I visited a Web site based on what I read on John Paul Caponigro’s blog. The site is maintained by and features the works of Linde Waidhofer, Western Eye Photography. You will enjoy seeing her work as she seems to focus on a subject and explore that in detail. In her opening statement she says “I am less interested in literal landscape photography – photography that simply records the natural environment – than in the emotions and feelings that wilderness and wild places inspire. And one feeling above all, that of mystery.” While a photograph of bear tracks on mud peppered with pebbles may invite that kind of contemplation, you will also find the standard-fare landscapes that evoke similar works by other photographers. That may have something to do with the inescapable presence of some subject matters, like the Mitten Buttes of the Monument Valley. One great bonus for visiting her site is that she shares digital copies of all her books freely and they are all done very nicely. Look under “Books/Electronic Photo Books.” Although they are freely available, I encourage everyone to make a donation to provide a small reward for creating and sharing her art. [Read more...]
Focused on Location
Munki See, Munki Do: Display Calibration
X-Rite ColorMunki Photo
I am amazed that many photographers, far too many of them work on a monitor with no calibration, no profiling and get surprised when they do not achieve the expected colors from their prints. I have made quite a few presentations on digital workflow, and have been preaching the importance of color management starting with the display monitor calibration and profiling. The importance of a calibrated and properly profiled display monitor cannot be overemphasized. It is a must, period. The rest of the color-manged workflow depends on it.
On Color
I have been working on a presentation that I will make in a few weeks about color and color photography. I have read many books, visited many Web sites, and the last book I have been reading by Wittgenstein1 prompted me to ask a series of questions in my exploration of the idea of “color.” Ponder upon these:
- Is it meaningful to talk about the “evolution of color” in the sense that we talk about the evolution of the planets, species?
- All the colors must have emerged spontaneously.
- If not, is there an order of appearance?
- Are there “unknown colors”? Can there be?
- Once we are aware of the idea of “color” do we know all the colors we can?
- What is the difference between “surface color” and “emitted color”?
- Was there a time when humans did not see all the colors we now know?
- Will humans see more colors one million years from now?
- Is human evolution a factor in “color”?
- If it is, is human evolution the analog for the evolution of color?
- Is there color inside a tightly sealed wooden box?
- How can we know that?
- If there is no color, what would it look like if we could observe the objects inside?
Penny for your thoughts.
Flora
Infrared Earthscapes
Junk Yard