C Wayne Fox ... random thoughts about photography (and other stuff)
Tips, product information, and lots of opinions from someone with over 30 years in the photography and photo printing industries.
This site is a project whose purpose is more about improving my writing skills than anything, but what point is writing anything if you don’t put it out there.
Feel free to contact me via email (waynefox@me.com) anytime, even if it’s just to say “Saw your site.” For me photography started as a hobby, became a profession, but now has become ... mmm ... I guess a passionate hobby? What a great time to be involved in photography!
A little about me...
I’ve been a professional portrait photographer for over 30 years, as well as owning and operating a pretty large photographic lab. My current passion is landscape photography - an interest I know is shared by thousands of professionals, semi-professionals and amateurs throughout the world. I tend to write about things that intrigue me, sometimes have a tip I haven’t seen somewhere else. Some of the tips are intended for those new in photography ... I get asked for tips by employees and others quite often - maybe someday I’ll have a nice collection of information for them.
Photography ...
... a moment frozen in time ...
... see what I saw, feel how I felt.
Tidbits ...
July 16, 2010
I’ve been accused of being a gearhead (rightfully so). One thing I’ve always wanted to learn how to use was a more advanced camera system.
Excuse my absence
June 30, 2010
The blog has been a little neglected lately ... I actually have an article almost ready about blogging in general. I’m hoping to get back into things a little more, and am adding a new section that is simply images and how I shot them, like my Photo Diary pages.
Snow Leopard, 10.6.3 update resolves profiling problems.
Dec. 9, 2009
It appears Apples recent update resolves the issues of printing an unmanaged document accurately, which has been problematic ever since Leopard (10.5) was released some time ago. More information coming after I run some tests.
Updated article on resetting your Default Color Sync Profile
Dec. 9, 2009
I’ve noticed quite a few hits to this page, meaning many are searching for possible answers to Snow Leopard problems. I’ve updated this article with some information about changes if using Snow Leopard instead of previous OS X versions..
Nov. 19, 2009
I have a Fan page on Facebook now which is updated when I add content to my blog.
Capture One 5.0 released ...
Oct. 22, 2009
Phase One released version 5.0 of Capture One Pro, considered by many as the best RAW processor for most cameras. Check it out at PhaseOne.
Lightroom Version 3.0 Public Beta posted.
Oct. 22, 2009
Adobe has just posted a public beta of the new version of Lightroom. Luminous Landscape has a summary of the changes. You can download the beta from Adobe Labs.
A new Canon 7D just showed up!
Oct. 19, 2009
Canon just sent us a new 7d to test for use in our studios. Guess who gets to check it out? Yep ... I’ll be playing with it for the next week and then post my thoughts. Lots of great reviews already, so no scoop here, but I love checking out new cameras..
New gallery of images from my trip to Tuscany
Oct. 10, 2009
I just uploaded a gallery of my favorite images ... hope you enjoy them.
Oct. 07, 2009 updated Oct. 10, 2009
Epson released new firmware for the 7900/9900 printer to address excessive cleaning issues ...
Sept 02, 2009
This really isn’t a “news” site, so I don’t put a lot of the new release info up here. But since these are both from companies I use extensively I thought ...
10 Tips for Better Prints by Eric Chan
August 25, 2009
An article by Eric Chan, (great photographer and Adobe Engineer) over on naturescapes.com is a good read. Lots of good tips.
July17, 2009
Some of my work is currently part of an exhibit hosted by Busath Studio and Gardens, 701 E. South Temple in Salt Lake City
PhaseOne Camera system and P65+ on the way
Tuesday, April. 14, 2009
I can never get enough resolution ... so I ordered this new system today.
Wednesday, March. 25, 2009
For those that check into my site regularly, I apologize for the recent lack of new content. On February 14th, my wife was admitted to the hospital with some rather serious problems.
Thursday, March. 5, 2009
On Tuesday, Apple updated almost the entire Mac lineup - new iMacs, new Mac Mini’s, new MacPro’s, and even a slight speed bump to the recent 15” MacBook Pro.
Tuesday, March. 3, 2009
A good resource for speeding up Photoshop on the Mac ... with a couple of new tips I haven’t seen before.
The Gura Gear Kiboko Camera Bag
Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2009
Perhaps a backpack style camera bag that I actually like...
Why 80 Megapixels Isn’t Enough
Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009
Think we’ve reached the limit of lens resolution with current sensors? Perhaps not...
Recent articles ....
July 14, 2010 The iphone 4 ... is there really a problem?
June 30, 2010 The Plight of the Small Camera Store
May 1, 2010 iPad Camera Connection kit ... can you use the iPad for field backup?
Apr. 3, 2010 Apple’s new iPad ... Wow!
Mar. 31, 2010 Getting finer display brightness adjustments from the keyboard using a Mac.
Feb. 4, 2010 The xRite ColorMunki ...
