Unseen Hours Podcast

Jeff discusses the challenge of "unseen hours" in a productivity oriented society.  

Unseen Hours Podcast

A New Sound to the Podcast

Jeff discusses some of the new audio gear used in the podcast production.  

New Sound to Podcast

Kool Tac and Perma Lon-no orange peel here

Dry mounting photographic prints has been, at times, a necessary evil.  I always tried to avoid a dry mount, but for large prints on glossy papers it was necessary.  One of the biggest problems of dry mounting was the "orange peel" look of the surface of the print once it was dry-mounted.  The term is extremely accurate in describing the look, the print surface would look like that of an orange, especially when viewed at oblique angles.  

I am very fortunate to live in Huntington, WV which is home to a regional wholesale framer and distributor, Mayne Framing and Supply.  The experts there recently educated me on a new mounting option free from the orange peel effect.  There are actually two products involved, one is the mounting board and the other is the adhesive for the print.  The dry mount board is Kool Tack and the adhesive is Perma Lon.  The two together produce outstanding results.  

I have now mounted both glossy and matte papers with the Kool Tac/Perma Lon combination and simply love the results.  The surface of the print is really just as smooth as the surface of the actual paper.  Little to no mounting/dry board texture can be seen on the prints.  They are simply beautiful.  

Now the photographer has a mounting option that gets out of the way of the print and lets the viewer become more engaged in the print.  I highly recommend Kool Tac/Perma Lon for your photographic mounting needs.

Here are two links for you.

Kool Tac/Perma Lon

And if you are looking for a distributor, I highly recommend Mayne Framing.  

Art Show Calendar now online

The art show calendar is beginning to take shape and is now online.  The calendar is now available online.  The calendar lists art shows in three categories:

1. Confirmed.  The jury process has been completed and I have accepted an invitation to the show.  If you are in the area, please come out to view and purchase the fine art prints.
2. Pending.  I have applied to the show and the jury process has yet to begin or is in process.  If invited to participate, it is highly likely that I will accept.  I will update this status as soon as I can.
3. Tentative.  These are shows that I have on my calendar to apply for when the jury process opens to applications.  My calendar may change to not allow me to apply or accept an invitation, but it is my intention to apply and attend these shows.

I will update this page as soon as the status of a show changes.  I hope to see you at a show in the near future.  I am currently in final preparation for my first show in Louisville in two weeks.  I will post images soon of the brand new setup and artwork on display.  I am very excited about how things are coming together.  Take care.  

Autumn in Smoky Mountains National Park

Autumn in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park from Jeff Ball on Vimeo.

This is a first video experiment with the Canon 5DMKII while on a landscape photography visit to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in October 2009. Capturing and constructing this video has served as a wonderful educational endeavor. I mistakenly recorded the first two video clips in SD and are not quite the quality they should be, but the other clips look wonderful on the large screen. I am also learning video editing through Adobe Premiere Elements 8.0. It crashes frequently on my PC so I am either in need of equipment upgrades or I need to get the Adobe Creative Suite with Premiere or both. I hope you enjoy the video and please contact me with any comments or questions.