Photography | George Eastman Museum

The photography collection at the George Eastman Museum, among the oldest and best in the world, comprises more than 400,000 photographic objects dating from the introduction of the medium in 1839 through to the present day. It encompasses works made in all major photographic processes, from daguerreotype to digital, for a wide range of purposes, from amateur pursuit to artistic enterprise, from scientific inquiry to documentary record. The collection includes work by more than eight thousand photographers, and it continuesRead more

EKTACHROME is back | Graphic Communications

Kodak bringing back Ektachrome film is really good news!  It’s a transparency/slide film with a distinctive look with vivid color, great tone and contrast.  I’m very excited to see this new film offering since I’ve been shooting a lot of transparency for color work because its much easier to “scan” and keep the color and tonality right (at least in my opinion). Source: EKTACHROME is back | Graphic CommunicationsRead more

Pixar in a box Tutorials on Kahn Academy

I spent part of the day reviewing color science and other really excellent tutorials put together by Pixar staff for the Khan Academy.  These were really well done and even though I know color science fairly well, I still felt that there were one or two things to pick up.  Perhaps this is because these tutorials are taught from the perspective of making movies which involve of course the science behind it, but also desired emotive effects as well asRead more

The Billboard Creative THE BILLBOARD CREATIVE

I learned about the Billboard Creative Show today – and it’s really cool!   The Billboard Creative is a non-profit that exhibits an annual open show on bill boards.  It’s brilliant!    Read more about it here: thebillboardcreative PUBLIC ART GALLERY Source: The Billboard Creative THE BILLBOARD CREATIVERead more

News Releases : November 15, 2016 : Hitachi Global

Here is some really interesting new “lens less” imaging technology being devloped by hitatchi.  I write “lens less” in quotes since there is a concentric element laid over the sensor but its flat and takes little space.   The device relies on the advanced computational power that is in modern smart technology to calculate the image but offers some cool features such as depth information and selectible focus point. Hitachi, Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is focusing more than everRead more