http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/pete-hellmann.html?tab=blog Pete Hellmann - Fine Art Blog http://www.fineartamerica.com/artistlogos/pete-hellmann.jpg http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/pete-hellmann.html?tab=blog Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:02:52 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/myths-concerning-range-finder-cameras.html Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:21:16 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/communityartswork-exhibit.html The Brdges exhibition in Blacksburg, Virginia, where I have several works included, opened yesterday. Here is a brief announcement from the VT Alumni Association. Beginning in September, the Holtzman Alumni Center will host the inaugural art exhib... Fri, 21 Aug 2009 09:01:29 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/production-of-hahnemuhle-fine-art-paper.html Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:58:09 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/sharpening-an-image-file.html Any image produced by a digital camera will look blurred. Because of image capture at the sensor level every image will need some sharpening. Technically, this soft image is produced internally by the anti-aliasing filter in front of the camera senso... Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:20:30 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/color-correction-removing-color-casts.html Creating a fine art print means paying attention to color, not just the individual colors of the subject, but possible color casts that cover the entire image. Incorrect color tones in an image can ruin what could have been a wonderful print. Many pr... Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:01:19 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/resizing-to-the-printer-native-resolution.html I received an email asking about my lta href="http://blog.hellmannphoto.com/photoblog/post/2009/07/07/Confusion-Between-DPI-And-PPI.aspx"gtrecent entrieslt/agt about lta href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixels_per_inch"gtPPI,lt/agt lta href="http:/... Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:05:47 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/using-the-histogram-for-exposure.html Some people look at me like I have two heads when I say this, but to get the best exposure when shooting always use the histogram that is displayed in the LCD monitor after the shot is taken. Most cameras do not display the histogram by default so yo... Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:02:03 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/what-makes-a-good-fine-art-print.html Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:01:54 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/inkjet-printing-some-costs-are-hidden-but-it-is-still-worth-it.html Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:14:57 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/more-copyright-and-registraion-misinformation.html Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:10:18 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/fine-art-photography-faa-contest.html I am hosting a fine art photography contest at FineArtAmerica.com. The entry lta href="http://fineartamerica.com/contests/fine-art-photography.html"gtdetails can be found here.lt/agtThe voting is open to the public so anyone can visit and vote for th... Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:20:56 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/look3-festival-of-the-photograph.html For the third consecutive sold-out year, the lta href="http://look3.org/"gtLOOK3 Festival of the Photographlt/agt will welcome over a thousand photographers and enthusiasts for 3 days of exhibitions, outdoor projections, workshops, interviews with le... Sat, 06 Jun 2009 09:10:09 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/pigment-and-dye-based-inks.html Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:58:25 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/the-online-art-sales-puzzle.html Back in the days of the .com boom it seemed that everyone was starting up an on-line gallery. Even big players like Southby's got in the act. Now that the .com boom is over it seems that many of these sites are gone too. That got me thinking about wh... Fri, 29 May 2009 16:04:25 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/what-is-scotopic-vision.html