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  1. New Book of Large-Format Images & Publication Advice

    Friends,

    It's been a while since my last post - I have been busy! When you get a chance, check out my newly published book, The Neutron’s Long Shadow: Legacies of Nuclear Explosives Production in...
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    Re: Between here and San Antonio

    If you can manage a side trip to Big Bend National Park, I doubt that you will regret it.

    Have fun, Martin
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    Re: Postdoctoral LF

    About a year ago I decided that the expense and film logistics of 8x10 was not sustainable, especially as I was getting more into color. I started experimenting with multi-row mosaic photography...
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    Re: National Parks

    Here's a previous thread with many good ideas:
    http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?t=38955
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    Re: How do you prepare a portfolio?

    I use the slide sorter function of MS PowerPoint. It is a bit cumbersome placing an image on every page. There may a way to automate this step, but I haven't taken time to find out. After using...
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    Re: The Best Art and Photography Blogs?

    Let's not forget our own Tim Atherton's Muse-ings, http://www.photo-muse.blogspot.com/
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    Re: wet darkroom vs. inkjet

    Yes.
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    Re: 15lb 8x10 Studio-in-a-bag

    No tripod head or light meter?
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    Re: Good book for learning InDesign ?

    Not cheap, but I've found these tutorials get me productive much faster than learning from a book. You might still want a book for broader coverage of the details although you can generally learn...
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    Re: Diasec In Usa?

    Laumont in nyc is a great place but I'm pretty sure they are not a Diasec licensee. They do provide face mounting to acrylic. For Fuji Crystal Archive paper they do a Diasec-like process with...
  11. Re: The sky in contemporary fine art landscape

    The influence of Minimalism.
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    Re: LF documentary photography

    I consider that a large component of my work is documentary. I mostly use 8x10.
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    Re: Realist Art/photography?

    The collectors of Gursky, Struth, Hoefer, Burtynsky, et al. apparently think there's nothing wrong with photographic realism, and they are even willing to pay top dollar to get them.
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    Re: Certificates of Authencity

    Try www.universityproducts.com and search on labels, laser to get archival quality self-adhesive label paper. You can easily custom design your own COA in any word processing program.
  15. Re: None Pictorialist uses of LF Photography?

    Martin,

    Take a look at Chris Jordan's 2003-2005 work (www.chrisjordan.com). Chris used to post quite a lot on this forum before he moved on to a more conceptual bent. Also check out my site.
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    Re: Keeping track of exposed film sheets

    Good question, Pat. When I shot 4x5 only, I used to put the N dev films in a dedicated, recycled film box marked N, N+ films in an N+ box, and so on. When I switched to 8x10, I quickly learned of...
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    Re: Face Mounting Harman Gloss

    Thanks for your thoughts, folks. Seems like face mounting is not a good option with the fiber-based papers. I sure like the intense blacks and low differential gloss of the Harman paper, but the...
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    Re: Face Mounting Harman Gloss

    Thanks, Adrian. I found Chris' post.
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    Re: Face Mounting Harman Gloss

    Face mounting is the use of a transparent adhesive film to bond the face of a print to acrylic glazing. This is used mainly to mount large prints for display. It seems to work well for RC papers...
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    Face Mounting Harman Gloss

    Anyone know if there are any issues with face mounting Harman Gloss FB Al?
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    Re: Getting noticed - shows/competitions

    www.visitcenter.org/resourceCenter.cfm?task=cat&cat=5
    www.photolucida.org/
    www.artshow.com

    Naturally there is some overlap in the listings.
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    Re: Paul Shambroom's work at TED Conference

    Tim, I'm referring primarily to the single-individual portraits. It is very clear that the quality of light is different for the figure and its background. I don't know how he made his images, but...
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    Re: Paul Shambroom's work at TED Conference

    Paul, I was hoping to get away with a quick, humorous (even ironic) reply to Claudio's comment, however, this thread actually could be the stimulus for a more extended discussion of intent and...
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    Re: Paul Shambroom's work at TED Conference

    Long live irony!
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    Re: Face Mounting

    Handling large prints by yourself is difficult at best, but here is what I have done for prints up to 40x50". Cut 1/8" plex and Sintra (expanded PVC) to size and trim print to same dimensions....
  26. Re: What is to be understood by the expression ‘Photographic Modernism’ ?

    Thanks for the eyewitness testimonial, Matt. After I received word of the acceptance for that show, I became aware that in the original prospectus they had requested no photos! Evidently, Irving...
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    Re: Books on history of photography...

    For a pretty good survey of the contemporary scene, I try Charlotte Cotton's The Photograph as Contemporary Art. Also, Jonathan Green's A Critical History of American Photography is excellent over...
  28. Re: What is to be understood by the expression ‘Photographic Modernism’ ?

    I think that "Photographic Modernism" has to be understood as just another expression of Modernism itself. Modernism was the belief in and a seeking to express the reality behind appearance, the...
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    Re: Showing... ready or not

    If you do not feel good about 20-25, then show only 15-20. More wall space around each picture gives more value to each image, a good thing. Small galleries often expect you to frame the works...
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    Re: A Christmas Gift

    What a great story! Thanks for sharing it.

    Happy Holidays!
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    Re: Transporting an epson 9600 printer ?

    I may be using the wrong terminology in saying "key". I no longer have the manuals to look it up for you. The documentation with my 9800 refers to the "bolt and bracket" used to lock the carriage...
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    Re: Transporting an epson 9600 printer ?

    I wouldn't want to take responsibility for your situation, but I sold a 7600 and a 9600, locked the heads with the key, did NOT drain the inks. My buyers reported no problems after transporting the...
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    Re: Coca-Cola at Fine-Wine Prices?

    Paul, "After Invisible Man" is intended by Wall to illustrate a scene from Ralph Ellison's novel, Invisible Man. I won't argue that is "mere" illustration. I think it is an immensely imaginative...
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    Re: Coca-Cola at Fine-Wine Prices?

    Thanks, Brian, for bringing up an important aspect to this discussion. I read recently on some blog that at the last Paris Photo Show Yossi Milo had sold all of the new works by Loretta Lux before...
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    Re: Coca-Cola at Fine-Wine Prices?

    Eric, Peter said that he liked your work and could see you at 8PM tonight. After that he's tied up. Hope you can make it.
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    Re: Coca-Cola at Fine-Wine Prices?

    I was at a bookstore last night and saw the MOMA exhibition catalogue for the current Wall show. In Peter Galassi's accompanying essay he made the point that Wall's career has been characterized by...
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    Re: Coca-Cola at Fine-Wine Prices?

    Notwithstanding the unseemliness of all the mudslinging, there is an underling point to the disagreement. I have had the experience of acquiring a taste for art that I did not at first grasp, so I...
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    Re: Coca-Cola at Fine-Wine Prices?

    Ok, I suppose I invited the rants with my thread title, but I am interested in serious discussion of the piece. All I found so far is the following excerpt of an article (full article at...
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    Coca-Cola at Fine-Wine Prices?

    Anyone care to make a stab at helping me understand the artistic concept behind Jeff Wall's light-box image "Just Washed" which just sold at auction for $120,000?
    ...
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    Re: Street Photography Legalities Revisited

    Sorry, diCorcia not diCortia.
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