Level 5 Advanced Techniques Journal

All images will have their corresponding number written on the back of their print. Print 1 - 10x8, Digital C Type Print - Hasselblad H5D-40, Post Production Editing This image was printed on the digital enlarger we have in the university, following the set out instructions on how to use it. I edited several parts of different images to make one image in photoshop, which can be seen on my blog under 'Editing my still life images' for in depth details. It has become clear to me that the image isn't in complete focus, and I suspect that this is because the knobs on the enlarger moved slightly before I tightened them and locked the height in place. This slight movement could have moved my focus to an imperfect place such as this. The colours on this print seem to have less saturation than those on the prints that used the inkjet printers, especially when looking at the greens on the label where it appears much more yellow on tone. The background also doesn't se...

Digital enlargers work differently to a normal enlarger, as it uses a screen and calculations within softwares to ensure that your image is perfect on the first go, rather than having to do many test strips, test prints and then fixing it over and over. There's a lot less risk involved in using a digital enlarger. The process still requires light sensitive paper, as it used RGB lasers to imprint your image on the paper. The amount of time it needs with each colour will be chosen by the software on the computer. This process is therefore a mix of digital and analogue printing. The enlarger prints at a 300dpi and can print as large as 20 x 24 inches, and it's fairly easy to use.  Turn on the machine and the monitor Plug in your USB to the USB connector  Open the two softwares you need; these are Index and Exposer. Go onto the index programme and click 'Load'  Click 'Del index before' click 'selected pictures' Locate your images on your USB. T...

When printing, some things can often get overlooked. It's important to remember some of these steps to get the most out of your printing. 1. Changing Colour Space What is colour space? Well, according to Cambridge in Colour; "A "color space" is a useful conceptual tool for understanding the color capabilities of a particular device or digital file. When trying to reproduce color on another device, color spaces can show whether you will be able to retain shadow/highlight detail, color saturation, and by how much either will be compromised." "Working spaces are used by image editing programs and file formats to constrain the range of colors to a standard palette" It is therefore important to change the working space within Photoshop to suit your needs, so the program can replicate colours as they need to be shown. But how do you know which is best to use? The most common working spaces are SRGB and AdobeRGB 1998, and they both have different u...

To really test out the advantages of the digital medium format camera, me and two other students decided to try to take the exact same shot with both the Mamiya and a Canon 5D mk II. We wanted to use the lens lengths that were considered the standard lens for each camera, so we set the lens length to 50mm  on the canon and 150mm on the mamiya. This resulted in the mamiya appearing far closer to the subject. We took the images on a tripod so any movement was kept to a minimum. To make the test equal, we also set the cameras at the same settings. We chose an ISO of 200, an aperture of f11 and as the light meter suggested, a shutter speed of 1/3. We used the canon first and all of these settings worked fine, yet when we did this with the Mamiya it was far too over exposed. We then changed the shutter speed to 1/60sec.  Mamiya / Phase One back Canon 5D mk II When comparing the images, the mamiya clearly has very different tones to the Canon. The trees...