Apr
22
Three Dimensions Are Better Than Two
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Normally, your eyes don’t see anything in just one dimension. But pictures, whether on a monitor or in print, represent only one view, not two, like your eyes see.
Close one eye and look across the room. Now open it again and see the difference. When your eyes observe [...]
Mar
16
Ink Jets Versus Printing Press- Reality Check
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I’m writing a book called “Correct Color” for a major publisher. It is a guide to achieving accurate color in printed digital images. In the process of “due-ing the diligence” thing and researching existing published materials for the project I read a significant number of other peoples’ books on similar topics.
While I always learn new things [...]
Feb
23
Why You Don’t Like Pictures of Yourself
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Everybody’s body is kind of… unbalanced. Each person has a pair of arms, legs, ears, eyes, and so on. By now you probably realize that each of the pair of items you have are slightly different in some way. The ring you wear on your finger on one hand doesn’t fit the same way on [...]
Feb
22
Published Pictures: The Ultimate Illusion- part 1
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Normally, your eyes don’t see anything in just one dimension. But pictures, whether on a monitor or in print, represent only one view, not two, like your eyes see.
Close one eye and look across the room. Now open it again and see the difference.When your eyes observe a scene, your brain merges two slightly different [...]