the dossiers » film http://thedossiers.net Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:45:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Pop-out photos http://thedossiers.net/pop-out-photos/ http://thedossiers.net/pop-out-photos/#comments Sun, 08 Mar 2009 22:20:41 +0000 admin http://thedossiers.net/?p=973 Technique to make digital images appear to “pop out” [archived discussion and how-to]

]]> http://thedossiers.net/pop-out-photos/feed/ 0 DPI, PPI, image resolution explained http://thedossiers.net/dpi-ppi-image-resolution-explained/ http://thedossiers.net/dpi-ppi-image-resolution-explained/#comments Sun, 08 Mar 2009 21:20:35 +0000 admin http://thedossiers.net/?p=1003 See this Usenet thread in rec.photo.digital from 1999

Illustrated article: “Calculating DPI”

PPI vs DPI and a discussion on photo scanning and image scans

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Techniques, issues and instructions

“Photojournalism Assignments and Techniques”

Lens stabilization is key to making good SP images.

An illustrated essay on legal issues with photojournalism

Getting sued for taking street portraits

Still alive, a photoblog with technique and how-to articles of interest to street photographers, all part of Nitsa’s “no rules” site of nonphotography (freeform street photos). (Example: Holga of Randy’s Donuts)

Good discussion: “Gettting those great candid shots. I am too shy or scared. What do you do? got any horror stories?”

Nick Turpin was featured on Strobist in 2009 for an interesting Men’s Health photo shoot he did: in taking street photos of various well-dressed people, he underexposed the ambient light and then used a few strobes to “carve in some highlights”; and since he didn’t need tripods or stands for such shots he was fine even in a photo-unfriendly city like London (In-Public is Turpin’s street photography site.)

Examples and tips of getting architecture on the streets.

Good examples of street photography

Todd Gross, NYC: Quarlo.com

Philip-Lorca Dicorcia, NYC: Times Square shots, a series called street portraits

Joe’s NYC

photoethnography

]]> http://thedossiers.net/street-photography/feed/ 0 Homemade light tent http://thedossiers.net/homemade-light-tent/ http://thedossiers.net/homemade-light-tent/#comments Sun, 08 Mar 2009 21:13:49 +0000 admin http://thedossiers.net/?p=993 Take photos of objects without backgrounds: use this Instructibles tutorial for a super simple homemade light tent

]]> http://thedossiers.net/homemade-light-tent/feed/ 0 New pinhole cameras http://thedossiers.net/new-pinhole-cameras/ http://thedossiers.net/new-pinhole-cameras/#comments Sun, 08 Mar 2009 21:06:22 +0000 admin http://thedossiers.net/?p=986 Zeroimage makes new wooden 135 pinhole cameras with an antique look.

]]> http://thedossiers.net/new-pinhole-cameras/feed/ 0 Best film processing http://thedossiers.net/best-film-processing/ http://thedossiers.net/best-film-processing/#comments Sun, 08 Mar 2009 21:03:31 +0000 admin http://thedossiers.net/?p=982 Dwayne’s photo is the best for 35mm mail order.

the transfer station: transferring old film (8mm, super 8 ) to digital

Digitize VHS tapes wtih eyetv

Need medium format processing for your Holga or lomo cameras? Try Swan photo labs.

]]> http://thedossiers.net/best-film-processing/feed/ 0 Vintage film cameras http://thedossiers.net/vintage-film-cameras/ http://thedossiers.net/vintage-film-cameras/#comments Sun, 08 Mar 2009 20:59:48 +0000 admin http://thedossiers.net/?p=978

Photoenthnography.com’s guide, “Buying and Testing a (Used) Classic Camera”

Ideas for a cheap (under $50) vintage camera

old film service

Efke R100 Black and White 127 Size Film

8mm and Super8 film: pro8mm.com

]]> http://thedossiers.net/vintage-film-cameras/feed/ 0 Self-computing exposures http://thedossiers.net/self-computing-exposures/ http://thedossiers.net/self-computing-exposures/#comments Sun, 08 Mar 2009 20:57:35 +0000 admin http://thedossiers.net/?p=976 THE ULTIMATE EXPOSURE COMPUTER

]]> http://thedossiers.net/self-computing-exposures/feed/ 0 Artificial Polaroids http://thedossiers.net/artificial-polaroids/ http://thedossiers.net/artificial-polaroids/#comments Sun, 08 Mar 2009 20:30:53 +0000 admin http://thedossiers.net/?p=970 Polaroid film is getting expensive & rare. The online app at poladroid.net takes your digital image and makes very realistic “Polaroid”-like output. It’s better than most of the lomo plugins &
techniques that are out there!

Also see Alternative Photography’s Polaroid page (image transfers).

]]> http://thedossiers.net/artificial-polaroids/feed/ 0 126 Instamatic film http://thedossiers.net/126-instamatic-film/ http://thedossiers.net/126-instamatic-film/#comments Sun, 08 Mar 2009 20:19:11 +0000 admin http://thedossiers.net/?p=965 Used on vintage cameras as well as for making pinhole images.

Tutorial with a history of the 126 Kodapack.

(Sold by the frugal photographer.)

Need a manual for a vintage Kodak 126 camera?

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