that here in the USA. The Epson d... ciss industry news Read more
Epson & Canon Supplies Disruption Mar 30, 2011 Japan’s March 11th magnitude 9.0 earthquake and the ensuing tsunami that wreaked havoc on its coast resulted in a tragedy of an inconceivable level. The deaths, injuries and loss of personal property ... industry news 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