Re: Digital Darkroom

You have my sympathies. It's certainly not easy, just more doable than a color enlarger. I often kill work and go back to the original, but I haven't had to do much on deadline and I can get pretty frustrated just enjoying my "hobby". I can't image taking my 500 vacation pictures, digital or ot

Re: Digital Darkroom

"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Okay, it's official: I suck at doing "digital darkroom" stuff. >I saw others' complaints about the time required to do the post >processing digitally instead of handing it off to a lab to do >wet, and even with that in mind I'm too slow. And whethe

Re: Digital Darkroom

> Study and practice are indeed the keys. *nod* That's why I stuck that bit in. > I've been giving prints as Christmas gifts and have no trouble going from > "insert the slide into the scanner" to "print emerges from the inkjet > printer" in about 30 minutes. I had some "try to minimize my 5 o

Re: Digital Darkroom

I find the same thing. I would suppose that with experience one can automate most of the post production and just need to do minor tweeks to get the best print. Anyone with lots o' experience want to comment on that. Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original Message --

Re: Digital Darkroom

On Friday, December 13, 2002, at 10:39 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Ditto. And you have to be willing to do that in the digital darkroom. Even with PhotoShop history you can only go back so far. Sometimes I get so skewed I just figure it'w better to start over with the raw scan. And I always, a

Re: Digital Darkroom

Stop gloating it's unbecomming At 10:00 PM 12/13/2002 +, you wrote: >That might seem like a long time, but most of >it is in Photoshop work (dust spots, levels adjustment, unsharp mask) Ahh, dust spots. I remember those. Digicot Free UK Macint

Re: Digital Darkroom

A good list. The more hard drive space you can afford, the better. I now have nine drives and about 4 terabytes of space -- and Im running out. I'm going to park some full drives and plug in a few new ones. Don't think you'll need a monitor shade unless you work in a room where you can't contr

Re: Digital Darkroom

On 2010-03-12 21:37, Christine Aguila wrote: *At the Computer* -Double back-up hard drives If it ain't off-site, it ain't a backup. Figure in external hard drives that you can backup to, then rotate among several physical locations. The .PEF files are your negatives. I have three. One is a

Re: Digital Darkroom

On 2010-03-12 22:03, paul stenquist wrote: A good list. The more hard drive space you can afford, the better. I now have nine drives and about 4 terabytes of space -- and Im running out. I'm going to park some full drives and plug in a few new ones. If you're gonna go apeshit on storage anywa

Re: Digital Darkroom

On Mar 12, 2010, at 10:25 PM, Doug Franklin wrote: > On 2010-03-12 22:03, paul stenquist wrote: >> A good list. >> The more hard drive space you can afford, the better. I now have nine drives >> and about 4 terabytes of space -- and Im running out. I'm going to park some >> full drives and plug

Re: Digital Darkroom

On 2010-03-12 22:25, Doug Franklin wrote: No down time, no lost data. As long as only one drive dies at a time, you don't lose anything. The firmware can fix up the new drive in the background, so it doesn't even get in the way. Reworded that a little bit to make it clear the firmware can do

Re: Digital Darkroom

I love the Velvet Fine Art for black and white & the Gold Fiber Silk for Color--though I reverse it as well. Big thanks and cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: "paul stenquist" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 9:03 PM Subj

Re: Digital Darkroom

ve to give it a test probably. Big cheers and thanks, Christine - Original Message - From: "Doug Franklin" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 9:17 PM Subject: Re: Digital Darkroom On 2010-03-12 21:37, Christine Aguila wrote: *At the Compu

Re: Digital Darkroom

> *Printing* > -Exhibit quality printer > -3 full sets of ink for above > -storage space for above printer parts > -good stable printer stand > -printer cover > -Low-end printer for 4 x 6 proofs > - full sets of ink for above > -Paper Stash > 13 x 19 inch: > Ilford Gold Fiber Silk > Epson Velvet Fi

Re: Digital Darkroom

On 12/3/10, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: >Gang-print I saw this once - it was disgusting!!! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@p

RE: Digital Darkroom

From: "Christine Aguila" I desperately have to get my digital darkroom organized, so I made a quick list of stuff. Can you guys think of anything that I might be overlooking? *At the Computer* -Double back-up hard drives *Print Preparation* -High end paper cutter (*) -Cutting Mat -X

Re: Digital Darkroom

From: "Christine Aguila" Hi Doug: Yep, good advice about off-site back-up; I'll have to factor that into the list. Big thanks for reminding me! Actually, I do a lot of printing, and I had to do some mounting a few weeks ago as well--hadn't done that in a while--course I don't have a mountin

Re: Digital Darkroom

On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 9:37 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: > Just thought I'd throw this out there.  Anybody got a catcher's mit on?  :-) > Big cheers, Christine Not one mention of alcohol. Some dark room. Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecount

Re: Digital Darkroom

On 2010-03-12 22:34, paul stenquist wrote: I wouldn't be happy without printing from time to time. [...] To me, printing is an essential part of the process and the only way in which one can fully appreciate a photo. While I, personally, agree with you, I've known quite a few amateur photogra

Re: Digital Darkroom

On 2010-03-12 23:19, Christine Aguila wrote: 30 years ago I once mounted a few photos with a home iron. I don't know if I could do that with inkjet prints. Anybody know? I'll have to give it a test probably. Hmmm, I don't know. I've always used spray-on adhesive and a cold, rubber roller to m

Re: Digital Darkroom

On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 10:12 AM, Doug Franklin wrote: > On 2010-03-12 22:34, paul stenquist wrote: > >> I wouldn't be happy without printing from time to time. [...] >> To me, printing is an essential part of the process and the >> only way in which one can fully appreciate a photo. > > While I,

Re: Digital Darkroom

From: Doug Franklin On 2010-03-12 23:19, Christine Aguila wrote: > 30 years ago I once mounted a few photos with a home > iron. I don't know if I could do that with inkjet prints. Anybody know? > I'll have to give it a test probably. Hmmm, I don't know. I've always used spray-on adhesive and

Re: Digital Darkroom

- Original Message - From: "John Sessoms" To: Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2010 6:38 PM Subject: Re: Digital Darkroom From: Doug Franklin On 2010-03-12 23:19, Christine Aguila wrote: > 30 years ago I once mounted a few photos with a home > iron. I don't know if

Re: Digital Darkroom

Thanks for the links for back up drives. Very much appreciated. As to mat cutting, don't think that will be for me. I can already imagine I wouldn't be very good at it. Thanks, John! Big cheers, Christine From: "John Sessoms" Just a couple of su

Re: Digital Darkroom

#x27;d consider including that in the mix. Big thanks & cheers, Godfrey! Suggestions and tips very much appreciated. Christine - Original Message - From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2010 12:20 AM Subject

Re: Digital Darkroom

Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: "Christine Aguila" Subject: Re: Digital Darkroom Godfrey: Calumet Photo has the Moab Leather binders 12 x 13 for $59.99--and you're right! they look very nice! http://www.calumetphoto.com/item

Re: Digital Darkroom

> > You want a Rototrim paper cutter, standard of the industry. Pick one > size larger than what you think you need. I bought 15 inch, should > have gotten 24 inch. LIke most art directors, I cut prints using a box cutter with a fresh blade and a t-square on a mat-room cutting board with one-inc

Re: Digital Darkroom

On 2010-03-13 04:11 , John Sessoms wrote: I'm talking about something like this: NAS - http://tinyurl.com/ykqwync one of the better deals among cheap NAS solutions is this 4-drive unit; lets you do RAID 5, easy to service: (also a

Re: Digital Darkroom

Christine, I'll comment just on few points: On 3/13/2010 4:37 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: *At the Computer* -Photoshop Elements Do you *really* need Elements if you have Lightroom? Just a question to ponder, really. -Cd/dvd burner for digital back-up I pray you reconsider. May be BluRay

Re: Digital Darkroom

2010/3/13 Doug Franklin : > > If you're gonna go apeshit on storage anyway, remember it's cheap. Consider > doing a RAID 10 or RAID 0+1 array to reduce your "OMG I need my backups" > exposure. Keep one or two replacement drives, replace failures immediately, > and you won't have to worry too much.

Re: Digital Darkroom

Is that why most art directors have cut up fingers? ;-) I do that too, actually, for some one-off bits but the Rototrim is more consistent when you're trying to cut a dozen prints to exactly the same dimensions. Lock down a guide for cut one, make all twelve, lock down a guide for cut two, make al

Re: Digital Darkroom

From: eckinator RAID 5 has n-1 slack with a minimum disk count of 3, i.e. you lose the space of one disk but never more than one third of the physical space you paid for. The quota improves every time you add another disk. RAID 5 will tolerate the loss of one disk so again a spare disk is a shoul

Re: Digital Darkroom

On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 3:47 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: >> *At the Computer* >> -Photoshop Elements > > Do you *really* need Elements if you have Lightroom? Just a question to > ponder, really. I do 90%+ of my editing in Lightroom nowadays, but there are invariably some details on some photos that

Re: Digital Darkroom

On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 12:47:59PM +0200, Boris Liberman wrote: > Christine, I'll comment just on few points: > > On 3/13/2010 4:37 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: >> *At the Computer* >> -Photoshop Elements > > Do you *really* need Elements if you have Lightroom? Just a question to > ponder, really.

Re: Digital Darkroom

From: Godfrey DiGiorgi On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 3:47 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: >> *At the Computer* >> -Photoshop Elements > > Do you *really* need Elements if you have Lightroom? Just a question to > ponder, really. I do 90%+ of my editing in Lightroom nowadays, but there are invariably some

Re: Digital Darkroom

On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 9:58 AM, John Sessoms wrote: >> I do 90%+ of my editing in Lightroom nowadays, but there are >> invariably some details on some photos that need a pixel editor to >> work on most efficiently. Again, it's a case of "right tools for the >> right job." > > On the 10% that need

Re: Digital Darkroom

On 3/16/2010 5:39 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 3:47 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: *At the Computer* -Photoshop Elements Do you *really* need Elements if you have Lightroom? Just a question to ponder, really. I do 90%+ of my editing in Lightroom nowadays, but there are inv

Re: Digital Darkroom

2010/3/16 John Sessoms : > > I should know this, but either I don't or I've completely forgotten it. > > How difficult is it to change the configuration of a RAID 5 from three disks > to four disks ... or from four to five ... once you have the data on there? > > For example, if I start with a thre

Re: Digital Darkroom

2010/3/16 John Sessoms : > > How much hassle is it? Can I just add the disk and let the controller > automatically re-configure the stripes? Or am I going to have to back the > data up somewhere else temporarily and start over? oh, couple more things: NEVER trust ONE system with your data, ALWAYS

Re: Digital Darkroom

"Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 12:45 AM Subject: Re: Digital Darkroom On 3/16/2010 5:39 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 3:47 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: *At the Computer* -Photoshop Elements Do you *really* need Elements if you have Li

Re: Digital Darkroom

On 3/18/2010 3:51 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi Boris: I already own Lightroom & Elements; I just put on the list because I own them---but having said that, if I have to do some serious cloning, from Lightroom, I would open the image up in Elements and clone away. While the cloning tool in Ligh

Re: Digital darkroom frustrations!

Turn off fast printing if it's on. If you're using glossy paper, don't use the "best photo" setting. Drop it to "Photo RPM" if it's an option. On 2/10/06, Pål Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Aaaargh...Just got the replacement Epson R2400 printer just to experience > that this one also give h

Re: Digital darkroom frustrations!

You shouldn't be scanning your negative at 360 dpi. You do want to END UP with a ready for the printer image that's sized at 360 dpi. For example, an 11 x 17 image area at 360 dpi would be about 72 megabytes. To arrive at that kind of resolution, you'd have to scan a 645 negative at a relatively

Re: Digital darkroom frustrations!

- Original Message - From: "Scott Loveless" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> If you're using glossy paper, don't use the "best photo" setting. Drop it to "Photo RPM" if it's an option. It won't let me do that! I can select Photo RPM. After I've pressed the OK button and go back and check agai

Re: Digital darkroom frustrations!

- Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> You shouldn't be scanning your negative at 360 dpi. You do want to END UP with a ready for the printer image that's sized at 360 dpi. For example, an 11 x 17 image area at 360 dpi would be about 72 megabytes. To arrive at that kind of

Re: Digital darkroom frustrations!

- Original Message - From: "Pål Jensen" Subject: Digital darkroom frustrations! Aaaargh...Just got the replacement Epson R2400 printer just to experience that this one also give horizontal stripes (paper in portrait position), although not as pronounced as the first one. Everything

Re: Digital darkroom frustrations!

- Original Message - From: "Scott Loveless" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Turn off fast printing if it's on. If you're using glossy paper, don't use the "best photo" setting. Drop it to "Photo RPM" if it's an option. It turns out that it can be done after all. Aparently it isn't enough to

Re: Digital darkroom frustrations!

- Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> You shouldn't be scanning your negative at 360 dpi. You do want to END UP with a ready for the printer image that's sized at 360 dpi. For example, an 11 x 17 image area at 360 dpi would be about 72 megabytes. To arrive at that kind of r

Re: Digital darkroom frustrations!

Pal, I haven't used your scanner, but mine has similar stuff. I just tell mine to scan real stupid, at either ~50MB (8 bit) or ~100MB (16 bit) and then go to Photoshop. Photoshop shows the image having a lot of DPI but at the real 35mm neg "picture size" of about 1 x 1.5 inches. I don't think i

Re: Digital darkroom frustrations!

I don't use the Nikon scanner, but I have found with my Epson 3200 that I get best results by scanning at the full 3200 dpi and downsizing in PhotoShop. Paul -- Original message -- From: Pål Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > - Original Message - > From: <[EM

Re: Digital darkroom frustrations!

On Feb 11, 2006, at 8:05 AM, Pål Jensen wrote: Nikon suggest in the brochure for the scanner to set the output size of the scan to the printing size (eg A4), and set DPI to 360. Is this a good idea and what is gained (if anything) over using the output size you get from the scanner at 4000

Re: Digital darkroom frustrations!

Pål Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >From: "Scott Loveless" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Turn off fast printing if it's on. If you're using glossy paper, >> don't use the "best photo" setting. Drop it to "Photo RPM" if it's an >> option. > >It turns out that it can be done after all. Aparently it

Re: Digital darkroom frustrations!

What Mark said. Once you get it right, it seems so simple. But it's always been a tough haul for me to get to that first really good print. Paul On Feb 10, 2006, at 9:27 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Pål Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: "Scott Loveless" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Turn off fast pr

Re: Digital darkroom frustrations!

- Original Message - From: "Paul Stenquist" Subject: Re: Digital darkroom frustrations! What Mark said. Once you get it right, it seems so simple. But it's always been a tough haul for me to get to that first really good print. Gads. I must have low standards. I was

Re: Digital darkroom frustrations!

On Feb 10, 2006, at 6:27 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Keep at it. It takes a while to get any new photo printer set up and configured properly. I usually burn through an entire set of ink cartridges before I really get things under control. :) Hmm. I don't know what is causing Pål's problems. I do

Re: Digital darkroom frustrations!

On 2/11/06, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Feb 10, 2006, at 6:27 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > > > Keep at it. It takes a while to get any new photo printer set up and > > configured properly. I usually burn through an entire set of ink > > cartridges before I really get things unde

Re: Digital darkroom frustrations!

On Feb 11, 2006, at 5:19 PM, William Robb wrote: I was happy with the first properly profiled print off my new Epson, and that was gotten by setting the thing to automatic. I had good results straight away with my 2100, but after I ran the alignment procedure the results were even bette

Re: Digital darkroom frustrations!

David Mann wrote: On Feb 11, 2006, at 5:19 PM, William Robb wrote: I was happy with the first properly profiled print off my new Epson, and that was gotten by setting the thing to automatic. I had good results straight away with my 2100, but after I ran the alignment procedure the re

RE: Digital darkroom frustrations!

software Wrong Ink Clogged nozzles Paper feed is in accurate Check it or try different settings. Regards Jens Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 10. februar 2006 19:10 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Re: D

Re: Digital darkroom frustrations!

Just a short reply on the general topic - The best reference I've see for this is Wayne Fulton's web site See you later, gs

Re: Re: Digital Darkroom

I still have not done a lot of scans(fear,lack of time,who can tell) I don't have to do TO much with the files from the D1.A little more if they are shot in cloudy conditions. But i too need more experience.Go fiqure in the digital age,i'm taking darkroom classes:) Dave Pentax User Stouffvill

Re: Digital Darkroom Question

On Mon, 14 Oct 2002, Norm Baugher wrote: > How do I keep the monitor from fogging my film? Safelight filter? ;)

RE: Digital Darkroom Question

Open the camera back in full sunlight to pre fog it. BR > -Original Message- > From: Norm Baugher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 2:56 PM > To: PDML > Subject: Digital Darkroom Question > > > How do I keep the monitor from fogging my film? > Norm >

Re: Digital Darkroom Question

Norm wonders ... > > How do I keep the monitor from fogging my film? ... perhaps a ball peen hammer ??? !8^D Bill - Bill D. Casselberry ; Photography on the Oregon Coast

Re: Digital Darkroom Question

Norm Baugher wrote: > How do I keep the monitor from fogging my film? > Norm Put your pet lizard back in his cage :) annsan

Re: Digital Darkroom Question

Best answer yet. At 12:21 PM 10/15/2002 -0400, you wrote: >Norm Baugher wrote: > > > How do I keep the monitor from fogging my film? > > Norm > >Put your pet lizard back in his cage :) >annsan

Re: Digital Darkroom: Was Digicams and 35mm

Kevin Butler wrote: > Apart from changing the colour balance of picture before I > print it to look yellow/green, are there other settings I should be > looking at to make for more accurate colour matching? (BTW, the monitor > is set to a colour temperature of 6700K.) Have you run Adobe Gamma or

RE: Digital Darkroom: Was Digicams and 35mm

Mike wrote, http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .