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Announcing Creative Critique-Live

By Robert Rodriguez Jr
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I hope you, your family, and your friends are safe and healthy during this health crisis we’re facing. Fortunately, hiking alone is a safe activity, and the solitude is a wonderful way to reassess what truly matters in life: family, love, kindness, health, and generosity to others. Much of the rest is just noise. Now…

Successful Printing Starts With the Image

By Robert Rodriguez Jr
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In all my years of printing and teaching printing workshops, the single most important thing I’ve learned is that 75% of a print’s success depends on the quality of the photograph. Unless you start with an image that already has something to say, it will be impossible to produce a print that resonates with others.…

The Importance of Principles Over Formulas

By Robert Rodriguez Jr
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This is something I’ve talked about many times in my books and workshops, yet it bears repeating often—we are all susceptible to short term tactics over long term strategies. Who doesn’t like the rush of immediate success? I sure do. Yet formulas often leave us without a good “why,” whereas a deep understanding of the…

BenQ SW271 27” 4k HDR IPS Monitor Review/Field Test

By Robert Rodriguez Jr
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Introduction I’m in the process of upgrading my computer, which is currently a 2014 iMac Retina 5K, to a late model MacBook Pro 16”. As such, I will need an external monitor when I’m in my studio for critical tasks such as image evaluation, editing, and printing. BenQ monitors have been at the top of…

The Four Principles of Fine-Art Paper Selection

By Robert Rodriguez Jr
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One of the most important questions you will ask yourself as you either start or continue to print your work is “what paper do I choose?” This question will never go away, but with practice and a creative approach becomes easier to answer. In fact I’d say it’s the question I look forward to the…