Some of you may know that I've been printing in both black & white and color, for myself and professionally, for many decades. I've also posted lately about my recent informal partnership with Pascal Jappy and the folks at dearsusan.net.
Which brings up a potential new offering here on the site...printing services.
It has long been my contention that no photograph is complete until it's printed, and no print is complete until it is matted and framed. An unusual opinion in these days of content that is primarily delivered on the web and consumed on iPads, I know.
Doing my own printing, cutting my own mats, and assembling my own frames does not make me a renaissance man...it's simply what photography is to me...but I realize that this craft may not be taught widely anymore. There are plenty of tutorials available that will teach you how to cut mats, as well as local framers in most areas willing to help with final steps.
But what about print making? How many of you would like to have nice custom prints of your favorite images, but don't have the time or space to devote to actual printing? Would you like to work 1:1 with a master print maker?
Above is a sampling of the process you can expect...choosing both the paper and the tonality that best expresses your vision for an image. I typically send iPhone shots of various options back and forth until I understand what you're looking for, and then add in 1% of my own experience to arrive at a truly great print.
If this is something that interests you please send me a note. I generally print on 1/4, 1/2, or a full size sheets of 17"x25" paper, and prices start at around $10 for a 1/4 sheet. I'm printing on an Epson 3880 printer using factory K3 pigment inks. My favorite paper is a 310g Baryta gloss* which gives prints often mistaken for lab produced C-prints. I've also had very nice results with a 300g 100% rag paper from Moab, and a slightly smaller warm-tone rag paper from Ilford that comes 23" wide. I'm willing to set up for roll paper if a customer should request it, and speaking of rolls, I can ship either flat for smaller prints, or rolled in a tube.
In closing I'll speak a bit on black & white printing in particular, as it is a love of mine. I've often opined that in addition to the "it's only a photograph if it's printed" statement, that only b/w prints are truly classic photographs. Nonsense, of course, but that's how much I love the medium. When making such prints I use a carefully calibrated version of Epson's advanced b/w driver, and the results on the gloss baryta paper are truly lovely. I invite you to give it a try.
*It's important to note that 'gloss' in this case does not mean 'glossy' as in an RC plastic photo paper. The surface more resembles an 'F' surface paper air dried instead of ferrotyped. This one in particular is a very heavy paper-based paper that gives a wonderful D-Max and depth without glare or fingerprinting. My favorite look, especially for b/w.
Which brings up a potential new offering here on the site...printing services.
It has long been my contention that no photograph is complete until it's printed, and no print is complete until it is matted and framed. An unusual opinion in these days of content that is primarily delivered on the web and consumed on iPads, I know.
Doing my own printing, cutting my own mats, and assembling my own frames does not make me a renaissance man...it's simply what photography is to me...but I realize that this craft may not be taught widely anymore. There are plenty of tutorials available that will teach you how to cut mats, as well as local framers in most areas willing to help with final steps.
But what about print making? How many of you would like to have nice custom prints of your favorite images, but don't have the time or space to devote to actual printing? Would you like to work 1:1 with a master print maker?
Above is a sampling of the process you can expect...choosing both the paper and the tonality that best expresses your vision for an image. I typically send iPhone shots of various options back and forth until I understand what you're looking for, and then add in 1% of my own experience to arrive at a truly great print.
If this is something that interests you please send me a note. I generally print on 1/4, 1/2, or a full size sheets of 17"x25" paper, and prices start at around $10 for a 1/4 sheet. I'm printing on an Epson 3880 printer using factory K3 pigment inks. My favorite paper is a 310g Baryta gloss* which gives prints often mistaken for lab produced C-prints. I've also had very nice results with a 300g 100% rag paper from Moab, and a slightly smaller warm-tone rag paper from Ilford that comes 23" wide. I'm willing to set up for roll paper if a customer should request it, and speaking of rolls, I can ship either flat for smaller prints, or rolled in a tube.
In closing I'll speak a bit on black & white printing in particular, as it is a love of mine. I've often opined that in addition to the "it's only a photograph if it's printed" statement, that only b/w prints are truly classic photographs. Nonsense, of course, but that's how much I love the medium. When making such prints I use a carefully calibrated version of Epson's advanced b/w driver, and the results on the gloss baryta paper are truly lovely. I invite you to give it a try.
*It's important to note that 'gloss' in this case does not mean 'glossy' as in an RC plastic photo paper. The surface more resembles an 'F' surface paper air dried instead of ferrotyped. This one in particular is a very heavy paper-based paper that gives a wonderful D-Max and depth without glare or fingerprinting. My favorite look, especially for b/w.
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