what would david do?

I am testing a plugin from Timothy Armes that allows an image to be uploaded directly from Lightroom2 to my blog.

And presto! It works.
Here’s the link

A Commercial currently airing in the UK. Insightful

Honda Insight - Let It Shine from Honda on Vimeo.

View it on the Vimeo site and watch the pretty amazing interaction with your web browser.

Also checkout how it was done

A Joint event between the Tampa Bay InDesign User Group and the budding Lightroom Tampa Bay User group. For more information and registration details click here. Register early to save. Session starts 9am on Saturday 9th.  Lunch included. 

If you’re wondering who Ansel is then you’re too young. Perhaps you have heard of the name relative to the subject of photography but have had no desire or cause to know who Ansel Adams is or what his impact was on the fine art of photography. Known most for his images depicting the majestic scenery of Yosemite National Park, Ansel Adams work tirelessly in the darkroom (old school) long before todays digital technology was available. The creator of the Zone System and master printer would probably have embraced the digital era, when he determined it was ready for his work.

Now, prints of his work are being digitized and printed electronically under the close supervision of the Adams family and marketed at sub $1000 prices for a really decent sized print. The originals would cost more than 50 times that. I think it is a powerfully strong indication that not only has the dawn of digital fine art printing arrived but the sun is up and its way past breakfast time.

Check out this video for details on how the prints are made.


Ansel Adams grandson shows off new digitally produced prints.

While no specific printer is mentioned, I feel if the interviewer would just shut up, that name would have been dropped. The key to their quality seems to lie in the capture stage, using Hasselblads, and a rather extreme attention to detail. At first I thought they may have been targeting the negatives and scanning those but since the “art” is created in the print stage that wouldn’t make sense as we would not be looking at the interpretation of Mr. Adams himself.

Here are the technical specs of the prints

How do they look? I’ll let you know when I receive my copy of Rose and Driftwood. (dont hold your breath)

ENJOY!