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German paper-maker Hahnemühle has been making paper since 1584. Yes, you read that date correctly, Germany's oldest paper maker has been making paper since the late 16th century. I was sent various sample packs of paper to test by Hahnemühle, eventually settling on six paper products to test using 11 x 17" sheets. I have...
One of the most important aspects of digital photography is storing and properly backing up your photographs. As impressive as storage solutions have become, they’re by no means infallible and are more than capable of failing out of nowhere.
It’s important then that you have a pre-planned digital storage solution to...
In the age of digital photography, long-term storage of our collective works is a real issue. Even the amateur photographer easily amasses hundreds of gigabytes worth of data in a short time, and it's even more with professional photographers – let alone videographers. It's no wonder that RAID network storage and other multi-disk drive storage...
For the last couple of decades, there's been an elephant in the digital darkroom. A joint announcement today from two of Japan's largest consumer electronics manufacturers -- Sony and Panasonic -- suggests that its days may finally be numbered, as the two companies work to create a more viable, long-term archival storage medium.
It has the...