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"Is it Art yet?" "Is it even photography?"
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List of Scanographers and information about "scanner as camera"
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To contribute your book or related information or to add yourself to the list of working scanographers e-mail me.
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I can't wait- show me how NOW!
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Look Inside my book
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Resource Links for software and hardware
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One word of advice: "A cheap Epson scanner is far superior to a more expensive any other brand."
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Non-propritary scanning software
Replacement parts the scan store
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Microtek large format scanners
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Paper Sources
Voltexx.com (Epson Watercolor)
Daniel Smith (digital division, also for books on fine art printmaking)
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The least expensive, highest quality European artist papers with excellent customer service...my favorite manufacturers are Hahnemuhle and Luminos (fabric canvas in particular)...I also prefer Epson "bright white" watercolor paper (renders a really sharp, clear, bright impression unlike most textured matte papers)...for a mirror-like 'glassy" gloss the best paper is made by JetPrint photo which you can buy at Walmart! It's called "Professional" Brilliant Gloss. The paper is cheaper and brighter than any other gloss finish paper including more expensive ones.
It IS possible to make a print on many "regular" art papers OR fabric. In some cases you'll need to apply an anti-absorbition printable coat the paper first (like a gesso). To print on tissue-like papers such as japanese mulberry you'll need to have an easily removable support paper behind the tissue (a regular piece of document print paper works just fine- create as much friction between the two papers but lightly, very lightly spray the top inch of the support leading edge with spray adhesive. Printing on "special" papers require lots of patience and some guile because printers jam often, spray ink on the back or edges and can create an ugly "pizza wheel" stripe down the length of the print.
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Creative tools/software ArcSoft Scan n Stitch
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Pigment and Dye inkjet refill tanks and continuous ink supply (CISS) ink and adaptors for "pro-sumer" level desktop models and the "cheap" (non archival) photo printers by Canon and Epson
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Archival Print Making Supplies and Epson printers
(see also Daniel Smith, Atlantic Papers and Shades of Paper)
Epson Stylus 3800 4800 (both 17 inch wide roll or cut media, desk top printers) "Pro" image website: proimaging.epson.com
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Seagate External Storage drive(s) (external hard drive=cheap "scratch disk")
Seagate external (and internal) hard drives can be bought (cheap) at Walmart. Google "Seagate external hard drive" to compare values. Seagate has a five yr. manufacturers warranty- but that is only for the drive itsself. They don't compensate you for your lost images.
Recovery of lost data software (this happens to every one!) oempcworld.com
Duplicate all of you important source images on a secondary external harddrive, CDs or DVDs on a regular basis...be diligent and obsessive about this matter.
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Memory Card resource (least expensive) memorysuppliers.com
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Education
(Learn Photoshop and practically all applicable software programs at your own pace....for some a whole lot easier than pouring over manuals.)
Devoted to the art of fine print making, primarily digital scanning/printing with many tutorials on photo editing with ADVANCED Photoshop modifications and other software. Also, camera handling and just about everything in the interest of archival reproduction. This is for "serious" and professional photo-artists with a firm grasp of Photoshop fundamentals and camera/hardware skills.
If your knowledge on photo editing is minimal or you are confused about the photo editing software you'd like to buy or learn to use, read this instead: ken rockwell article on basic image editing software
Photographer Vincent de Groot has a tutorial outlining the process of scanning a variety of 3D objects.
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Alternative to FTPing uncompressed files (to service bureau printers, publishers and such) yousendit.com senduit.com
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Fine art prints on canvas (giclee) digital arts studio
"gallery wrap" style simply canvas.com
Fine art prints
Fine Art photo process prints and photo printing on any type of poly fabric dpi-sf.com
Rolls and sheets of fabric for scarves, fashion accessories, quilting, et al. cotton, chiffon, etc. inkjetart.com
Sorta tacky but lotza fun...mydavinci.com ...a really fine digital painter, "cat bounds"
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"Up Sizing" photo/scanned images ("interpolation")
Genuine Fractals (expensive) (now a Photoshop "Plug-In")......Ken Rockwell's article
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"Creative" and image improvement Photoshop Plug-In sources (both free and commercial) adobe "official" page with lots of links to more plug-ins). My favorite plug-in is AV Bros. page curl. There are a lot of collections for fonts. Advanced PS users can record their own Actions to design their own "plug-ins". Plug-ins activate a series of automated steps that modify the pixels in your image. Photoshop Elements has the "action" palettes right on the desktop. Some actions and Plug-ins allow the artist to tweak the modifications (as with "filters").
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Copyright, watermark, licensing protecting your web-displayed images
If you don't have an established market for your images or aren't generating an income from them don't worry about anyone "stealing" images off your web gallery. Don't exhibit any images that you think could be commercially reproduced by art thieves from a low-rez image. If you are obsessed with other artists immitating your design, style or technique then you have no business being an artist. "Good artists copy, great artists steal!" -Pablo Picasso (I'm certain he was refering to himself.)
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