Yosemite extreme panoramic imaging project

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.


Finding your way in the dark: night photography from capture to print at Mono Lake

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…


G7 press calibration call to arms

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


ProofLine PressWhite offset proofing inkjet paper

I have searched high and low for an excellent inkjet paper for offset press proofing. Most inkjet papers are designed for maximum gamut and black Dmax rendering. In comparison to what we typically see on press these papers have a much brighter white, a much larger color gamut and a higher, richer, darker DMax. What's worse is that these papers don't feel like offset stock and are typically too glossy or too matte.


determine the optimal media selection for any paper

A few months ago I added the "Onsight Media Selection Image" to the downloads page. This 5×7 color image is intended to be used by advanced users to determine a media's optimal media selection prior to the profiling process. If you have a 3rd party paper and you aren't quite sure which media selection to use in the printer driver, simply print this image without a profile several times with different media selections. When the prints come out


personal work galleries

I am happy to announce the new personal work section that has 5 galleries of some of my recent fine art photographic work. I feel strongly about photographers being enabled to put their work online quickly and easily and this section was built in such a way that serves as an example of what can be done in very little time with little geekery. For those that are interested in knowing how this section was made, please read on.


PMA in Vegas

I'll be at PMA again this year and am looking forward to seeing many of you there. Feel free to email me at scott[at]on-sight.com or call me (if you know my number) if you would like to get together.


new website

I'll be at PMA again this year and am looking forward to seeing many of you there. Feel free to email me at scott[at]on-sight.com or call me (if you know my number) if you would like to get together. Ahhhh, a fresh, new website. I have lots of ideas for future content and this format should allow greater flexibility for adding it. This site merges my previously separate fine art photography and consulting websites. My original fine art photography website at hotx.com/scott has finally been shut down. It was online since 1994 and was listed in Shutterbug magazine in 1995 as one of the first 10…