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Fine-Art Reproduction, Part 1: Why It's a Good Business Opportunity

By David Saffir If you already own a professional-quality camera and know how to use a pigment-ink inkjet printer to reproduce your own images, fine-art reproduction can be a viable and profitable business opportunity for you. In this three-part series...

Published 07-18-2008 12:14 AM by Eileen Fritsch

Filed under: business, printing, inkjet printing, fine art, printmaking

The Dimensions of Photography: Realism, Surrealism and Abstraction

By Wayne Cosshall While many of us get into photography shooting realism, there can be far more to photography than attempting to capture realism. The entry point for most of us is realism. We attempt to capture what we see around us in as realistic a...

Published 04-02-2008 5:24 PM by BlogArchive

Filed under: photography, surrealism, abstraction

Fine-Art Reproduction Part 2: What You Need to Get Started

By David Saffir Professional photographers are uniquely qualified to get into the fine-art-reproduction business because the element most critical to success is a quality image capture. Photographers not only have a discerning eye for color and detail...

Published 07-25-2008 12:26 AM by Eileen Fritsch

Filed under: business, printing, color, inkjet printing, color management, fine art, printmaking

Limited Edition Printing: Is It For You?

By Jon Canfield Limited editions have been around as long as printmaking. What exactly does it mean in today’s digital world though when another copy of the image is just a couple of mouse clicks away? First, your customers have an expectation that...

Published 06-29-2009 6:21 PM by Eileen Fritsch

Filed under: printmaking, photography business, Certificate of Authenticity

Photoshop Workflow, Part 1

By Michael Frye Programs such as Aperture and Lightroom will make it possible for you to completely avoid using Photoshop if you want to. But in the world of digital imaging, Photoshop is the 1000-pound gorilla, and all the other programs are, well, chimps...

Published 01-17-2007 11:46 PM by BlogArchive

Color Management in Web Browsers

By Marc Aguilera Understanding color management in web browsers is important if you want to directly sell more of your photos and artwork online. You need to know what is and isn't currently possible when it comes to ensuring that your images will...

Published 03-11-2008 5:07 PM by BlogArchive

Filed under: website, profiles, calibrate, ICC, color

Photokina Report 1: The Designjet Z3200

By David Saffir I had the good fortune to attend Photokina 2008 in Cologne Germany. As always, it is held on such a large scale that it defies description. Take it from me, the whole thing seems bigger than Rhode Island. According to a final report issued...

Published 10-04-2008 1:17 AM by Eileen Fritsch

Filed under: inkjet, inkjet printing, cameras, media, printmaking, Designjet Z3200

When Prints Mean Something...

By Francis Hills As a studio photographer, I get to shoot a wonderfully wide range of people. For me, it’s one of the biggest perks of what I do. Recently I spent 3 days shooting 23 women for a layout in New York Moves magazine, a publication for which...

Published 11-07-2006 7:10 PM by Eileen Fritsch

Filed under: photography, portraits, printer, print, Photosmart, cameras

Choosing A Web-Hosting Service

By Jon Canfield Back in June, fellow blogger Wayne Cosshall had a great post on Getting Your Web Presence Right . I thought I’d expand on that a bit and focus on what to look for in a web-hosting service. There are any number of hosting services available...

Published 09-19-2008 2:01 PM by Eileen Fritsch

Filed under: business, website

Photokina Report 2: The HP Artist System

By David Saffir The HP Artist System for Digital Fine Art Reproduction is truly something new under the sun. First demonstrated with the Designjet Z3200 at Photokina 2008, this system incorporates end-to-end production tools and workflow for very high...

Published 10-08-2008 4:43 PM by Eileen Fritsch

Filed under: workflow, fine art, printmaking, Designjet Z3200, HP Artist, art reproduction

Convert to Profile vs Assign Profile

By Marc Aguilera In my current “ Color Without Limits 2 ” seminar tour, one of the questions I hear most often deals with the difference between two commands found in Adobe applications such as Photoshop CS2: “Convert to Profile” and “Assign Profile....

Published 02-02-2007 10:02 PM by BlogArchive

Computational Photography: Doing What No Camera Could Ever Do Before

By Wayne Cosshall Photography is poised on the edge of another major transition. Its impact could perhaps be even greater than that caused by the arrival of digital cameras. When we look back 25 years from now, the real digital revolution in photography...

Published 11-30-2007 4:54 PM by BlogArchive

Filed under: photography, HDR, 3D, high dynamic range, computational photography

Previewing Black-and-White Conversions

By David Saffir Deep down, I’m in love with the look and feel of black-and-white prints. When I was 11 years old or so, I dove into photography in a big way. And because it was less expensive, black-and-white was my medium of choice. The wonder of watching...

Published 04-23-2008 7:19 PM by BlogArchive

Filed under: Photoshop, conversion, black-and-white, Adobe, Lightroom

Tips for Better Landscape Photography, Part Two

By David Saffir In my first post on shooting landscape photography last month, I shared a few tips for increasing your odds of going home with tack-sharp images. In this post, I’ll dig deeper into the details of making the most of your landscape...

Published 07-13-2009 3:59 PM by Eileen Fritsch

Filed under: photography, panorama, printer, Photoshop, camera, fine art, landscape photography, photography tips, tripod, prints

Black-and-White Photo Printing: More Popular Than Ever

By Marc Aguilera Making black-and-white prints seems to be more popular than ever before.The only difference is that instead of using a darkroom full of enlargers, negatives and chemistry, we work in digital "darkrooms" that consist of a computer...

Published 04-10-2009 7:06 PM by Eileen Fritsch

Filed under: black-and-white, inkjet printing

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