Hi folks,
here we go again with another “The Story Behind” post :)

One of my premises for the new year is that I want to start again working with alternative processes. After a very long break, almost 8 years, I started last Sunday to create a bromoil image.
I really have enjoyed to create it, all the preparations and then the work itself.

A paint brush instead of a mouse, a sheet of paper instead of a screen… like a travel back in time… the process itself as a whole unit, making me being a part of it, with every brush move, with every break to look at it and every decision where to reveal more of the hidden beauty and make a unique piece of art… that’s something I enjoy again and again.

The preparation was a bit “modern” as I have Read the rest of this entry »

Happy new year everyone :-)

I hope you had a good slip into the new year 2009 and your party was cool with no injuries  :-)

Today’s post is also a brief tutorial, which is specially written for my friend Dave Aharonian, from Victoria, Canada.

He is a pro I had the honour and pleasure to meet during my stay at Joshua Tree, California last September.

So dear Dave, here you go, Read the rest of this entry »

I often see in a lot of forums that people are complaining about image quality after uploading their photographs to online galleries and such. They complain about “muted colors” or “they look tad washed out”.

The “secret” is behind the rendering engine of the used internet browser.
Most of them are just able to reproduce the sRGB colorspace.
If your workflow contains editing/processing in a different colorspace, then you might Read the rest of this entry »