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Did you take these pictures?
I have been taking pictures for 30+ years. I started out with film cameras and I made the transition to digital 15ish years ago. For the past 12 or so years I have been using Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) cameras. I still shoot and develop film. With film cameras you have to stop and thing about the shot, because there are a limited number of frames on each roll of film. Digital on the other hand lends itself to a burst of 10 to 15 shots with the attitude that whatever is wrong can be fixed on the computer.
Do you use AI?
No, emphatically no. Artificial Intelligence (AI) robs you of skills and it robs the planet. Firstly, it takes skill to adjust a photo in Photoshop. Skills that take time to acquire and master. AI takes those skills away from you. Secondly, (and most importantly) it robs the planet. Data centers require large tracts of land be bulldozed flat, then they require large amounts of water for cooling. Then there is the noise generated by the machines. So AI has robbed us of trees, plants, wildlife habitat, the sounds of nature and water. Aren’t these the very things we enjoy when we go outside.
Why are your paper sizes different and why don’t you cut them down?
Simple, these are the paper sizes offered by Epson. I believe they are trying to offer sizes that are compatible with European sizing. As to trimming them down, I don’t have the time or facilities to trim each and every photo to the advertised sizing. Besides most photographs look better with a mat so no trimming would be necessary.
Where did those historical photos come from?
The historical photos I use are in the public domain. They are old film negatives that have been scanned and digitized. Any defects, scratches, faded areas, and damage is left untouched by the curator. Once I receive the scanned negatives I have to crop the image and repair any damage or imperfections. They are completely and 100% true images taken about 100 years ago. A vast majority of the historical images are old newspaper photographs and some are from general photographers who donated their images.