This site documents a modern RAW photography workflow built on open standards, file-based metadata and open-source tools – and the tech that makes them possible.
4 minutes read time There’s a certain line I’ve noticed over the years, sometimes spoken, often implied, about what you should and shouldn’t do to a photo. And lately that line has a new label attached to it, AI. Some people are firmly against it, others embrace it without thinking twice. I tend to sit... Continue Reading →
6 minutes read time The Recovery Tool That Came with Your Cornflakes Most SD cards come with a “free” recovery tool in the box, which sounds reassuring until you think about what that really means. These tools, things like RescuePRO or Image Rescue, are designed to solve the most common and simplest problems. Someone deletes... Continue Reading →
6 minutes reading time Confessions from Outside My Comfort Zone: On Macs, Studios, and the Lie of “Simple” The Setup I spent last friday on my daughter’s MacBook, doing a “small” project that turned out to be surprisingly serious: making proper studio photographs of my daughter’s paintings. Yes, she doesn’t just sing, she paints too... Continue Reading →
I wasn’t always an IT pro. By training I’m a techie, but my career kicked off in sales, then I moved into the warehouse and transport world—where I had my first taste of Windows (we’re talking Windows 3.0 here, ancient history!). I fell in love immediately and soon found myself scribbling little DOS programs after... Continue Reading →
A tutorial on using textures in Gimp.What do we need :Well, a Texture to start with, and preferably more than one.There will be another tutorial soon about textures and how to make them.What you should know is that the photo you are going to use as a texture, unless it has a completely even structure... Continue Reading →
What is Open Source Photography for me ?Well, it mainly stands to be Free... Free, in the freedom of choice,Free, from having to pay,Free, in the choice to sponsor,Free, in the choice of Camera, unfortunately this is not completely free :-)Free, in the choice of Operating Systemand Free in the choice of Photo Editing Software... Continue Reading →
Do you like Film Simulations ?Do you use Lut's for this ?Then you should definitely read on ! If, like me, you have a lot of Lut's on your computer, it can be difficult to find out which Lut fits best with a picture,especially if you have to load them one by one in your... Continue Reading →
