I am a freelance design/ad agency Mac-based pre-press expert. In other words, I am a digital plumber. Before the Mac, it was a blood-sport with sharp knives, hot wax and various toluene sprays and solvents.
When not doing this cheez, I live outdoors. Additionally, I keep a stable of near-vintage film cameras in steady rotation with various projects.
Finally— I read widely, and am interested in everything except television and professional sports.
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5 responses so far ↓
bibomedia.com // March 5, 2008 at 11:43 pm |
JOSHUA B // March 31, 2008 at 10:04 pm |
Have you ever heard of any one printing a CMYK job with a fluorescent cyan, fluorescent magenta, fluorescent yellow and black?
jetspank // September 17, 2008 at 6:45 pm |
You, sir, have restored my faith in humanity. At least, the educated, articulate and trenchant portions of it. My hat is off to you, should I ever put one on.
Rick Morgan // December 5, 2008 at 10:48 am |
Hi, MPP,
I stumbled upon your site, and my comments/questions are concerning your “Faking It” photo of Kim Jong Il. While I agree with your premise of photo-faking concerning dictators, et al., the question is: Is the close-up detail of KJI used to illustrate the point supposed to be from the group shot above? If so, those, too, are different shots. The officers flanking KJI are different from the CU, as are the shadows on the wall behind. Can you shed some light on this?
Thanks,
Rick
mr trail safety // December 6, 2008 at 6:28 pm |
Mr Morgan has raised a very valid point. I first saw the source images from the Foreign Policy Blog Passport, and later the BBC via the Aquent blog.
So on closer examination, there are two faked photos.
The upper photo has officers wearing Soviet-style officer billed hats. The enlargement has officers wearing ushankas and uniforms with Sam Browne belts.
The only constant is KJI in that crappy mackintosh. On a badly retouched background.