Recent content by TJMc

I guess we have different definitions of "simple" and "complicated." Full auto point and shoot is simple. Metering, setting shutter speed, setting aperture to be sure they are working together to get the right depth of field, exposure, sharpness or blur—all that is complicated. There are (as far...

I'd love to be able to understand the "I don't let the camera make decisions for me" mentality. When you take basic camera classes, they usually require you to have a camera that can be set to all-manual mode. The reason for this should be obvious: they want to teach you how a camera works...

Same for me. I've been using Photoshop since at least ver. 3.0, more than 30 years. "It does what I need" may be enough for others, but I keep trying to expand my boundaries, and other editors haven't kept up. I have never tried Neo, but I have tried most of the others. I have the Affinity suite...

In my opinion, this whole "bokeh" thing has gotten out of hand. It started as how a given lens rendered out-of-focus specular highlights and evolved into any blur in the background. No one really understands what it is, but everyone tries to appear erudite about something that is really nothing...

My first interchangeable lens camera (SLR) was a Canon AE-1 Program in 1984. There were several more in between, but the latest and current is a Nikon Z8. My first camera was a Brownie Hawkeye in about 1953.

Old Burton, Arizona schoolhouse. Nikon FM, Micro-Nikkor 55mm, Ilford HP5 Plus processed commercially.

I love my 8550. They are best used with paper that suits them, because they can be temperamental, especially with some glossy papers. Also keep in mind that the ink is NOT archival, so if you intend to print professionally for sale, this will be a consideration. Only one is a pigment ink, one of...

Andrew's Shed

I have an Epson Perfection V600 Photo, which is an affordable flatbed scanner with film scanning capacity. It comes with two film holders which are placed over the bed and then in software you make the proper settings for the type of film, resolution, etc., and scan. I have had very good...