David B. Brooks

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Sony SpectaPix Dye Sublimation Printer
David B. Brooks  |  May 01, 1999

Although ink jet photo printers have been at the forefront of photographers' attention lately, the requirements of professional print output still demand the qualities only dye sublimation printing can achieve. In Sony's latest printer for the...

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Film Photography Reviews
Supra Film Equals Super Scans
David B. Brooks  |  Nov 01, 2000

Kodak recently released new Supra 100, 400, and 800 speed 35mm professional color negative films reported on by our Editor, Bob Shell, in the July issue. Part of the information Kodak published about these new films is that they have been formulated...

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Digital Darkroom
Take Control Of Your Print Quality; A Color Managed Screen-To-Print Workflow With Adobe’s Photoshop Elements 3.0 & 4.0
David B. Brooks  |  Dec 01, 2006

This article is for those of you who color correct and adjust your image files to attain what looks like an ideal photograph on screen, but whose prints don't match that perfect screen image. Of all the challenges and disappointments digital photographers express to me in e-mails I receive almost daily, matching screen to print is the most common. It is also the most...

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The Art Of Photographic Recreation
How To Make An Image From The Minds Eye
David B. Brooks  |  Apr 01, 2004

Many times, when I have been out driving, whether looking for pictures or not, I often catch a glimpse of an image as I pass along the road. I'll stop, go back, get out my camera and make some exposures. At other times, if without a camera, I might...

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The Canon CanoScan D2400UF Flat Bed Scanner
David B. Brooks  |  Sep 01, 2001

Flat-bed scanners with a high-resolution specification are usually accompanied by a film scanning capability. Reflective scanning rarely requires much more than 600dpi, but film scanning demands much more resolution. With a hardware resolution...

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The CanoScan FB 1200S
David B. Brooks  |  Jan 01, 1999

For the many photographers who are setting up a digital darkroom, and have medium and large format film to scan, Canon has a very attractive scanner solution. The CanoScan FB 1200S offers high 1200dpi optical resolution with professional-level film...

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The EIZO ColorEdge CE210W LCD Display
David B. Brooks  |  Oct 01, 2006

Technical Specifications

PANEL
Panel Size And Type: 53cm (21.1") TFT color LCD panel
Viewing Angles (H,V): 178°, 178° (at contrast ratio of 10:1)
Brightness/Contrast: 450 cd/m2/1000:1
Response Time: 16 ms (typical)
Midtone Response...

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The EIZO ColorEdge CE210W LCD Display; A High-Performance, Professional Graphic Display For Digital Photographers
David B. Brooks  |  Oct 01, 2006

As with CRT monitors, LCD displays for computer use exist because of a larger market for television sets. Without that larger market displays for computers would be prohibitively expensive, if available at all. So, an LCD display made and sold for computer use might be appropriately considered a stepchild of the TV industry. A professional graphic display intended to meet the...

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The Epson Expression 1680 Pro
David B. Brooks  |  Jun 01, 2001

A flat-bed scanner with the capability of scanning the smallest medium format (6x4.5cm) film frame for a 13x19" print has been largely unaffordable to me and many digital darkroom enthusiasts, until now. Epson's latest Expression model...

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The Epson Perfection 1640SU Photo Scanner
David B. Brooks  |  May 01, 2001

If you have a computer and want to have some fun doing digital photo imaging, you'll need to get your film images into your computer. Scanning is the most effective do-it-yourself method of digitizing photographs on film. And, a flat-bed...

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