As I mentioned in a recent post, my old large format printer has given up the ghost, so I've just had a new Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-4000 installed, and today I'm going to walk you through some of the key new features and provide my opinion of this new printer. To...
Today I'm going to share a simple yet sometimes overlooked technique for decurling photographs printed on roll paper. This is not a difficult thing to imagine, but a quick search shows me that few people have actually illustrated posts on this topic, so as usual, I've...
Last week I got my hands on a roll each of two new types of fine art paper from my friends at Breathing Color, Pura Bagasse Smooth and Pura Bagasse Textured, so today we're going to take a look at these excellent new offerings. First off, one of the most exciting...
Today we're going to take a look at how to create a fully automated scheduled printer workout to prevent printer head cleaning, after periods when the printer was not used, to avoid having the printer throw away large amounts of ink. When I first bought my Canon...
You can tell when the oppressive Tokyo summer heat sets in, because I reverse hibernate and stay in doors doing back office jobs like Web site maintenance and ordering business cards etc. and that's exactly what we're going to talk about today. I recently ordered my...
Today we follow up on the portrait shoot that I did at the end of March, with an episode on how I fulfilled the first print order, including creating various print sizes on roll paper, and we'll also touch on trimming and decurling the prints, and a little reflection...
Today we're going to look at the new Silverada Pearlescent Metallic Canvas from Breathing Color. As you'll see, Breathing Color continues to outdo themselves when it comes to bringing the fine art printing community and industry exactly what they need to create top...
I recently took delivery of two new types of paper and a new canvas from Breathing Color, and having profiled and worked with them over the last few weeks, today I'm going to discuss some of the attributes of these new media types and how I'm going to be introducing...
This week, TWiP co-host Don Komarechka and I hook-up again to talk about printing, a passion we both share. Here are the points discussed: - Why print? - A photo isn't truly done until it's printed - Helps to hone your craft - How big can you print an image from a...
Today I'm going to provide an update on the Pixels 2 Pigment workshops that we kicked off on August 4 in Okinawa, the sourthern-most island of Japan. Then next week, because I haven't done a travelogue style Podcast where I talk about my images and my techniques and...
This week I'm releasing the replay of our July 9 Webinar with Photoshelter and X-Rite, in which I talk about Color Management and how to get better results from your printing. Here's our list of topics. The importance of color management – starting with nailing...
Last week, Adobe released the Public Beta version of Lightroom 4, the lastest version of the software that many of us use and love. I've not gone crazy with LR4 yet, but I've had a bit of a play with it, so figured I'd do a video this week to show you some of the...