Unfulfilled potential Published on January 2, 2024December 31, 2023 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Not there yet Have digital photographers yet made full use of the medium? Read More
Teaching old things Published on August 29, 2023August 27, 2023 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com The uses of the obsolete Something that’s no longer used can still be illuminating. Read More
Software and film Published on November 15, 2022November 13, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com An analogy with analog Trying out a smartphone app suggests similarities. Read More
Perfection Published on August 2, 2022August 2, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com As good as it needs to be? We ponder whether cameras can be further improved. Read More
Color for black-and-white Published on July 13, 2021July 11, 2021 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com The economics of filters We reflect on certain items that are getting more expensive. Read More
The last hurrah of the silver plate Published on February 23, 2021February 22, 2021 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Hunting oxymorons We recall an example of cutting-edge research using obsolete means. Read More
Color pictures Published on December 8, 2020December 7, 2020 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Filters or sensors ? We ponder a photographer’s desire for a monochrome camera. Read More
It used to be hard Published on September 15, 2020September 15, 2020 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Now it’s easy Are some things too easy to do nowadays? Read More
Photography: the hard part Published on June 19, 2018June 15, 2018 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Keeping track It’s still the same task, digital or film. And it is still not done well, sometimes at all, by most photographers. Read More