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Mastering Output Sharpening with the Nik Collection

Hi there, photography printing fans. I’ve got something special for you today. If you’ve ever struggled with getting that perfect sharpness in your photos, Then I have a video for you I worked with Tim Jones of Fotospeed and this video might be just what you need. Titled “Output Sharpening for the Nik Collection,” this tutorial dives into the essential techniques for achieving razor-sharp…

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Nik Collection 7 by DxO, released 6th May 2024

Paris (France): DxO Labs, the company that is standing at the forefront of photo editing technology, presents the latest edition of Nik Collection, the photo editing suite of seven premium applications which, extend the capabilities of programs such as Photoshop, Lightroom, Affinity Photo, and DxO PhotoLab. “Nik Collection exists to accelerate visual creativity in any photography workflow. With…

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Michael Wayne Plant is discussing Paul Graham and Shimmer of Possibility

Michael Wayne Plant, photographer talk on April 24th, 2024. I will be doing my first photography talk in a while, discussing the work of the photographer Paul Graham. This talk is part of the RPS London bookworm series of talks. Come join me for this talk, it will be the first time that I have given a public talk on a photographer since leaving teaching. Paul Graham and his book Shimmer of…

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Michael Wayne Plant on his Allotment from Michael Wayne Plant on Vimeo.

Michael Wayne Plant on his Allotment discussing a potential camera purchase and trying to work out whether to spend money on a new camera or stick with his existing one.

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Join MichaelWPlant's Substack Newsletter

I have joined Substack, please sign up for more of what I write about here. I will be posting on my blog and via my new Substack email list. Sign up Here for MichaelWPlant’s Substack email list. The content of my Newsletters, will be different to what I write about here on my website. If you don’t know what Substack is, then a little info about it might be a good idea. Substack is mostly used…

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Happy Holiday Season

I just want to wish everyone that I know a happy holiday season and I hope all your loved ones stay safe and healthy in 2024. Michael

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Better Raw Image Processing with DxO PureRAW3

Explore Raw Image Processing with DxO's PureRAW3

With this post I am doing some experimenting. As some of you may know I currently work for DxO as their UK Product Liaison and part of my role is in promoting DxO software. When DxO’s PureRaw3 came out I used around a bit with it then deleted it, as I no longer use Adobe Lightroom. As I use PhotoLab7 for processing my raw files, I don’t need to have Lightroom or DxO PureRAW3 installed to get the…

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An Expensive way to digitise film.

I have been looking into scanning my film and I just found this option, which would be great for doing all of my old images pre digital. It would still mean I would need to buy a macro lens for either my Nikon D850 or my Leica M11. I would prefer the macro for the Leica M11 as it has a higher resolution sensor, however the cheapest I can find a Marco lens for the M11 is about £2500. So add that…

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Plustek Film scanners

As you all know I have recently gotten back into film photography or as it was known when I started photography. for the past 20 years I have been doing digital photography. Once I started to use digital cameras I never looked back to film, as using it had kept me poor for a long time. I did not realise when digital came along that it would really change the photography industry in more ways than…

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Say Hi to my Mum!

This image was made on my new Leica MA, and I am not quite happy with the scanning. So right now I am looking at alternatives as I was trying to use Epson’s wet scanning kit for the Epson v750 that I have. Unfortunately, I can’t seem to get the film to stay flat on the scanner bed, as it has a curl in it. And I ended up with what looks like a water mark in this scanned version and the image is…

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First film in 20 years

Back to B&W film it felt good to do something that I was very good at.

I just processed my first two rolls of Black and White film in 20 years. It was sometime in 2003, that I last used a roll of film and now with using a new film camera, I have just processed two rolls of Rollei Retro 400 that expired in 2010. One of these rolls of film went to Australia and got x-rayed only once. And that was in England leaving the country, I have always found the English customs…

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Test Product

Please do not Buy unless you want to make a donation to Michael Wayne Plant, this product is for me to check that the store and payment features are working.

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Talking about the system

We all live within systems, some we don’t see because they are part of the political world that we inhabit and some because they are the natural world around us. For example we do not see the systems that create the air that we breathe some of these systems are busy polluting that very same air that we breathe and others would if allowed provide us with clean air that would be good for our…

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OffPrint 12-14 May 2023

OffPrint: A few days of Photobooks at the Tate Modern

I would recommend a visit to OffPrint when it is at the Tate Modern in the Turbine Hall between 12-14 May will be the place to be if you are interested in Photography and artist books. I only just found this and it is already in my Dairy to attend. As some of you know I want to publish a book or two of my work and I am actively exploring producing a few Zines as well. So this event will be a…

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My Photographic Heros no 14: Martin Parr

My latest Photo Hero's post, it has been a while since I last posted on my photographic inspirations!

YouTube videos with and about A great video to watch Martin Parr working.. he looks like he is using a Canon 5Dmk2/3 and 24-105f4 lens with a Flash that has a Garry Fong diffuser attached. A short video of Martin Parr in Atlanta in Southern USA. Here is is using a mix of flash including a ring light on his camera. I think he uses the ring flash when he is anticipating that he will be working…

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Using the Trusty Nikon FM2 again

I decided to try out my old trusty film camera today out today and see if I liked the process. I think I have been hanging out to much in trendy places once again and want to shoot film again for some reason. I think it might be related to the rise of Ai Imaging or Dall-E and MidJourney as image making alternatives to photography. I know that good photographers are resourceful and will find ways…

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Margate Zine

Margate is a self published photo zine, the images were originally created on a few trips to Margate Edition of 150 Size 20 cm x26 cm