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Luis

My sales site is now open...

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My sales site is now open. The site is still being updated with prints for sale and overall aesthetics but it is active. Point your browsers to www.luis-rubim-photoart.com .


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Luis

The Economist publishes picture by The Viewfinder 's photographer...

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Well, I guess I am now too busy drinking a nice glass of champagne to write much....

This week's Economist link:

Muslims and Socialists - With friends like these


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PS: This post was re-edited to include the scanned page off the magazine, since the article is now premium content. Click on the thumbnail below :


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Light effects... Club Shot

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A bit of blur in post editing turns this Fujifilm E500 shot into a groovy one.

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Turning a new star into a classic star...

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Looking through my blog I was looking for a celeb portrait to turn into a classic 60's glam shot. Further down this blog you will find a Cheryl Tweedy portrait which I chose for this photo makeover. Enjoy.

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Luis

Back to Basics....

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I have to admit that having to use digital these days has made me a bit slack. I was also a bit tired of seeing my images imediately and kind of missing the depth and tonality of film..it has something that digital in all it's quality can't still quite hack it...some nice black and white film....developed the old fashioned, hands on way, attention to detail in the process... I always have this feeling that I produce my best work with film...maybe because I am more patient with it?...In any case, I tend to feel more fulfilled with it...a test of my photographic capacities, getting back to shape, was what I needed....so I decided to retire my digital cameras for a while, bought some chemicals (Ilford DD-X Developer, Kodak Indicator Stop and Jessops Fixer) and a few other bits and bobs for developing. Made a date for last weekend to go shooting so I packed my recently acquired Nikon F80 with 35-80mm Quantaray and 75-240mm Nikon (loaded with Kodak Tri-X), along with my Minolta Dynax 5 its 28-100mm and 75-300mm (loaded with Ilford Delta3200) and off I went on a long walk. I just wanted to capture something especial, something that would only be there on that moment...and I am of the opinion that film is the best medium for it...Cutting the story short, here are the results, from the Tri-X, developed with Ilford DD-X and scanned with a film scanner.

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Next week, I will develop the Delta 3200 and see what I got. If you are interested,these prints will be available for sale in my website (www.luis-rubim-photoart.com) which will be launched soon.

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Luis