Fujifilm announces Pearl Paper

Fujifilm has come up with the Fujicolor Crystal Archive Digital Pearl Paper which caters for digital output only. The distinctive pearl-like appearance is where it dervives its name from, making it the perfect media for those in the commercial, fashion, and portrait photography industry. Features include unique technologies that suppress color paper fogging caused by ambient radiation, preserving the paper's whiteness for unexposed parts. Those who can't wait to get their hands on the Pearl Paper will have to wait until spring is in full swing, where the maximum size available stands at 50" in width. Pricing details are still unknown.

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Sony Intros DSC-G1 Wireless Cyber-shot

Sony has taken its Cyber-shot line of digital cameras wireless with the DSC-G1, offering 6 megapixels, a 3.5-inch LCD display, and 2 GB of onboard memory.


Sony has announced its first wireless digital camera in the form of its new Cyber-shot DSC-G1, combining over-the-air photo sharing and transfer with a big viewfinder and massive internal storage.
"This is a step towards realizing a platform for networked photo communication," said Phil Lubell, director of marketing for digital cameras at Sony Electronics, in a release. "We will continue to explore the possibilities for networked digital imaging as broadband Internet becomes more pervasive in American homes."
The DSC-G1 can share photos using 802.11b/g Wi-Fi with other cameras, PCs, and devices which employ the Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) spec, theoretically letting it connect to both existing Wi-Fi hotspots and using peer-to-peer ad-hoc connections with other DLNA devices—say, a camera-to-camera network—handy for uploading or transferring photos when you're on the go and have, perhaps, left your USB connectivity cable behind.
The DSC-G1 also sports a big 3.5-inch LCD viewfinder screen, which makes it the largest LCD screen in a point-and-shoot camera at the moment; however, it's does not offer touch-screen capabilities like some other members of Sony's Cyber-shot line, so users will have to navigate the camera's interface using on-box controls. The DSC-G1 offers a 6 megapixel resolution, 3&tims; optical zoom, and packs a truly mammoth 2 GB of internal memory, saving users from swapping media cards while they're traveling. (Of course, the camera also supports Sony's Memory Stick Duo and Memory Stick Pro Duo cards, with available capacities up to 8 GB.) The DSC-G1 can manage photos up to ISO 1000 sensitivity, and features on-board keywording, playback, and slideshow capabilities so you can show off your snapshots. Want music with those slideshows? Just side-load your favorite accompaniment tracks. The camera will also shoot VGA-resolution video at 30 frames per second.
The DSC-G1 should be available at retailers this April at prices around $600; pre-ordering is apparently available now via Sony's SonyStyle site.



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General Imaging Launches Eight Cameras

General Electric has entered the digital camera market, with partner General Imaging unveiling eight camera models at the Photo Marketing Association conference.

Last month, General Electric raised a few eyebrows by announcing it would be entering the digital camera market with newcomer General Imaging, which is headed up by former Olympus president Hiroshi Komiya. Today at the Photo Marketing Association conference, General Imaging put its camera models were its press releases are, unveiling eight camera models (PDF) designed to appeal to first-time digital camera buyers as well as experienced photographers.
First up, General Imaging's A-series cameras, the A730 and A830, are intended to be the most affordable and budget-conscious of the offerings, appealing to first-time buyers or folks with straightforward need upgrading from an earlier-generation digital camera. Both run on two AA batteries, offer 3× optical zooms, and sport 2.5-inch LCD displays; the A720 touts a 7 megapixel resolution, while the A830 cranks out to 8 megapixels. Both models offer electronic image stabilization, face detection, and sensitivity up to ISO 1,600 for snapping clear photos even in low light conditions.
The intermediate E-series cameras encompas the E850, E1030, E1040, and E1240 all run on rechargeable lithium-ion batteries and and sport generously-sized LCD viewfinders (the E1030 goes with a 2.7-inch LCD, while all the other E-models out 3-inch displays). The E850 offers a 5× optical zoom, 8 megapixel resolution, and a 28mm equivalent wide-angle lens; the E1030 drops down to a 3× optical zoom but offers a 10 megapixel resolution. The E1040 and E1240 offer 4× optical zooms, but bump the resolution out to 10 and 12 megapixels, respectively. The entire E-series seems to offer sensitivity up to ISO 1,600, electronic image stabilization, and face-detection features.
Next up, GE goes after the doting grandparent and casual point-and-shoot market with the G1, offering a compact size (3.625 by 2.5 inches), 3× optical zoom, rechargeable lithium ion battery, a 2.5-inch LCD, and 7 megapixels of memory-cherishing resolution along with face detection and electronic image stabilization.
Finally, the X1 takes aim at serious and pro-sumer photographers, being the only General Imaging model to offer optical image stabilization. Also on board: a 2.5-inch LCD viewfinder, 8 megapixel resolution, sensitivity down to ISO 1,600, a substantial 12× optical zoom, and face-detection technology for group shots and portrait work. The X1 runs of four AA batteries.
Pricing for the cameras has not yet been finalized, but General Imaging says the models should range in price from $149 to $399, and should reach the North American market in May, with Europe and Asia seeing the units later in 2007.
General Imaging certainly seems to have its work cut out for it: the digital camera market is mature enough to have kicked its film-using ancestors to the curb, so the odds of a new company establishing itself might seem long. But General Imaging would seem to have the in-house expertise to pull it off, and the deep pockets of General Electric are a tremendous asset. And CEO Komiya is nothing if not confident: his five-year goal is to be among the world's top three camera brands. "We believe digital cameras are still in a growth market," he said in a statement. "With the replacement cycle now down to three years, many consumers are buying their second or third digital camera, while others have been waiting for just the right camera to come along to make their first purchase. With our excellent quality, advanced features, strong value proposition and the great GE name, we are in a position to lift the entire category."

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Shadows - The Forgotten Element That Can Make (Or Break) A Photograph!

As photographers, we obsess over light. How much of it, the direction it's coming from, the color and so on...
Isn't the very WORD - photograph - ancient Greek for writing with light? (Photo = light, graph = to write) Maybe it's Latin, I'm doing this from memory.
In our obsession, we buy studio lights so we can get more of it, at the right color and direction. We use multiple lights to eliminate unwanted shadows! And to add highlights. We buy reflectors to fill in the shadows and we bounce our - on camera - flash off the ceiling to avoid shadows on the walls.
A quick search in any library or bookstore will show dozens (if not hundreds) of books and magazines devoted to controlling light.
So far...I've never run across a book devoted to capturing shadows!
But, isn't it the shadows that define mood?
Picture in your mind, a photograph of a smokey New Orleans, jazz club. Was your mental photo in color or black and white? Probably black and white, but even if it was in color, was the room well lit - OR STEEPED IN SHADOW?
When your subject is a little - shall we say, hefty - how do you tell them to dress for their portraits? In white? Or in black?
In case you're new to photography, and know absolutely nothing about fashion, I'll tell you - it's black. Why? Because shadows define shape! If they are wearing white, all the shadows cast by their excess weight are clearly visible. Wearing black, the shadows aren't that visible and thereby a person look thinner.
When you study the various lighting patterns, you'll see they are almost all defined by the shadows - not the light! Rembrandt, broad light, narrow light, split light, butterfly and so on...it's the way the shadows appear that determine the pattern. Without shadows, all lighting patterns would be the same!
Wrinkles are defined by the shadows. That's why lights are always positioned directly in front of models - to eliminate any wrinkles. The same for blemishes. We mostly notice pock marks because of the shadows.
So, when you are doing a portrait session, consider the shadows. What kind of mood are you after? Do they have wrinkles or blemishes that need to be filled in? Do they have a wide face that can be narrowed by shadowing one side?
Photographs are on paper and are two dimensional, so the best photographers look for ways to include shadow. Can YOU add shadow to give the portrait depth and dimension?
When you start to think about shadows as intensely as you do about the light, that's when your photography will move to the next level.
It's the shadows that create the illusion of depth and shape and it's the consideration of shadows that can turn a snapshot into ART. People will know they are looking at something special but they won't know why, because shadows truly are the forgotten element.
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Annual campaign against racism kicks off

Tomorrow marks the beginning of Quebec's annual Action Week Against Racism and this year's theme is The Workplace: Racism Free Zone.
With the recent hijab soccer controversy and the results of the 2006 census showing that immigration is booming, it's timely to have this 10-day period dedicated to talking about and looking at ways to make our world and our workplaces free of racism and xenophobia.
Between now and March 25, there will be two open-house days at the Montreal Holocaust Museum , talks and lectures at various cultural centres in Montreal, a round-table discussion on reasonable accommodation in schools and a human-rights film festival taking place at Cinema du Parc.
Organizers of the eighth installment of the awareness campaign are also focusing on the children, nipping racism in the bud.
There will be group activities in parent/child workshops at the toy-lending centre of YMCA in St. Laurent and a drawing activity for children ages 6 to 10 on what a world without racism would look like.
A Caravan of Tolerance with two moderators will go to two schools on the West Island to build awareness of prejudice and discrimination and an exhibition of cinema, photography and visual arts relating to the views of college aged students towards issues of racism and discrimination at Cégep de St. Laurent.
The open house days at the Holocaust Museum are this Sunday and March 25 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
The Human Rights Film Festival runs March 23 to 29 at Cinema du Parc. The film schedule can be found at http://www.ffdpm.com
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Turn Your Flat Screen Into an Art Gallery

So a 50-inch flat-panel HDTV now occupies the bulk of your living room wall, but guests are coming over and you don't want to actually use it to watch TV. What can you do to keep that big honkin' screen from looking like a blackboard?
GalleryPlayer has some suggestions. The company has licensed fine art and photography from all over the world for its collections of high-def slideshows that show off the capabilities of your new set while livening up your home decor.
Collections range in price from $14 to $25; with the PC versions of GalleryPlayer you can create a custom collection by paying 99 cents per image.
By default, images appear for about a minute, and during the first seconds information about the images is superimposed in a "credit bar." Customization options on PC versions of GalleryPlayer let you vary the amount of time the images appear, change their order, or even minimize the credit bar. (However GalleryPlayer marketing vice president Rusty Citron says you can't get rid of it completely because of contractual obligations to the content owners.)
Here's what Gustav Klimt's The Kiss looks like in GalleryPlayer (with the credit bar):

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LaCie F.A. Porsche 500GB External Hard Drive

Digital cameras and camcorders generate files that need to stored or archived. The main hard drives in desktops and laptops fill up fast requiring external storage solutions. Fortunately, external hard drive capacities and output rates from cameras are increasing simultaneously.

The availability of devices like the LaCie F.A.Porsche Series make file back-up and storage a snap. Previously, there were 100GB, 160GB, 250GB, 320GB models… and now there is a 500GB model.
Ugly? Not a chance! LaCie enlisted the world famous design agency, Porsche Design GmbH to design the enclosure. The sleek and sexy case is stackable for future expansion. And, there’s no fan to add to the din in your home or office. Available with a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 interface or Firewire). The device is Plug and Play. However, you will need to format the hard drive. The following operating systems are supported: Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows 2000, Windows Me or Windows XP; Mac OS 9.1 or Mac OS 10.2.1 and greater. Comes with LaCie '1-Click' Backup Software.
The LaCie F.A. Porsche 500GB External Hard Drive is rated 4.5-stars by 12 reviewers on Amazon.com. The price is only $158.95.
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SanDisk Unveils 8-Gigabyte SanDisk Ultra II SDHC Card
SanDisk® Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) introduced an 8-gigabyte (GB)1 SanDisk Ultra® II SD™ High Capacity (SDHC™) card to meet the growing demand for more photo and video storage. The new cards can store over 4,000 high-resolution pictures or up to 15 hours of MPEG 4 video2. The announcement was made at the Photo Marketing Association (PMA) Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center, where SanDisk is displaying its photographic products in Booth G191 on Level 1 of the South Hall.
The SanDisk Ultra II SDHC card features write speeds of 9 megabytes (MB) per second and read speeds of 10MB/sec.3 The cards are targeted at digital photography enthusiasts with 5 megapixel or higher resolution cameras or videographers with camcorders that require significantly faster flash storage cards. The card carries a Class 44 speed rating.

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HP Launches DreamColor Technologies for Accurate Digital Color Reproduction Across Multiple Devices

HP announced the industry's first highly integrated system that delivers the greatest level of digital color consistency across a series of devices.
A company-wide initiative, HP DreamColor Technologies builds on HP's more than 20 years of experience in color imaging to provide customers the assurance of producing accurate, predictable and consistent color from device to device.
The system, announced at the Photo Marketing Association (PMA) show, will first be made available to the graphic-intensive creative community and professional photography market through select HP printers. Over time, it will be implemented across a broader range of markets and HP product categories, including PCs and monitors.
Color perception is a complex phenomenon involving the interaction of light with materials such as paper and ink and the environment in which they are viewed. Accurately matching colors, time after time, from display imagery to print has been a long-standing challenge for imaging engineers. To date, there hasn't been an easy way to effectively control color reproduction between various input devices, processing steps and output devices.
HP DreamColor is a step toward a solution in which all devices involved in the capture, design, editing and printing process use sensor-based, closed-loop control systems for definitive color reproduction.
"We've tapped the in-depth experience at HP to deliver the highest standard of digital color consistency across our broad product line," said Vyomesh Joshi, executive vice president, Imaging and Printing Group, HP. "HP DreamColor will provide our customers with the confidence that their artistic intent will be preserved as they move from device to device in the workflow."
Today at the PMA show in Las Vegas, Joshi will deliver a keynote address during which he will be joined on stage by key HP DreamColor collaborator, Jeffrey Katzenberg, chief executive officer and director of DreamWorks Animation SKG.
The HP DreamColor initiative was born out of HP's success in meeting the demanding standards for color accuracy at DreamWorks Animation SKG. HP has been working with DreamWorks on new technologies since 2001, when they collaborated on the animated feature "Shrek." In 2005, the companies developed the HP Halo Collaboration Studio, which allows businesses to conduct meetings in different locations around the world in a vivid, real-time, face-to-face environment.
"We are thrilled to be working with HP to help address some of the toughest challenges in animated filmmaking," said Katzenberg. "The lack of consistency of color throughout the entertainment ecosystem - from creation to viewing to printing - is frustrating. HP DreamColor solves the problem and lets us focus on what's most important: developing the best movies possible."
More information about HP DreamColor Technologies is available at www.hpdreamcolor.com.
About HPHP focuses on simplifying technology experiences for all of its customers - from individual consumers to the largest businesses. With a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure, HP is among the world's largest IT companies, with revenue totaling $94.1 billion for the four fiscal quarters ended Jan. 31, 2007. More information about HP (NYSE: HPQ) is available at http://www.hp.com.

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PMA: Keep an eye on your sensor

It's probably a well-known fact among the digital photography crowd attending the PMA trade show in Las Vegas, but less so among the growing number of photo enthusiasts turning to higher-end cameras—dirt and gunk can build up on the sensor of your digital SLR. As my colleague Christopher Breen noted in a column from last year in which he talked about the tricky process of cleaning out a digital-camera sensor:
When you switch lenses on your SLR, it's possible for the camera to collect small specks of dust on the sensor—the light-sensitive silicon chip that samples incoming light. Even without changing lenses, you can collect dust when shooting in dry, dusty environments. These bits of dust manifest themselves as tiny (and sometimes, not-so-tiny) spots on your pictures.

So how to tell just how dirty your digital SLR's sensor is? The SensorScope from Delkin Devices will show you. Sold with Delkin's DigitalDuster cleaning kit, the SensorScope is a 5x magnification lens that fits over your camera's sensor and lets you look into the camera.

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Microsoft Formally Announces HD Photo

Microsoft has formally announced HD Photo at the Photo Marketing Association (PMA) 07 International Convention and Trade Show in Las Vegas. The Microsoft HD photo (formerly called Windows Media Photo) offers up to twice the efficency of the JPEG but with the same high quality images.

The comparison shows how well JPEG, JPEG 2000 and Microsoft’s HD Photo compress the upper-left image. The more colors that show, the more the compressed version varies from the original–so a perfect job would be completely black. Each compressed image is one-eighth the file size of the original.

- HD Photo Feature Specification 1.0
PRESS RELEASE

The Photo Marketing Association (PMA) 07 International Convention and Trade Show in Las Vegas, Microsoft Corp. formally announced HD Photo, a new file format for end-to-end digital photography that offers higher image quality, greater preservation of data, and advanced features for today’s digital-imaging applications.
This new, next-generation digital image format offers the best solution for digital image editing and storage and unlocks the potential for digital photography on devices, applications and services. Microsoft also announced that it intends to standardize the technology and will be submitting HD Photo to an appropriate standards organization shortly.
HD Photo offers compression with up to twice the efficiency of JPEG, with fewer damaging artifacts, resulting in higher-quality images that are one-half the file size. In addition, HD Photo offers increased image fidelity, preserving the entire original image content and enabling higher-quality exposure and color adjustments in the image. This new format offers the ability to decode only the information needed for any resolution or region, or the option to manipulate the image as compressed data.
“With HD Photo, we’re taking a new approach to creating and editing photos that simply isn’t available to photographers with today’s formats,” said Amir Majidimehr, corporate vice president of the Consumer Media Technology Group at Microsoft. HD Photo fully preserves the original image fidelity with high dynamic range while still allowing for significant improvement in compression size.
In addition, HD Photo offers both lossless and lossy image compression, and can retain the full dynamic range and color gamut data from a camera’s sensor. Also, because making adjustments to common color balance and exposure settings won’t discard or truncate data as other common bitmap formats typically do, it’s easier to undo those changes at a later time. As a result, significantly smaller files can be created while still retaining optimum picture quality.
Microsoft also announced the beta release of a set of HD Photo plug-ins for Adobe Photoshop software, developed with the help of Adobe Systems Inc. These plug-ins enable users to both read and write HD Photo files from within Adobe Photoshop software, and include support for high dynamic range pixel formats. The plug-ins support both the CS3 and CS2 versions of Adobe Photoshop software, and will be available for Windows Vista™ and Windows XP, as well as Mac OS X (Universal Binary). A beta version of the Windows plug-in is available today for download at the Microsoft Download Center at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads. Microsoft expects to release finished plug-ins, which will be free of charge, in approximately 60 days.
The HD Photo Device Porting Kit is also available for download at the Microsoft Download Center, allowing manufacturers to add HD Photo support in devices and to other platforms.
HD Photo is natively supported in Windows Vista by a Windows Imaging Component (WIC) codec, and can be similarly supported in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 through a free WIC download. HD Photo is also included in Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0. With support on popular platforms such as Windows XP, Windows Vista and Mac OS X, HD Photo will allow consumers to easily view, edit and share images without conversion or special applications. The format also allows for flexible metadata handling and supports industry-standard metadata formats.
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.

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Control Your Focus With The ExpoAperture Depth-of-Field Guide

ExpoImaging, Inc., developer of innovative camera accessories, including the ExpoDisc Digital White Balance Filter has announced the availability of the ExpoAperture Depth-of-Field Guide, a pocket-sized circular calculator that gives photographers creative control over their depth-of-field. The ExpoAperture2 Depth-of-Field Guide is available for purchase at select photography dealers nationwide or online at www.expoimaging.net.

The ExpoAperture Depth-of-Field Guide is a simple and convenient reference tool designed to enable the photographer to quickly evaluate the relative depth-of-field (what will be in focus) given a chosen aperture and lens focal length. The guide will just as easily provide the best aperture to achieve a desired depth-of-field.

The ExpoAperture Depth-of-Field Guide is printed front and back on three tough circular plastic discs that rotate against one another, functioning as a compact mechanical calculator. The Guide’s ease of use makes this a perfect tool for new photographers, helping them to determine the best aperture to achieve a desired depth-of-field.

The ExpoAperture Depth-of-Field Guide is intended for the educational, hobbyist and professional markets. The ExpoAperture Depth-of-Field Guide is compatible with all film and digital SLR cameras and includes a Quick Start guide, instructional CD, Camera Sensor Reference Chart, and a handy storage pouch.

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I am disappointed, NUDE SHOTS ARE JUST ART

Singapore photographer Leslie Kee on his photo book being banned
IT created an uproar, both among celebrities in Hong Kong and the authorities here.

The offensive item in question?

A photo book released last year containing portraits of 300 Asian artistes and celebrities, entitled SuperStars.

First, Hong Kong stars Aaron Kwok and Andy Hui said they were unhappy about their pictures in the book.

Then late last year, the Media Development Authority (MDA) prohibited its sale and distribution here because of the explicit male nudity in its content.

But Tokyo-based Singaporean photographer, Mr Leslie Kee, the 35-year-old lensman behind the book, appeared cool about the furore.

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Ansel Adams on display Two dozen 20th and 21st Century American Masters of Photography showcased

About 80 photographs by some two dozen of the best-known American photographers of the 20th century are on display in the Fulton Hall Gallery through April 8. All the works come from the university's permanent collection, representing about one-third of its photographic holdings.
This exhibition focuses on landscape photography, with special emphasis on the photographs of Ansel Adams (1902-1984), best known for his majestic mountain and wilderness views of the western United States. Many of his most famous images, including panoramic views of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, Death Valley and Yosemite National Park, are among the 25 examples of his work on display.

"White House Ruin Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona" is a characteristic example of Adams' work. It depicts a huge, sheer cliff wall. Nestled in a hollow at its foot is a cluster of Pueblo dwellings, built by the Anasazi people about 1200, and then abandoned some 100 years later, perhaps due to a prolonged drought. The ruined dwellings are an integral part of the landscape, their shapes echoing those of the canyon walls, formed over 200 million years ago.
Adams' photograph makes us aware of the passage of time, symbolized by the ruins, and of the immense age of the canyon, whose striations are clearly visible. By showing the scene from a great distance, he also conveys the sense of a vast space, in which the human presence is dwarfed by nature.
In contrast to Adams' panoramic scenes, the six dye transfer prints (the term refers to an early type of color photograph) of Eliot Porter (1901-1990) depict more intimate views of nature, often focusing on the abstract patterns of close-up details. Examples include images of floating leaves and shimmering light reflections on rippled water, or of birch trees with dappled black and white trunks and bright yellow foliage.
Also represented in depth is Paul Strand (1890-1960), with six photographs. Five are from a set of black and white photographs of flowers and other plants from a garden in Orgeval, France, printed in 1958. The sixth work is Strand's well-known, 1931 palladium print (a photograph printed on special paper that contains this metal) of a Spanish mission church, "St. Francis Church, Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico," emphasizing the building's simple, massive forms and thick adobe walls.
Other well-known photographers include Edward Weston (1886-1958), whose famous "Nautilus Shell" of 1927 and "Pepper No. 30" of about 1930 are both in the show. By focusing on a single object, represented with incredible precision and clarity, Weston calls attention to its formal qualities: its contours, shapes, patterns, and textures, and abstract beauty, comparable to abstract sculpture.
The exhibition includes several almost completely abstract photographs. Notable examples are "Reeds, Oregon," by Edward Weston's son, Brett Weston (1911-93), whose white reeds against a black ground recall Asian calligraphy; and "Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts" by Aaron Siskind (1903-91), whose compressed space and gigantic boulders resemble certain abstract expressionist paintings.
In addition to landscapes and various nature motifs, the exhibition also includes a number of photographic portraits. Yousuf Karsh (1908-2002), perhaps the best-known portraitist of the twentieth century, is represented by eight photographs, including such well known works as Winston Churchill (1941), Ernest Hemingway (1957), Pablo Picasso (1954), and Muhammed Ali (1970).
The exhibition can also be seen as a survey of different photographic processes. Besides gelatin silver prints (black and white photographs), it also includes older processes, such as platinum or palladium prints and dye transfer prints, as well as more recent cibachrome prints (a type of color photograph) and quadtone digital prints (printed from an inkjet printer). A free pamphlet that explains the different processes is available to visitors.

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