Onsight, Global Imaging and Leaf are hosting a hands-on demonstration day with the new Leaf AFi camera system at the Onsight printmaking studio in San Antonio, Texas Tuesday June 24th. While Leaf has offered medium format backs for years, the new AFi is an integrated camera body/back system that enhances productivity and workflow. This is the type gear that one must test drive before purchasing so this is your chance to do so at no cost. (more…)

Those of you that have visited the Onsight studio might recognize these photos of Chateau Miraval that have graced the studio walls for the last 10 years. You may also recognize these scenes from the likes of Vanity Fair, People, Us and other magazines and newspapers this week because Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt just leased the place and the paparazzi are typically all over it. My wife’s aunt and uncle have owned Miraval for a couple decades and enjoy the rustic setting where they make organic wine and have been restoring the ancient structures and terraces. Miraval is also home to an exceptional recording studio in a medieval structure where the likes of AC/DC, The Cranberries, The Gypsy Kings and Pink Floyd (yep, thy recorded “The Wall” there) have come to get away, enjoy nature and record albums. (more…)

I’m taking part in the Yosemite Extreme Panoramic Imaging Project this weekend. Along with over 70 photographers and digital imaging experts we will spread out over the Yosemite Valley and will each capture gigapixel (1000 megabyte) images that will be compiled into one of the highest resolution images ever made. (more…)

Lance Keimig and Scott Martin team up to present a four day and night photography workshop at Mono Lake, California August 14-17, 2008. This remote location is a favorite for hikers and especially photographers for its unique geological formations. Mono Lake’s signature monolithic rock structures that extend upward from the lake are ideal for night photography. Other photographic locations include the dramatic granite moonscapes of Tioga Pass in Yosemite, and the world famous Bodie Ghost Town. These high altitude (6400 feet) locations east of Yosemite can be very cold at night but is the most comfortable during this time of the year with temperatures in the 50s and 60s (F).

This workshop will have both field and classroom instruction. We will be in the classroom each day from noon until we leave for the field before sunset. Participants can stay out shooting as long as they, or their camera’s batteries, hold out. We will have discussion and assistance while in the field each day. Techniques and inspiration will be constantly discussed, demonstrated and put into practice. We will all work closely together, sharing our knowledge and experience. (more…)

G7 is a proof-to-print process developed by the IDEAlliance that uses spectrophotometry to calibrate presses by the numbers to specifications like SWOP, GRACoL or FOGRA. Previous press calibration methods relied upon basic densitometry, dot gain and visual analysis and could take days of press runs and tweaking (more…)