Boston Street, originally uploaded by jjvornov. One of the drawbacks of the Sigma Foveon is the lack of support for RAW conversion by the usual tools. Files get processed by the Sigma software prior to being brought into Aperture. Sigma has added a monochrome conversion to the newest version of Sigma Photo Pro. In keeping [...]
Splattered Right, originally uploaded by jjvornov. With the price reductions of the new Merrill versions of the SIgma compacts, I finally upgraded from my original version of the DP1. I found that the Sigma was not only the camera I’ve been carrying with me lately, but it’s also been the instrument used to capture some [...]
Cracked Earth, originally uploaded by jjvornov. Cracked Earth Negev, Israel Overall, not a very productive year for me as photographer. On my extended trip to Israel in Febuary, I was unimpressed with the images I captured. Some nice travel landscape shots for personal memories, but nothing that spoke to me. Overall, only 24 images from [...]
Here’s a little different take on practicing in public from worldwide street photographers via Alex Coghe. The issues raised by having instant access to captured images and easy publication to the world seem to run counter to traditional concepts of artistry. I’ve argued that these old concepts are largely an illusion- artists have always tended [...]
It seems that my writing yesterday must also have been in response to Mike Johnston’s distinction between artist and photographer. This is a little different take on the idea of the artist working in isolation, burying the mistakes and emerging into the world with a fully conceived body of work. Again, I don’t think it’s [...]
Just Missed, originally uploaded by jjvornov. Another factor in my return to photography is setting up a fixed workstation. Since I now spend workdays at an office, I no longer have a multi-computer work setup. My 13″ Macbook Air was the perfect tool for my decentralized work habits, sharing the desk with a docked Windows [...]
Angel and Stars, originally uploaded by jjvornov. I’m finding I can push these black and white images further from reality because the color doesn’t provide such a clear reference to the real. In the city, a 50 mm prime is sufficient for this kind of image capture. It isolates detail in way that’s similar to [...]
Next to the Water, originally uploaded by jjvornov. I’m dipping into Vincent Versace’s “From Oz to Kansas” just because of the potential of monochrome images. With a D800 and “almost every black and white conversion technique know to man” who needs Tri-X?
Cups and Trays in Harbor, originally uploaded by jjvornov. I think more that a few photographers have begun to realize that we finally have some digital cameras with enough dynamic range to begin to replicate a more classic black and white look. Film, with its slow fade to pure white and pure black captured tonality [...]
_DSC0788cc, originally uploaded by jjvornov. Having made a major life transition in moving to a new job, perhaps it’s not surprising that I’m feeling a need for some simple visual work. Vince Versace’s two new books have been waiting for me. My first goal will be to catch up on the updated technique in Welcome [...]