I posted earlier about my need to res down 60000 x 6000 images to 6000 x 6000. I was thinking about using Pixel Bender, but I came up with a workaround that does most of what I’d do in Pixel Bender, needs no programming, and works in all versions of Photoshop. They key idea is… [Read More]

Five years ago today, I posted some thoughts on creativity and constraints. You can read them here. Huntington Witherill wrote an eloquent dissent. It’s in a comment to the post. Ten days ago, Brooks Jensen posted a podcast, the teaser for which was: If creativity is a free-flowing, spontaneous activity, won’t a structure constrict the creative process?… [Read More]

When I’m editing the slit scan pictures, I often res down a 60,000 x 6000 pixel image to a 6000 x 6000 one, compressing the time axis. I’ve not found an appropriate resolution changing tool, nor have I found a good Photoshop filter to do the averaging of 10 or so pixels in only one… [Read More]

As we’ve seen in the previous posts and in one comment thread, the main reason – some say the only reason – to use the expose-to-the-right method is to achieve minimum noise. If you’re using an iPhone, that’s important all the time. With a point and shoot camera, it’s important most of the time. With… [Read More]