Category Archives: Photography

These are blogs about things photographic.

More on scanning film
with the Epson scanner

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Brian Lawler

Last week I wrote about my immersion into scanning 19th century panoramic film. These negatives kept me up nights for about ten days. My total output of scans was 26. I carefully sorted through over 150 pieces of film, selected those … Continue reading →

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Scanning Kodak Cirkut film

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Brian Lawler

A dear friend of mine, now deceased, handed me a box of film about 30 years ago. The film had been in a flood in the garage of his friend who obtained the film from the original photographer who died … Continue reading →

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A textural photo assignment

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Brian Lawler

I occasionally find myself walking down a street of booths at a farmer’s market or a community fair. I attended one a week ago in Clovis, California. There were all the usual vendors – kettle corn, corn dogs, frozen lemonade, … Continue reading →

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Mister master masker makes masking mission

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Brian Lawler

  I was visiting a friend’s airplane hangar recently when we were suddenly aware of a louder than normal plane approaching on the ramp. We looked outside and were treated to the arrival of a beautiful Waco biplane, possibly the … Continue reading →

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Digital ICE, revisited

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Brian Lawler

I’ve been scanning a lot of old transparencies this week. The majority of those are 35mm Ektachrome, or equivalent, transparencies. Some are Kodachrome transparencies. Some are really dirty. And, for those I am implementing Digital ICE, the technology that was … Continue reading →

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Powering a time-lapse camera for an extended period of time

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Brian Lawler

I use a Canon T2i camera and a variety of lenses to make time-lapse movies. From time to time I take thousands of photos, and for that I need a special power supply. The standard battery for the camera is … Continue reading →

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A little kvetching, a little ballooning, and a little GigaPanning

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Brian Lawler

I organize an annual hot-air ballooning event, one that has been running for pretty close to 40 years. The event was founded by my friends Gordon Bennett and Jon Ackerman in 1974. It was conveniently located in the eastern part … Continue reading →

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EyeFi changes everything!

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Brian Lawler

Last year I wrote about using the iPad as an instantaneous proofing device when shooting digital portraits. It turned out to be the most popular blog I have ever written. Months later, I still get many hits a day on … Continue reading →

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My visit to GigaHQ

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Brian Lawler

Last Friday I ventured out into the world and visited the headquarters of GigaPan, the maker of the motorized camera mount that I have been using for a half-year. GigaPan is based in Portland, Oregon. At the GigaPan HQ are … Continue reading →

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Really Right solutions to my tripod problem

Posted on January 5, 2013 by Brian Lawler

I have written about my mountain-top GigaPan photos in recent months. The results have been spectacular, and I am very pleased with the photos. Carrying the equipment to the mountain tops has been my problem. The tripod I have been … Continue reading →

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