Digital Negatives: Getting very long in the shadow Mar 8, 2011 Piezography Digital Negative number nine, number nine, number nine, number nine… Number thirty actually. Thirty different major curve architectures, or software methodologies have now passed since I l... digital negatives writing Read more
The Darkroom Revisited - version 2 Feb 17, 2011 Yesterday, I was in the darkroom with Ilford MultiGrade IV paper, Sprint Chemistry, and Piezography digital-negatives. It was fun and dark. With water running quietly, it seemed quite meditative. Perf... digital negatives piezography life writing Read more
Generic profiles? Not! Feb 12, 2011 K7 curves have always been outstanding on the widest range of printers. They cannot be characterized as “generic”. Because there are seven shades of ink, the amount of overlapping inks makes for a set... piezography technical research workflow writing Read more
Printing images from Photoshop =>CS4 Feb 10, 2011 When Photoshop updated CS4, they removed the “No Color Management” option from the Print dialogue. We assumed that printing instead with “Printer Manages Color” would produce the same effect because t... calibration workflow writing Read more
On digital negs and histograms Feb 2, 2011 UPDATE! We have made a new system called PiezoDN. Check it out at: https://piezography.com/piezodn/about-piezodn/ [1] <Older Content> Since posting the Digital Negatives blog, I have been asked by a ... digital negatives writing 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
Fine art paper and print head strikes Dec 20, 2010 One of the most significant contributors to shortened print head life is the use of fine art paper. Use these preventative maintenance techniques to prolong the life of your print head. Most of Inkjet... fine art paper maintenance 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
no substitute for real world testing Oct 20, 2010 There is no substitute for real world testing…like 20 feet of salt water and 3 months in the direct sun! Its been five years since the tragic devistation caused by Hurricane Katrina. Unfortunately, ma... piezography life writing Read more
Which printer? Oct 19, 2010 Here is a rundown on all the printers which we currently support with Piezography products. Piezography K7 curves have a way of evening out all the printers. We far exceed what Epson is capable of get... piezography technical research workflow writing Read more
Good things come to those who wait Jul 28, 2010 Mark Stracke came up to Vermont to print with me for a two day private one-on-one workshop [1] . Mark has the distinction of coming to Cone Editions for our digital printmaking workshops more than an... writing Read more
Piezography Carbon Printfest! Jul 12, 2010 If you are a black and white photographer and your most important criteria for your work is longevity – no other ink system has arrived at the 70 megalux point at Aardenburg Imaging & Archives labs wi... writing Read more