The pictorialism and modernism of Edward Steichen and the malediction of Ansel Adams
Description of the exposition at Jeu de Pomme with pictorialist and modernist photo by E. Steichen and definition of the A. Adams maledition: a stereotyped application of rigid printing techniques.
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UV light source for contact prints and UV enlarger
Description of a self-made UV printing unit with Sylvania Blacklight-blue UV tubes to print alternative and historical processes.
Mounting pinhole diaphragms on support slides
Tutorial to explain how to mount microscope diaphragms pinholes on support slides to handle them more easily.
The landscapes between photography and painting by Dorothy Simpson Krause
Interview with Dorothy Simpson Krause about her landscapes photographs made from digital prints on various materials and mixed media.
The fantastic world of Ruud van Empel
Interview with Ruud van Empel about "word" his photographic collages or photo-montages of children and plants in a modern naif style.
Microscope diaphragms as perfects pinholes
Electron microscope diaphragms can be used as the best pinholes: they are perfectly round and the diameter is constant.
The triumph of modern academism and the few brave Photo Quai rebels
A lot of "modern academic photography" at Photoquoi exposition in Paris, but also a few great less known photographers from the non-occidental world.
Monochromatic pictures on darkroom color paper
Print black and white negatives on traditional darkroom color paper to obtain monochromatic photography.
