Engineer Prints Arrived - Pretty Impressive!

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about a new product from Photojojo - large, low tech monochrome prints. At 3' x 4' in size, these prints are made on lightweight (aka cheap) paper, using large printers designed for engineering drawings.

 

(Click Here) to read my previous post about Engineer prints.

 

Well, I ordered two, with very different images, to see if I like the result. Both images were shot with my 4x5 pinhole camera. Here they are:

 

Trunks, by Reed A. George

Wooden Pinhole Camera (4x5)

Arista EDU iso 400 film

 

In my opinion, this first image is almost perfect for the engineer print technology. It came out looking really great, and the quirky artifacts of the low tech printing really don't detract from the power of the image. I'm 100% pleased with how this one printed.

 

Walking Meditation, by Reed A. George

Wooden Pinhole Camera (4x5)

Arista EDU iso 100 film - 90 second exposure

 

The second image, Walking Meditation, is part of a new project I'm doing. As you can see, it's quite different from my usual work. Not a sharp element in the whole image, it's meant to be much less literal. I wanted this image to give the viewer a feeling, not an answer. The engineer print of this one is a little more difficult to judge. When I first viewed it, I was not pleased with the result, thinking I'd chosen the wrong image to print in this way.

 

Now that both of these huge prints are pinned to my wall, I'm enjoying both of them quite a lot. I'm thinking that I may make an entire exhibition of engineer prints of pinhole images. That in itself could be a fun project.

 

So, I consider this little experiment a success.

 

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"Engineer" (Low-Fi Large Format) Prints from Photojojo

I have a couple of images that I want to print very large. I posted one of them yesterday, which I shot at Audubon Park in New Orleans. I have a very large square frame that I rescued from the trash can, waiting for that shot. Another is a pinhole image that I recently made, which I have not yet shared. It's a much less sharp (obviously, having come from a pinhole camera), more interpretive image that I want to print as large as possible to see if the effect scales.

 

Large prints are very expensive to make. At least photographic quality prints. This morning, I found a post about "Engineer" prints from Photojojo.

 

Image Source: http://photojojo.com/engineerprints/img/tutorial_photos/Engineer-Prints-457_Full1600new.jpg

 

These are apparently made on printers designed for architectural drawings, and on rather lightweight paper. They are 3' x 4' in size, and only in black and white. The description includes this statement about what to expect:

 

"Streaked, striated and wacky black and gray tones combine to create a super unique look that’s no ordinary photo print."

 

So, don't expect a perfect print. However, at $25, and with free shipping, it may just be worth a try with my pinhole image. That shot is made on 4x5 film, so I can make a very large scan of it to send for printing. Yes, I think I'll give it a go. I'll let you know how it turns out.

 

(Click Here) to read more about Engineer Prints from Photojojo.

 

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This Might Be A Fun Little Gadget - The Kick by Photojojo

Image Source: http://photojojo.com/store/awesomeness/kick-light/

 

Photojojo is marketing "The Kick," an LED light array, complete with an iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) app. You can use it to light photographic scenes, either attached to your iPhone, or remotely. It even has a tripod mount so you can stably mount it just about anywhere.

 

The Kick provides constant light (not strobe), and has the following features:

 

• Color balance via the app (2,500 - 10,000 K)
• Intensity control
• Tripod mount
• Rechargeable Li ion battery (charge with USB)
• Ability to sample light and mimic color balance with the LEDs

There are some pretty cool example shots on the website.

 

(Click Here) to investigate The Kick on Photojojo

 

Cute. $179 cute? Hmm. That seems like a lot. Probably not buying one this week.

 

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