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Testing the Black and White Photo mode of the PRO-1000
2022-05-26 07:19:00 UTC
When it comes to printing black and white images with the PRO-1000, you have two options: first, you can use the normal color mode with an ICC profile. Second, you can use the printer’s dedicated Black and White Photo mode (henceforth “BW mode”), which is an available option in the…
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Editing Silver Efex 2 Smart Filters after installing Silver Efex 3
2022-05-21 04:11:00 UTC
As you may know from reading my previous posts, I am a big fan of the NIK Collection, first released by NIK Software, then for some time taken over by Google and now being owned and further developed by DXO. Especially Silver Efex is for me the best and most…
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A Review of the Hahnemühle Matte FineArt Textured Collection
2022-03-29 09:05:58 UTC
Already a few years back I wrote an article on the different papers in Hahnemühle’s Glossy FineArt Collection. Please check out that article for why I went with Hahnemühle as paper manufacturer and some basic information on their paper collections
By and large my printing has been focused on semi-gloss…
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Book Printing with Affinity Publisher and the PRO-1000
2021-02-01 13:04:00 UTC
Almost two years ago, I started preparations for printing my first self-printed portfolio. Unfortunately a lot of other projects stalled my progress and only now, under the third Corona-lockdown here in Austria, I have been able to pick up where I left back then. The custom-made leather album from Heiner…
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Why ProPhoto RGB as Working Color Space?
2019-03-24 07:00:48 UTC
In an earlier post on my printing workflow, I mentioned using the ProPhoto RGB color space for editing (“working color space”) and the reasons behind that choice. This post explores this topic further, looking closer at the gamuts of photos and modern output devices and how they relate to sRGB…