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Resin coateded inkjet prints on artistic paper

Original picture before being print.

The first person that talked to me about resins coat on inkjet print on drawing paper was Marco Tardito (whom I also made an interview).
In the past I also tried myself printing on watercolor paper with my Epson 2100, but the results were terribly disappointing. Colors are completely wrong because [...]

Turn photos into pencil drawings using Photoshop

How to convert a photograph in a realistic pencil sketch or charcoal drawing using photoshop.

Van Dyke Brown on cyanotype

It is possible to combine cyanotype with Van Dyke Brown to obtain dual tone prints with blue shadows and brown highlights.

The noise in digital zone plate photography

Description of noise in digital zoneplate photographs. How to use photoshop to replace it with a simulated film grain.

Anti color fringing to eliminate the residual chromatic noise

After filtering the digital noise with photoshop you can use anti color fringing techniques to eliminate the residual chromatic noise.

Local sharpening techniques and noise reduction

Use photoshop to increase the sharpen only on detailed areas of a photo and filter digital noise only in smooth portion of the image to achieve optimum results.

UV light source for contact prints and UV enlarger

Description of a self-made UV printing unit with Sylvania Blacklight-blue UV tubes to print alternative and historical processes.

Mounting pinhole diaphragms on support slides

Tutorial to explain how to mount microscope diaphragms pinholes on support slides to handle them more easily.

Microscope diaphragms as perfects pinholes

Electron microscope diaphragms can be used as the best pinholes: they are perfectly round and the diameter is constant.

Monochromatic pictures on darkroom color paper

Print black and white negatives on traditional darkroom color paper to obtain monochromatic photography.

Carbon print

History, description and technical introduction to the carbon transfer, one of the best traditional photographic printing technique.

The photographs “Demons”, technical notes

Catadioptric photos of the Pont Neuf “Demons” printed with traditional carbon transfer on Fabriano fine art watercolor paper.

Add noise to remove noise

After removing with Noise Ninja the noise of a digital photo add noise with Photoshop to simulate the analogue film grain.

Inkjet black and white print on Epson 2100 inkjet printer

How to get decent black and white prints on an Epson 2100 printer without using custom ICC profiles.

Searching for a cyanotype black toning

Searching for a cyanotype black toning, to intensify blue dmax and obtain an almost neutral print.

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