contact sheets...
A question to those shooting digital - just wondering how you present your proofs to your clients... do you: a) print out a "contact" sheet such as that generated in PS? b) hand over a CD with low res files for the purpose of proofing? c) present them to your client as a slideshow etc? d) do something that isn't covered in any of the above options? Just wondering as I am trying to decide on the best way to present the shots I am currently shooting which include both product shots and fashion shots of a kids clothing line. Also included in this lot are some landscape and still-life shots of "country" oriented items to use as backgrounds etc for the country themed product line. The shots will be on the company's website and in their mail order catalogue, print advertising etc. TIA, tan.
Re: Digital "contact sheets"
I thought it was "artistic movement". Caveman wrote: Cotty wrote: > Nice one, Cavo. Was she shaking or were you? ;-) Actually she was moving. Wish I had one of those fast lens high fps cameras.
Re: Digital "contact sheets"
On 30/8/04, Caveman, discombobulated, unleashed: > > Nice one, Cavo. Was she shaking or were you? ;-) > >Actually she was moving. Wish I had one of those fast lens high fps cameras. I reckon you'll pick up an *ist D as they drop just after the baby D is out... A dollar says so. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _
Re: Digital "contact sheets"
On 31/8/04, Caveman, discombobulated, unleashed: >I fear that we'll first see some very tempting 20D on the shelves. Ar, yoyu are tempted by the Dark Side, Luke? Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _
Cool article: The magic of contact sheets
http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/sep/02/contact-sheets-magnum-photography-magic-chaos -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Cool article: The magic of contact sheets
I have that book. Trouble is, I never seem to find the time to enjoy it. B > On 2 Sep 2015, at 19:38, Mark Roberts wrote: > > http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/sep/02/contact-sheets-magnum-photography-magic-chaos > > -- > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Cool article: The magic of contact sheets
Bob W-PDML wrote: >> On 2 Sep 2015, at 19:38, Mark Roberts wrote: >> >> http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/sep/02/contact-sheets-magnum-photography-magic-chaos >> >I have that book. Trouble is, I never seem to find the time to enjoy it. Well, just pop on over to Amsterdam and see the exhibit. -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Cool article: The magic of contact sheets
And he _can_ do it :-) wish I could. But I did see the Frank exhibit at the Met a couple of years ago where they showed many of his contact sheets in cases in a room withhis choices on the wall. It was terrific. The slides in 20 to a page sleeves to slap on a light-table give the same effect, as they show in this article. I probably mentioned this before, but I've also used BW contact sheets as a way to locate color slides when quickly scanning to gather by subject matter. Seeing the contact sheets of great photographers where they circle only 1 or 2 from a roll of 36 makes one less dispairful when reviewing our own work, too. ann On 9/2/2015 3:17 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Bob W-PDML wrote: On 2 Sep 2015, at 19:38, Mark Roberts wrote: http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/sep/02/contact-sheets-magnum-photography-magic-chaos I have that book. Trouble is, I never seem to find the time to enjoy it. Well, just pop on over to Amsterdam and see the exhibit. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Cool article: The magic of contact sheets
Possibly the best, certainly the sharpest, photo ever taken of me was a passport photo done as a black-and-white contact print. New Delhi in the 70s, & both photographer and equipment looked as though they might have been around since Victoria was Empress. He had an 8x10 view camera, but I think 6x6 cm negative. Great big lens & I don't think he used a shutter, just told me to sit still & lifted the lens cap off for a few seconds. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Contact Sheets of Great Photographers (WAS: OT World Cup Offer)
I'd like to see a book of just well printed contact sheets. Imagine what could be learned by looking at several months worth contact sheets by some of the great photographers. Erwitt has some sheets, or portions of sheets, in the Masters of Contemporary Photography series, which show how he marked the frames for printing as well as the final print. Very helpful. There are some contact sheet sequences in a couple of WES books, which are also very useful and revealing. Bob Walkden wrote: > > There are also some, notably by HC-B, which are from the same > contact sheet as his classics, which show more context, or give an > insight into what he was up to when he took the classics. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Contact Sheets of Great Photographers (WAS: OT World Cup Offer)
Hi, well, there is a series of videos and DVDs published by the Centre Nationale de la Photographie in Paris* called 'Contacts' which is exactly what you're looking for. But if you can get past the first page of their god-awful website (http://www.cnp-photographie.com/) then you're a better surfer than I am. Before you place your order remember that France has SECAM TVs. --- Bob mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *France... Wednesday, May 29, 2002, 5:26:49 PM, you wrote: > I'd like to see a book of just well printed contact sheets. Imagine > what could be learned by looking at several months worth contact sheets > by some of the great photographers. Erwitt has some sheets, or portions > of sheets, in the Masters of Contemporary Photography series, which show > how he marked the frames for printing as well as the final print. Very > helpful. There are some contact sheet sequences in a couple of WES > books, which are also very useful and revealing. > Bob Walkden wrote: >> >> There are also some, notably by HC-B, which are from the same >> contact sheet as his classics, which show more context, or give an >> insight into what he was up to when he took the classics. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Bye Bye Contact Sheets (was RE: Robert Frank - New York Bus, 1958 )
Hi, I used to be more concerned about this. While some people delete images that they feel are unsatisfactory for whatever reason, perhaps serious photographers, pros, and those who understand the value of a contact sheet may elect to save all their exposures. Considering that a contact sheet can be created with just a couple of keystrokes in Photoshop, and, as some have said, storage is cheap and easy to come by, it shouldn't be too difficult for a photog to save all their work and make "contact" sheets. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > The exhibition includes a number of his contact prints. I always enjoy > the contact prints as much as the final shot because they provide a > good insight into the way a photographer works*. [...] > *I expect this to be one of the things we lose as digital takes over > the world. It will be like losing artists' sketchbooks and writers' > notebooks. >
Re: Bye Bye Contact Sheets (was RE: Robert Frank - New York Bus, 1958 )
Very true, Shel. I consider each CF card download to be a contact sheet. A one gig card downloads as 72 RAW images, a half gig card downloads as 36 RAW images. My hard drive is full of dated and categorized "contact sheets." The best are backed up on CDs. Eventually, I hope to back up everything on a second drive as well. (Costco was selling 160 gig Maxtors for $89.00 last weekend.) I almost bought one, but they were internals, and I'm not sure they would mount correctly in my dual 1.25 G4. But I plan on adding quite a few more external drives. Eventually, I'd like to save everything in triplicate. Paul On Nov 16, 2004, at 9:34 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Hi, I used to be more concerned about this. While some people delete images that they feel are unsatisfactory for whatever reason, perhaps serious photographers, pros, and those who understand the value of a contact sheet may elect to save all their exposures. Considering that a contact sheet can be created with just a couple of keystrokes in Photoshop, and, as some have said, storage is cheap and easy to come by, it shouldn't be too difficult for a photog to save all their work and make "contact" sheets. Shel [Original Message] From: Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The exhibition includes a number of his contact prints. I always enjoy the contact prints as much as the final shot because they provide a good insight into the way a photographer works*. [...] *I expect this to be one of the things we lose as digital takes over the world. It will be like losing artists' sketchbooks and writers' notebooks.
Re: Bye Bye Contact Sheets (was RE: Robert Frank - New York Bus, 1958 )
The external drive is the way to go, IMO. You get a lot of flexibility. When I was at my lab last, Kevin, the PS expert, was scanning hundreds of slides for a client, who just brought his Maxtor to the shop and had Kevin dump the pics onto. Another friend uses his external for business and financial records. Backs everything up to the drive and stores the drive off site. The Maxtor is a pretty good choice from what I've heard. I'm probably going to get a Seagate SATA drive (to match my internals) or one of the newer drives that run off the new Firewire 800mb/sec port. Take a look at this: http://www.lacie.com/products/product.htm?pid=10025 Shel > [Original Message] > From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 11/16/2004 6:57:02 PM > Subject: Re: Bye Bye Contact Sheets (was RE: Robert Frank - New York Bus, 1958 ) > > Very true, Shel. I consider each CF card download to be a contact > sheet. A one gig card downloads as 72 RAW images, a half gig card > downloads as 36 RAW images. My hard drive is full of dated and > categorized "contact sheets." The best are backed up on CDs. > Eventually, I hope to back up everything on a second drive as well. > (Costco was selling 160 gig Maxtors for $89.00 last weekend.) I almost > bought one, but they were internals, and I'm not sure they would mount > correctly in my dual 1.25 G4. But I plan on adding quite a few more > external drives. Eventually, I'd like to save everything in triplicate.
Re: Bye Bye Contact Sheets (was RE: Robert Frank - New York Bus, 1958 )
I use external drives for backup, too. Good things, cheaper than DAT cartridges, faster and easier to use. But I'll never again buy Maxtor, had too much trouble with them, like with Fujitsu. Sam - Original Message - From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 7:11 AM Subject: Re: Bye Bye Contact Sheets (was RE: Robert Frank - New York Bus, 1958 ) The external drive is the way to go, IMO. You get a lot of flexibility. When I was at my lab last, Kevin, the PS expert, was scanning hundreds of slides for a client, who just brought his Maxtor to the shop and had Kevin dump the pics onto. Another friend uses his external for business and financial records. Backs everything up to the drive and stores the drive off site. The Maxtor is a pretty good choice from what I've heard. I'm probably going to get a Seagate SATA drive (to match my internals) or one of the newer drives that run off the new Firewire 800mb/sec port. Take a look at this: http://www.lacie.com/products/product.htm?pid=10025 Shel [Original Message] From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 11/16/2004 6:57:02 PM Subject: Re: Bye Bye Contact Sheets (was RE: Robert Frank - New York Bus, 1958 ) Very true, Shel. I consider each CF card download to be a contact sheet. A one gig card downloads as 72 RAW images, a half gig card downloads as 36 RAW images. My hard drive is full of dated and categorized "contact sheets." The best are backed up on CDs. Eventually, I hope to back up everything on a second drive as well. (Costco was selling 160 gig Maxtors for $89.00 last weekend.) I almost bought one, but they were internals, and I'm not sure they would mount correctly in my dual 1.25 G4. But I plan on adding quite a few more external drives. Eventually, I'd like to save everything in triplicate.
Re: Bye Bye Contact Sheets (was RE: Robert Frank - New York Bus, 1958 )
Interesting. The removable media industry seems to be on the brink of a serious downturn. I oversee the corporate IT efforts for the (small) company I work for, and recently my network admin and I agreed to dispense with our expensive tape backup system and switch to a removable hard drive array. It'll save us big bucks every year in media costs and give us a significant performance boost at the same time. Cool! Tim On 11/16/04 22:47, Sam Jost wrote: > I use external drives for backup, too. Good things, cheaper than DAT > cartridges, faster and easier to use. > > But I'll never again buy Maxtor, had too much trouble with them, like with > Fujitsu. > > Sam > > - Original Message - > From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 7:11 AM > Subject: Re: Bye Bye Contact Sheets (was RE: Robert Frank - New York Bus, > 1958 ) > > >> The external drive is the way to go, IMO. You get a lot of flexibility. >> When I was at my lab last, Kevin, the PS expert, was scanning hundreds of >> slides for a client, who just brought his Maxtor to the shop and had Kevin >> dump the pics onto. Another friend uses his external for business and >> financial records. Backs everything up to the drive and stores the drive >> off site. >> >> The Maxtor is a pretty good choice from what I've heard. I'm probably >> going to get a Seagate SATA drive (to match my internals) or one of the >> newer drives that run off the new Firewire 800mb/sec port. Take a look at >> this: >> >> http://www.lacie.com/products/product.htm?pid=10025 >> >> Shel >> >> >>> [Original Message] >>> From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Date: 11/16/2004 6:57:02 PM >>> Subject: Re: Bye Bye Contact Sheets (was RE: Robert Frank - New York Bus, >> 1958 ) >>> >>> Very true, Shel. I consider each CF card download to be a contact >>> sheet. A one gig card downloads as 72 RAW images, a half gig card >>> downloads as 36 RAW images. My hard drive is full of dated and >>> categorized "contact sheets." The best are backed up on CDs. >>> Eventually, I hope to back up everything on a second drive as well. >>> (Costco was selling 160 gig Maxtors for $89.00 last weekend.) I almost >>> bought one, but they were internals, and I'm not sure they would mount >>> correctly in my dual 1.25 G4. But I plan on adding quite a few more >>> external drives. Eventually, I'd like to save everything in triplicate. >> > > >
