Cruising to Bermuda
Posted by Jacob in Photography on October 7, 2009
In September 2009 I was cruising to Bermuda. The ship turned out to be full of wonderful geometry and with time on my hands I was happy clicking away with my camera. As always I tried to capture geometry of shapes and lines trying to create rhythmical and balanced compositions.
Getting cooler tones with Epson 1400 and MIS Eboni 6
Posted by Jacob in Photography on September 21, 2009
Eboni 6 is wonderful set of inks. It’s very smooth and probably has the longest longevity imaginable because it’s pure carbon. It’s also much cheaper than OEM ink, it’s even more than twice cheaper than Peizography inks. But there is one problem – it’s too warm. Paul Roark, who is independent developer of this ink, [...]
Comparing methods of printing with dedicated black and white printer
Posted by Jacob in Photography on September 20, 2009
Since I’ve started my research into printing with dedicated b&w printer and monochrome inks I’ve found many different ways to use inks to generate print. After studying internet forums and work of Paul Roark I’ve found that inks can be used in following manner:
1. Black only printing – image printed using only one 100% black [...]
Taking pictures in museums
Posted by Jacob in Photography on September 17, 2009
My big project of the summer 2009 was “Museums”. Museums look like nice place to take great pictures. They are filled with pieces of art, people and sometimes have nice architecture. Everybody is taking pictures so it’s easy to shoot discreetly unsuspecting people. Too bad that a lot of museums don’t allow taking pictures and it’s [...]
DIY – Photobook Part 2
Posted by Jacob in Photography, Printing on September 15, 2009
Photobook looks more like a book – not like an album – when it has a picture on the cover. I mean not only picture but also some text like title, author’s name and whatever else you want to put on the cover of your book. If you do it on Photoshop you can create [...]
DIY – Photobook
Like many photographers I was searching for a way to create my own photo books. The easiest solution – to order one on the Internet. I’ve tried some of the services offered and found following pros: the book cost is pretty low as long as you stay with soft cover and black and white pages. [...]
The Cloisters
Posted by Jacob in Photography on September 1, 2009
Last week I’ve visited The Cloisters – Museum of Medieval Art. It is a beautiful museum full of pieces of art. Here are some pictures.
Pictures from MOMA
Posted by Jacob in Photography on August 14, 2009
Continuing with my “Museums of New York” project I’ve visited MOMA (Museum of Modern Art). I love this museum, it’s so full of energy and youth. Here are some pictures:
Day at museum
Posted by Jacob in Photography on August 9, 2009
I started to work on new project called “Museums”, the first one to visit was Metropolitan NY Museum. Here are some pictures.