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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

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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…

Monthly Insights: What I’m Reading, Using, and Watching in Dec 2019

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I’ve been writing a subscriber-only newsletter for over ten years now, and it has evolved substantially over that period of time as subscribers grew from just a few hundred to now being over ten thousand. My focus for the newsletter has also evolved from simply a way to promote my work and share events. I…

Your Printing Questions Answered

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Q. With today’s advances in enlarging or upsizing files, such as Photoshop’s new “Preserve-detail 2” option, do you need a full frame camera to get good quality prints as big as 40×60 inches? A. The question of how large a print you can make from a particular image file is mostly dependent on actual resolution—the…