The Puddle On Sandstone Walls, Coyote Buttes, Arizona, USA How to convert a color photograph to black & white with Photoshop Channel Mixer The perception of reality is in color. Rendering that color to a black and white photograph, in addition to being a personal option, it is also an art.In chemical [...]
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The damn Coronavirus, Covid-19 came into my (our) life (s) just when the book XPRESSIONS (Xplicit Erotic) was going to enter printing, immediately canceling the process, due to the state of alarm decreed in Spain and the consequent cessation of all economic activity in the country. As it is well known, it is not [...]
Print at M size 22x28 inches Reviewing old negatives, sometimes I discover little treasures that were "discarded" at that time for one or another reason. This time I re-discovered this wonder that I surely think it was discarded because it needed some cropping, despite having used a 300 mm. telephoto lens. The large [...]
Apollo 16. Los Angeles, California Science Center As many kids of my age, I was found of astronautics -world trending topic- of the 70's. The Apollo program lead by NASA was broadcasted by the only one TV channel in Spain and news on rocket launch and reentry into Earth atmosphere were on TV, regularly. It was [...]
Después de un largo paréntesis (20 años) sin pisar suelo americano, decidimos viajar en familia por una parte de la mítica Ruta-66, concretaménte por los estados del oeste: New Mexico, Arizona, (Nevada) y California. "los fotógrafos mentimos muy bien..." El mito de dicha ruta, creo que está más en nuestro subconsciente, que en lo [...]
Edward Weston on a photograph by his son Brett. Edward Weston (24/03/1886 - 1/01/1958), was a renowned American photographer, considered one of the most influential of the 20th century. He dedicated part of his career as a portraitist, but what made him really known was the development of a realistic, personal style, [...]
Project date (ca. 1992) I have always believed that to obtain the highest optical quality in a photograph, the camera used is irrelevant. The only two elements directly related to the quality obtained are the film and lens used. A more or less sophisticated camera can help us with ease [...]
When mild or warm temperatures arrive, it feels like travelling and being outdoors. An interesting spot is the Asturian coast, north of Spain. It offers endless photographic possibilities and broad areas of nature. Enjoy... Nikon 28mm f/1.4 ISO 400 f/8 25 seg. Nikon 70-200 mm. f/2.8 ISO 100 f/5.6 1/2 seg. 70mm. [...]
Here is my darkroom, my trip pal during many years, place of freedom where I learnt to make and re-make from the mistakes commited. I was looking for these negs from a time, to publish this post for future generations to come to know what this my dream darkroom, one day was. I think that soon [...]
