Creativity – Commenting On Images

How many times have you been frustrated by the feedback you get and give? Often it’s too simple. “I like it.” “I don’t like it.” But you want more. If you knew more you could improve more. So, go further! Whenever you’re looking at images...

Dan Steinhardt – About Paper / Meaningless Terms

Last week at The Fine Art of Digital Printing workshop The Fine Art of Digital Printing workshop (taking place at Brooks sponsored by Epson) spoke about paper. We always have special guests at these events and we were delighted that Dano was able to come...

Peg Fredi – Simulating Alternative Processes / Waxing Prints

This week at The Fine Art of Digital Printing workshop (taking place at Brooks sponsored by Epson) Peg Fredi wanted to simulate the look of the alternative process prints she’s been making with digital contact negatives. She tried several toning solutions – variations of traditional...

Steve Robeck – Thinking File Structure

This week at The Fine Art of Digital Printing workshop (taking place at Brooks sponsored by Epson) Mac Holbert and I reviewed file structure at the end of the week – by processing student work. Everyone participating in the workshop got a valuable review of...

Carlos Conseco – Print Surface

This week at The Fine Art of Digital Printing workshop (taking place at Brooks sponsored by Epson) Carlos Conseco discovered how important it is to test materials and evaluate images side-by-side. He printed one of his best images on a variety of surfaces – Epson...

Bill Atkinson – Test Files

Using real world in combination with synthetic information can help you evaluate the accuracy of a color management system. It’s important to use a full spectrum of colors and information you can evaluate objectively (information you aren’t so personally invested in you may not be...

Cheryl Medow – Consistent Style

Cheryl Medow creates wildlife composites. She’s attending the Fine Art of Digital Printing workshop (Caponigro and Holbert at Brooks sponsored by Epson). Yesterday, some of them looked like photocomposites (surreal) and some looked like paintings (graphic). Today, after a long discussion about the most successful...

Ink Comparisons – Epson / HP / Canon

Epson Ultrachrome HDR Ink offers the widest color gamut of any Epson inkset to date. How much bigger than Epson UltraChrome K3 is it? Check the graph above. Where is it wider than Canon’s and HP’s inks is it? Check the graph above. Find out...

Epson 7900/9900 Printers with Ultrachrome HDR Ink

Epson recently announced their new 7900 24″ and 9900 44″ printers and ink technologies Epson UltraChrome HDR Ink. Find out more about the new Epson printers here. LONG BEACH, Calif. – Oct. 28, 2008 – Representing a level of technology unprecedented in Epson’s history, Epson...

The Fine Digital Print – Seminar – Total Solution

Today I present a seminar The Fine Digital Print. One of the things I discuss is that print quality is a product of a total a solution. It can be challenging to compare the many new offerings from multiple manufacturers. Breaking the systems down into...