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Ask the Experts: Digitizing Your Film and Artwork

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If you attended or watched our “Ask the Experts” webinar, this post includes links to products and resources mentioned during the webinar. We hope you found this presentation helpful, please subscribe to our email list for notifications on future webinars.

Ask the Experts: Digitizing Your Film and Artwork Video

Art Reproduction Basics – Reproducing Color Accurately 

Digitization and Scanning Methods Compared

Mary Lynn Burke – Artist using DSI’s Art Reproduction and Printing Service

Elliot Erwitt – Digitizing Elliott’s archive

 

Eric Luden – #MyFive – The five photographs that influenced me as a photographer

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DSI Founder, Eric Luden, appears on the The Crit House #MyFive YouTube broadcast. In this 19 minute review, host Jeff Larasen, discusses the influences that made our fearless leader the photographer and industry innovator that he is today. Also on the #MyFive broadcast are Digital Silver Imaging Curatorial Consultant J Sybylla Smith and many of our customers and friends. Thanks to Jeff Larasen and his channel for the informative, entertaining and unique photographic content.

 

Holiday Hours & Important Shipping & Production Dates

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20% Off + Free Shipping on our Best Selling Papers

Print a gift, print a portfolio, or just print those images sitting on your computer but don’t miss out on great Black Friday & Small Business Saturday savings.

Hurry! This is a time limited promotion, ends 12/15/24.

• DSI Digital Silver Print® Fiber real B&W silver gelatin glossy prints on a heavy weight archival alpha cellulose base. Simply the finest digital B&W print available.

• Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta Semi-gloss is a heavy weight fine art paper with a classic baryta surface.
• Hahnmühle Photo Rag® Metallic is a fine art paper with a metallic flake that gives your print a shimmer, ideal for graphic images and black and white.
• Hahnmühle Agave is a beautiful heavy fine art paper with a slightly warm base made with sustainable and archival agave fiber and cotton.
• Ilford Photo Pearl is a premium weight photo paper that reproduces your image with vivd color and excellent contrast.

*Prints available through our Direct-to-Print service only and shipped free in the USA. $125 Minimum order for free standard shipping. Free shipping does not apply to orders with matting, mounting or framing. 
Use Promo Code BF2024 for Discount

Order Now

 

Holiday Production and Shipping Dates

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We will be closed for Thanksgiving 11/28 & 11/29,  and closed Christmas through New Year’s Day, 12/25 through 1/2/25.
Sunday 12/01 – Last day to order prints with framing to receive by Christmas
Sunday 12/8 – Last day to order prints to receive by Christmas*
Last day to order frames to ship before Christmas (Your order not guaranteed to be received by Christmas.*)
Sunday 12/15 – Last day to order prints that will ship before Christmas (Your orders not guaranteed to receive by Christmas.*)*Based on standard shipping — rush charges can be added for expedited shipping

Ask the Experts Webinar – Inkjet Printing

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In this hour long FREE webinar the experts at Digital Silver Imaging will answer your questions about inkjet printing. This webinar is for anyone who wants to make fine art inkjet/giclée prints with a lab or on their own inkjet printer. During this open Q&A webinar we will be available to answer your questions about printing paper, inkjet printers, archival issues, monitors, calibration, presentation considerations and anything else inkjet print related.

Special – 25% Off + Free Shipping on your Direct-to-Print Print Order
First 25 customers only! Offer expires this Sunday 10/13/24
When ordering use promo code: ATE25
ORDER NOW

Direct-to-Print orders only, discount on prints only, does not apply to Custom Print orders. Free shipping in the continental US only.

 

Watch the 10/10/24 Webinar

 

Resources

Print Sample Promotion (Try 3 papers or our 2 DSI Digital Silver Print® papers)

The Making of a DSI Digital Silver Print® (True silver gelatin B&W print)

UV Protective Spray

Monitor settings (standard photo industry settings): D65 / 100-120 Candelas / Gamma 2.2 (If you are printing with DSI we recommend 100 Candelas)

Monitor Calibration Webinar

Calibrite Monitor Calibration Device – Display 123     Calibrite Monitor Calibration Device – Display SL

Choosing the Right Paper Webinar

Aspect Ratio vs Print Size

Direct-to-Print Ordering Tutorial

Print Permanence Chart (Photo Prints Compared) How Long will My Prints Last

Freestyle – Custom Profiles

Super Resolution in Adobe Photoshop

Nik Software

“Print Your Sh&t” T-Shirt

July 4th Sale! 25% Off + Free Shipping

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Order $200 or more and save, save, save with 25% Off and Free Shipping on all papers and sizes through our Direct-to-Print service. You can choose from photo and fine art papers from Ilford, Hahnemühle or our real silver gelatin DSI Digital Silver Prints® fiber base and RC.

When ordering use Promo Code: FIRECRACKER
Hurry sale ends at midnight ET – Sunday 4/7/24

*Direct-to-Print service only, does not apply to custom printing. You must order $200 or more in printing services. Free shipping in the USA only. Discount and free shipping applies to prints only. Framing, print hangers, mounting and matting excluded from promotion.

 

Digital Silver Imaging’s Video Resources

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Did you know that we have a YouTube Channel with over 40 educational and informative photography videos? Our videos cover a variety of how-to and photography based topics, from preparing your files for print, to webinars with noted photographers. You can find the Digital Silver imaging channel by following this link.

Here is a brief list of some of our educational and informative content

Monitor Calibration with Calibrite’s Brenda Hipsher

Andrew Caulfield Interview – “Madonna 1984” Photo Shoot and Book

Mike Mezeul II – Post Production – Taking Your Photos to the Next Level

Choosing the Right Paper for Your Prints

Hanging a frame with a French Cleat

Digitization from Elliott Erwitt’s Studio (Digitizing Elliott’s Archive)

The Art of Underwater Photography with Jake Stout

Converting Your Image to B&W

Photographing in India and Nepal: An Insider’s Guide with Craig Semetko and Roro La Velle

Alternative Presentation Methods for Photo Prints

We also partner with other organizations like the Social Documentary Network (SDN) to sponsor webinars discussing relevant issues in photography today. You can find their video archive by following this link.

Here is a brief list of SDN content sponsored by Digital Silver Imaging

Women Changing the Face of Documentary Photography

Sustainable Solutions: Documentary Photographers Explore the Climate Crisis

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