Visions of the Apocolypse
While in Las Vegas at Photoshop World, I joined a busload of other photographers on a trip to the Neon Boneyard. Quite surreal. Old rusty signs from the Frank Sinatra glory days of Sin City. Someone had the visionary idea that these icons of American excess and fun should be preserved. Hence, the Neon Boneyard.
I felt like a Lilliputian walking among the signs. When they are installed on buildings or poles 60 feet in the air, you don’t realize how big they are. In mothball storage on the ground at the Boneyard, they’re huge.
Here are a few of my favorite images from that shoot. My approach was to try and restore some of the life to the signs. Here they were, dowdy and rusty, gathered together in a heap in the desert sun, not fulfilling their founding mission in life: to light up the night and beckon people in. The least I could do was to restore some dignity to these aging matinee idols.
So, what does this have to do with CMYK 2.0? It’s a reminder (to myself) of why I spend the time getting the color right.
Blogging from the beach
So, the cool thing about THIS post is that I’m at the beach with nothing more than a beer and an iPhone. There really is coming the time when the desktop computer will be a niche tool used for heavy lifting like graphic and video editing. But for the stuff we do everyday, like email, taking and organizing family photos, and even watching TV; the handheld device is all we need.
When you allow yourself to stop and reflect on all this stuff, it really does become amazing.
dpBestflow: the best source of workflow information
ASMP has just launched dpBestflow, the primary source for best practices information on the digital imaging workflow. It covers everything: image capture, image processing, file naming conventions, file handling, archiving, several optimized workflow options, and even CMYK!
Richard Anderson and Peter Krogh have been hard at work on this site for the last two years. Peter calls it “a Masters degree worth of information”. And he’s right. There’s an answer on the site for virtually any question you have.
The information is presented in text form, in visual form and in video tutorials that allow you to peek over the shoulder of experts in the field as they show you step-by-step directions.
Check it out.
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About this site
CMYK 2.0 is a community site I maintain to support my book CMYK 2.0: A Cooperative Workflow for Photographers, Designers, and Printers.
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About me
Creating photographs for corporate and advertising clients is my day job. Check out the website. If you're an art director, creative director, or designer, shoot me an email when your next project comes up. We'll make some beautiful images together; the CMYK expertise is cheerfully delivered free-of-charge.
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CMYK 2.0 Community Board
The CMYK Community Board is on extended hiatus. Read this to learn more.
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Let's talk about CMYK
Does your organization represent photographers, designers, or printers? Or, for that matter, prepress jocks, production managers, or digital assistants?
I'm available to give presentations and lead workshops on how to move from just-don't-know to two-point-oh.
Drop me an email to arrange a visit.