Adam the 2006, 2007, 2009 Irish Boxing Champion and 2009, 2010 Beard of the Year.
Adam the Irish Boxing Champion.
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Raiders of the Lost Archive
Having selected the images for my Matsuri exhibition, I am now in the process of making prints. Images from the 645D camera were relatively easy, find the files in Lightroom, make the necessary adjustments including sharpening, and then print. The older images from the Pentax 67 film camera are a little more tricky. This is because although I had already scanned all the film, some of the scans were only saved as 8bit jpegs rather than 16bit tiff files. This was done to save space on the hard disk, and clients usually only wanted to receive the smaller more manageable files.
For the best possible prints however, I need to use the much larger 16 bit tiff files. Several of the images therefore need to be rescanned from the original transparency. For each image I have to find the file name, then locate the transparency in it’s folder in the humidity controlled cabinet.
67Kamakura30 safely tucked away inside a sleeve, in a cardboard matt, in a matt holder sheet
The next job is to remove the transparency from the sleeve with tweezers and place on the scanner. For this I use an Epson Perfection V750-M
Eventually the image is cleaned, color corrected, sharpened and ready for printing. I managed to get through the first two in about 4 hours this evening. Only eight more to go…
After scanning, cleaning and final adjustments it’s time to print.
And before I complain too much about rescanning film and restoring the image, there are some people undergoing similar but much much larger projects.
Adam the Canadian Lumberjack
Adam the Canadian Lumberjack
Meet Adam the Canadian lumberjack.
He cuts down trees. He skips and jumps.
He likes to press wild flowers.
He puts on women’s clothing
And hangs around in bars.
Adam the Alaskan Crab Fisherman
Adam the Alaskan Crab Fisherman
Meet Adam the Alaskan crab fisherman. He was born on a boat and has never touched dry land. He is 87 years old, but the salty sea air and a diet consisting almost exclusively of crab brains has kept him looking young.
Anime Antics at Mihama Manga Mega Expo
Cos-play participant at Mihama Manga Mega Expo
On Friday afternoon there was a small cos-play event in Mihama. I’ve shot much bigger gatherings in Tokyo and Kyoto, but anytime you get people dressing up as anime or manga characters there’s going to be some good photographic opportunities. It was bright and sunny at the time I was shooting so the main challenge was finding patches of open-shade that had a clean, uncluttered background.
Cos-play participant at Mihama Manga Mega Expo
Cos-play participant at Mihama Manga Mega Expo
Cos-play participant at Mihama Manga Mega Expo
Cos-play participant at Mihama Manga Mega Expo
Cos-play participant at Mihama Manga Mega Expo
Cos-play participant at Mihama Manga Mega Expo
Pixels to Pigment Workshop with Martin Bailey
Camera and white balance calibration using the color checker passport
Had a great time last weekend hosting a Pixels to Pigment Workshop with Tokyo photographer Martin Bailey. The workshop taught photographers how to create a more effective workflow from image capture to print.
Monitor and projector calibration
This meant calibrating the camera to give the correct colors and white balance, both done using an X-Rite color checker passport.
Printer calibration using the X-Rite i1Publish Pro 2
Monitors, the projector, both printers and two kinds of paper were calibrated using the X-Rite color munki and the i1Publish Pro 2.
Laminating the print before creating a gallery wrap
Prints were made of both Martin’s and the participants images, and on the second day the prints were laminated and then made into gallery wraps.
Martin hands over the final print to workshop participant David Edenfield.
I’d like to thank Shawn, Michael, David, Justin and David, for coming on the workshop and making it such a fun and successful weekend. A huge thanks to Martin for flying down to Okinawa and sharing his knowledge with us. For details on future Pixels to Pigment workshops in other parts of the world please check out Martin’s website.
Rocking at Fuji
Jack White at Fuji Rock Festival 2012
Another very busy couple of weeks. Just got back from three days shooting Fuji Rock Festival for ACUMEN magazine. The feature is about the British bands playing at the festival, these included The Stone Roses, both Gallagher brothers, The Kooks, Ocean Color Scene, Ray Davies, The Specials, The Heartbreaks, Spiritualized, Elvis Costello, Radiohead, and my personal favorite of the festival, a new soul artist called Michael Kiwanuka.
Don’t want to post images of the British acts before they go to print, but here are a couple of shots of non-UK performers Jack White (above) and Toots and Matayls (below).
Toots and the Maytals at Fuji Rock Festival 2012
I had a fantastic time. This was partly because it was the first rain-free Fuji Rock Festival in several years, but mainly due to the fact that I met many great people on the trip. To all the photographers, security, organizers, VIPs, artists and festival goers, thanks for making it a memorable few days. My computer is currently wheezing away under the weight of so many cool images.
Update: Magazine published you can see the blog post here
https://travel67.com/2012/08/21/fuji-rock-festival-acumen-magazine/
In every nook and cranny
Polka Dot Crab at Horseshoe near Manza
Coral reefs are full of life, but many species are not overly keen on being seen. If you’re armed with toxins or sharp teeth you can casually float around, or cruise the reef looking for prey. For other creatures there is too high a correlation between being spotted and being eaten. The result is that many spend their life in the shadows, having chosen to slip between the cracks.
? Fish at Horseshoe near Manza
For the photographer, the closer you get and the harder you look, the more complexity you will find. Almost every anemone, or coral growth has its own micro ecosystem living around it. You just have to find it.
Octopus at Horseshoe near Manza.
Test Shots
Eye of the Bear
Before any dive you have to run through a series of checks – B.W.R.A.F (BCD, weights, releases, air, final check). If you’re diving with a camera, there is a separate series of checks that you need to do. Camera battery level, strobe A battery level, strobe B battery level, memory card capacity, dials and button working, O-rings in place, clasps closed and locked. Once this is all done it’s worth taking a couple of test shots before you load the gear in to the car to make sure that everything is working okay.
As the strobes and camera are set up for macro work, and as Bear is normally watching me while getting ready, every sequence of dive shots usually begins with an image a little like these.
Bear smiles for the camera.
Fun in the Sun
Allison composing her shot.
I had a fun 101 Photography Workshop last weekend with Allison and Kimberly. Glorious weather on Sunday, so we all ended the course happy and with mild sunburn.
Allison and Kimberly, no longer auto mode snappers.
The next 101 Photography Workshop will be in the fall.
There are four places left on the Pixels to Pigment workshop with Martin Bailey August 4th & 5th. Please get in touch if you’d like to join us.
TRAVEL 67 : Chris Willson Photography 