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I've sometimes been asked why not look into a mirror instead of going to the trouble of posing, shooting an image and then viewing a print,? Wouldn't that be easier than going through all that time and trouble?  My answer is......read more

By Albert Chi— Over 100 years ago, Russian photographer Sergei Prokudin-Gorskii’s found the Holy Grail of color photography. Prokudin-Gorki celebrated this moment by seeking...read more

By Charles MacPherson– Exposure Modes Part 2 Last month, we talked about the different exposure modes available on your camera, and after explaining the different modes, I said that I use only one mode over 90% of the time.  And I challenged you to guess which it was. Sue Abrahamsen was the only one to get...read more

By Charles MacPherson–    Exposure Modes Part 1 Beginner’s Corner – Exposure Modes I’ve been asked to explain something about the different exposure modes.  I’ll go more into depth on these next month. Here are the modes that most cameras have: Green Box or Full Auto.  The camera controls all exposure and autofocus (AF) settings. ...read more

Today’s Question: I’m looking for information about the best way to enlarge digital files for printing. While I have an Epson 3880, I can “only” print on 17” x 22” paper, which is usually good enough but I’m looking at a couple of images for larger printing, hence my questions. I have Photoshop CS6, Lightroom...read more

Framing Up with a Vignette By Tim Grey For the Red River Paper Blog I’ve always found the notion of putting a frame around a piece of art to be somewhat interesting. After all, if the art is so great, why do we need to put a fancy frame around it? Eventually I realized that...read more

PhoozL Announces New Music-Themed Photo Contest: ‘Show the Song: Spirit of the ‘60s’ Photography education and entertainment site PhoozL announces its latest “super-judged” (and first paid-entry) photo contest: ‘Show the Song: Spirit of the ‘60s’. The assignment is to interpret 1960s Classic Rock song titles with your photography. And the judge is Elliott Landy, official...read more

Red River Paper is a proud sponsor of the 2012 PhoozL® Photo Awards. We encourage our customers and readers to become involved in PhoozL and other photo contests in 2013 – share your work and absorb the creativity of others! =========== Charlottesville, Virginia (January 21, 2013) – Photography education and entertainment site PhoozL announces the...read more

Proud to help sponsor the APA/DC featuring Red River Paper PRO Chris Crisman November 15th, 2012 at 6pm. From the APA/ DC Blog Chris Crisman has big plans for his future. So do his clients. At the age of 32, The Philadelphia based photographer has a career that most photographers might only dream of achieving. Yet, he...read more