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Going from digital to chemical photography

July 11, 2012 JimK Leave a Comment

It’s not fair of me to criticize what Tillman Crane had to say to digital photographers who are thinking about trying the chemical world without saying what I’d say. So here goes, without the space limitations that encumbered Crane. As in the previous post, my assumption is that the digital photographer is already working with… [Read More]

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Tillman Crane on film vs digital

July 10, 2012 JimK Leave a Comment

The current issue of photo technique has an article by Tillman Crane with incredible scope: it’s an overview of black-and-white film for people who have never used it, but who’ve come to photography via digital routes. While I could quibble with a few points, I think it’s a pretty impressive condensation of a lot of… [Read More]

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“Staccato” exhibition, part 2

July 9, 2012 JimK Leave a Comment

Yesterday I had three visitors: the two curators of the CPA In Motion Exhibition and the Champion for the show. The Champion is the manager of an exhibition, and is responsible for making sure everybody knows what they have to do, and that they do it. I showed my guests work prints from the Staccato… [Read More]

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“Staccato” to show at the CPA

July 8, 2012 JimK Leave a Comment

A week ago, the Center for Photographic Art notified me that I could make an announcement on Facebook, but nowhere else. Yesterday, I got permission to post the information on the wider, less managed, web. So here goes: I will be having a joint exhibition at the CPA gallery with Hal Eastman. The show will… [Read More]

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Photos from Kim Weston’s opening reception

July 1, 2012 JimK 1 Comment

The Center for Photographic Art hosted a lecture by Kim Weston, and opened his new exhibition at the Center with a reception. Huntington Witherill curated the show, and Tracy Morrison was the Exhibition Champion, which means she did most of the organization. You can find out more about the exhibition here. I did a few sweep panoramas:  

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