“Could not complete the Export command because there is not enough memory (RAM).” I got this when merely trying to export to the web a simple and small image. I have 8 gigs of RAM, and CS4 never had this problem. I won’t detail the screw-with-the-plugins-for-hours agony or any of the rest of the trauma, […]

Unfortunately, updating to 10.6.3 did not correct the problem with V4 ICC profiles for me…. Version 4 ICC profiles still print with a gray border around the image. My solution, as with others, has been to remake my profiles as Version 2. Wish there was better news… Tracy Edit April 1,2010: Today (4 months later) […]

I’m the “buck stops here” guy for putting together the Creative Vision Series Talks for the ImageMakers and Center For Photographic Art. We just had a great talk by Charlie Cramer (www.charlescramer.com). Got to meet Charlie Cramer face-to- face finally, and to rehash “The Anomaly Factory” (you know who you are!) with Bill Atkinson. He […]

Edit March 29, 2010: Unfortunately, updating to 10.6.3 did not correct the problem with V4 ICC profiles for me…. My photos suddenly started printing with great wide gray borders, for no reason I could imagine. I thought nothing had changed… but obviously something had. I tried reinstalling Photoshop CS4; reinstalling the Mac 10.6.2 update; moving […]

In my local photographic group we have an esteemed and highly skilled photographer of people. She’s also a teacher. I greatly respect her tenure as a photographer and her level of skill. Her work, specializing in people in their native environments, are beautiful black and whites, made on film, and processed completely by her in […]

I’m delighted to note that two of my photos were included in this year’s juried exhibition at The Center for Photographic Art, in Carmel. The show is a delight, with a wide range of different photographic styles and visions represented. My pieces “Tree with cloud” and “Nude with old roses” were selected. Each framed piece […]

Free ABW (Advanced Black and White) Profiles for the Epson 3800 and Macintosh NOTE: 12/25/09 – As of 10.6.2, these profiles will not show up in Photoshop. Apple made some kind of change that wreaked havoc on ICC profiles in OS 10.6.2. I’ll try to get these fixed, or perhaps 10.6.3 will fix them. (My […]

I print using an Epson 3800 with K3 inks. I’ve just spent a couple of months and many hundreds of dollars running my own tests on papers from a number of manufacturers, from Red River to Canson. I’ve run standard tests, and then from those chosen papers for my own hand-made ICC profiles. Now, paper […]

Framing a Fine Art Photographic Print Framing a photograph can be done several ways. The most common is without a matte, and is usually a photo of friends or loved one. Fine photographs, on the other hand, are virtually always matted. Beside the fact that this separates the surface of the photo from the rear […]

Here’s something most folks don’t know about digital cameras: in terms of a quality, well-resolved photograph, you should stay away from the smaller apertures. F22 is too small. If you’re fortunate enough to have a full-frame sensor camera (such as the Nikon D3/D700 or Canon EOS 5D, for example) you can go to about F11. […]