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Scanning - its in the details

This weekend I broke down and picked up a Nikon CoolScan 5000ED from BellAir Camera. until now I have been dropping my film at the lap for process and high-rez scan, honestly I was actually pretty happy with the results, even though I did notice I was loosing some highlight and shadow details.  Today I pulled out some of those original CD's with store bought scans...  OUCH...    Keep reading for all the details....

Become invisible with DayGlo

Now this is a interesting thought, photographer Stephen Gill says he wear a DayGlo west when photographing in public to be left alone. We all know public workers wearing DayGlo, they are everywhere and nobody stop for a moment to think about what they are doing, after all, they are wearing DayGlo.  I have a DayGlo west which I have used on commercial shoots now and then.. but the idea is that maybe I can work invisibly wearing it for street photography... this must be tested.

Read the story from the Guardian

Bill also mentions this on his blog about shooting in the street.  click to read "the Invisible man".

This is part of the SEP "Somebody Elses Problem" effect - Read the Wikipedia entry.

The ROBOT is back

A few years ago my grandfather gave me his two Robot cameras. They have travled with him around Europe, Denmark and Greenland for decades.  This spring I gave one to Steves Camera in Los Angeles for cleanup and adjustment.  it is back and working wonderfully. Read about this 1937 state of the art camera. - UPDATE added a ROBOT gallery.