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Did I Save These Images?

January 11, 2024

Saving Or Ruining Film Images In Post Processing

While visiting the Palacio de Cristal in Retiro Park in Madrid, Spain, in 2019 I made several images with my Leica M4 and Delta 400 film.

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In Photo Background, Photography Info, Photography Skills Tags artificial intelligence, AI, AI algorithms in image creation, b&w, bnw, b/w, candid photography in Madrid, candid photography, candid, digitization of art, film photography, how to meter for aperture and shutter speed with a Leica M4, high-contrast black and white, ilford delta 400, monochrome photography, Madrid, Leica M4, metering light with a Leica M4, shooting with a Leica M4, sunny-16, sunny 16, using an exernal light meter, post-processing black and white film images, ON1, processing with ON1, ON1 Brilliance AI, ON1 NoNoise AI, ON1 TackSharp AI, Using ON1 Brilliance AI on scanned film negatives, saving underexposed film negatives, processing under exposed film negatives, Palacio de Cristal in Retiro Park in Madrid Spain
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black and white image of an SD-card, a thumb drive, and an external hard disc lying on top of sheets with film negatives

The Case For Film

February 6, 2023

Will Artificial Intelligence aid the revival of film photography?

Since the inception of photography, photographers have manipulated images to show something different from what they initially captured when pushing the shutter button…

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In Photography Info Tags analog photography, film photography, film and digital photography, shooting film, hybrid photography film and digital, film is not dead, artificial intelligence, tex-to-image, AI, film revival, photo editing, photography controversy, trusting images, images to trust, what is text-to-image artificial intelligence AI, tangible photos, truthful, digitization of art
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black and white image of three elderly ladies sitting at a table outside a Taperia restaurant in madrid. One is talking and two are listening. Bottles and glasses on the table.

Madrileñas

March 28, 2022

Madrid, Spain | Plaza Platería de Martinez | August 2019

Something that always strikes me in Spain is the strong and articulated women. Irrespective of social status or age, they are Present, with a capital P.

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In Photo Background, Social Documentary, Street Photography Tags b/w, b&w, bnw, black and white photography, black and white photography in Madrid, black & white photography, behind the scenes of a photo, candid photography in Madrid, candids, candid photography, candid, decisive moment, eating out in madrid, film photography, ilford delta 400, focus, shooting with a Leica M4, woman, women, what to do in Madrid, paying attention, Madrid, Spain
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Image courtesy and copyright Amei Manten

Not The Decisive Moment

March 21, 2022

Street Photography Is Social Documentary Photography

Writing last week's blog posts about the book Lost London: 1870-1945 made me realize that there is an easily overlooked aspect of street photography.

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In Photography Info, Street Photography, Social Documentary Tags b/w, b&w, bnw, black and white photography, people, film photography, monochrome photography, urban photography, anxiety, Eygelshoven, the Netherlands, decisive moment, social documentary photography
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Book Review: Lost London 1870-1945 by Philip Davies

March 14, 2022

How A Photo Book With Old Images Impacted My Photography

I was lucky enough to stumble upon this book while browsing the bargains area of Barnes & Noble. It is a photo book with old images from London, United Kingdom, taken between 1870 and 1945, providing a unique insight into how the city and its inhabitants looked during those years.

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In Book Reviews, Photography Info, Street Photography Tags book review, black and white photography, b&w, black & white photography, documentary photography, film photography, books you must read, photobooks you must read, lessons learned from photographers, monochrome photography, photography books, Lost London, London, social documentary photography, Philip Davies, English Heritage, England, United Kingdom
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In Focus: Bargain Found

May 27, 2021

The Joy of Finding a Bargain at a Madrid Market

This image was created during a stroll in sunny Madrid, Spain, in August 2019…

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In Art Info, Photo Background, Street Photography Tags black and white photography, monochrome photography, street candids, market shopping, shopping in Madrid, what to do in Madrid, candid photography in Madrid, street photography in Madrid, black and white photography in Madrid, where to shop in Madrid, shooting with a Leica M4, social documentary photography, shooting film, film photography
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