Digitalsilverimaging

The Fine Art of Printing in a Digital World

Events

Barry Schneier, Glory Bound

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Bruce Springsteen, Harvard Square Theatre, 5/9/1974
Bruce Springsteen, Harvard Square Theatre, 5/9/1974 – ©Barry Schneier

Glory Bound, an exhibition of photographs currently showing at the Pollak Gallery on the Monmouth University campus, features the work of photographer Barry Schneier. During the 1970’s Schneier photographed many of the giants of rock and roll on their way to stardom.

Glory Bound includes 13 images from Bruce Springsteen’s 1974 performance at the Harvard Square Theatre, some which have never been exhibited, as well as 70’s images of Patti Smith, Van Morrison, Jackson Browne, Boz Scaggs, Joan Armatrading, and others.

Schneier’s images have been collected by Paramount Pictures, Los Angeles, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland, The Grammy Museum and The New England Folk Music Archives. Barry’s photographs can be scene at several galleries and his web site www.barryschneierphotography.com. 

Generous support for this exhibit has been provided by Gallery: 591974, a fine art photography gallery in Massachutsetts (www.gallery591974.com) and Digital Silver Imaging www.digitalsilverimaging.com, a fine art digital imaging lab that employs the latest digital equipment and editing tools to produce museum quality B&W and color prints. 

Glory Bound will be on Exhibit 9/2 – 9/30/2014
The Pollak Gallery is open from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm Monday – Friday
All gallery events are free and open to the public.
For more info contact: Monmouth University Center for the Arts events www.monmouth.edu/arts or call 732.263.5715.

New IR Workshop a Success

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Infrared Workshop with Laurie J. Klein
Infrared Workshop with Laurie J. Klein

A clear, late Spring day in Massachusetts was a perfect setting for a digital infrared workshop with instructors Laurie J. Klein and Kyle Perler. The workshop, Digital Infrared Photography 101, was taught to a sold-out crowd of 15 photographers. The biggest surprise of the day was that over half of the participants fell in love with the magic and mystery of infrared  during the film days of Kodak HIE High Speed Infrared Film! These intrepid photographers used changing bags, red filters, and the quirky film to capture IR. Now they are embracing digital infrared and a much simpler production process.

This workshop was scheduled to coincide with an exhibit of infrared photography titled, Beyond the Visible Spectrum. The exhibition featured the work of 4 artists that use infrared photography to create images of ethereal beauty. The work of Laurie J. Klein, Ron Rosenstock, Tony Sweet and Carl Stoveland provided inspiration and a teaching vehicle to workshop participants. Laurie utilized the prints on display as her introduction to the art of IR photography.

As Laurie stated, “One of the most challenging aspects of infrared capture is being able to pre-visualize in a non-visible spectrum. Learning how to interpret in IR.  Foliage comes out white yet the bark of the tree branches come out dark so composing is different then with color or B&W capture.  Some black fabrics come out white, some black. Red roses come out white, purple flowers come out darker. “

Many participants admitted that one of the reasons they love IR is there is often a gift that happens, something they didn’t see in the viewfinder or expect. Because the photographer is not working with a light source she can see, not all outcomes are predictable, that is the “magic” of IR.

Laurie and class during hands-on portion of workshop
Laurie and class during hands-on portion of workshop

Laurie and Kyle also brought in a model for a few hours and went out shooting at a pond near Digital Silver Imaging. Laurie also brought a Cam Ranger, which she tethered to her camera and laptop so the students could instantly see what the images being produced looked like. This allowed Laurie to discuss composition, what a good IR histogram looks like, exposure, ISO and custom white balance.

After a group photograph, it was back to the classroom and Kyle worked with the group on after capture. Using a variety of methods from Photoshop, Lightroom and Nik Pluggins: Color Effects Pro and Silver Effects Pro.  Kyle stepped the class through several images from raw to final, spending a good deal of time on retouching eyes, as eyes can go very dark and have an extremely haunting quality to them when photographed with IR.

Participants responded to Laurie and Kyle’s instruction with overwhelmingly praise and we hope to have the team back soon for another workshop and perhaps even an advanced session.

Join Laurie J. Klein 7/13-7/18/14 in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico for her workshop : Creative Infrared Photography

Laurie’s new book: Photographing the Female Form with Digital Infrared

 

Craig Semetko “Unposed and Unseen”

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©Craig Semetko
©Craig Semetko

Leica Camera invited 10 photographers from around the world to participate in an extraordinary event. These photographers would be paired with their artistic “fathers” and asked to shoot a series of images with that person in mind. Craig Semetko’s creative progenitor was Elliot Erwitt and with Erwitt’s influence to inspire him Semtko set off for India in the summer of 2013.

 “India is a street photographer’s dream. The people are extraordinarily welcoming—they do not mind having their pictures taken, in fact, they usually welcome it…”

Craig Semetko is one of the best street photographers practicing the craft today. Craig was gracious enough to allow us to use four of his images form his India trip in this post. These photographs along with many others are included in an exhibition currently showing through 5/25/14 at the Leica Gallery Los Angeles, 8783 Beverly Blvd.,  West Hollywood, CA 90048.

This body of work is also now available as a limited edition book, “India Unposed.” Sure to be a collector’s item, you can find the book by visiting the link below.

“India Unposed” Book

Leica Gallery LA

Craig Semetko

BLINK!

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BLINK is Back! The 1 Day photo pop-up exhibit and sale featuring 75+ New England photographers. Part of Somerville Open Studios

• 1 photograph from each artist
• Print size up to 24×36
• All priced below $500
• 10% of sales benefit the Griffin Museum of Photography
• Live music by the Sorry Honeys
• Food provided by Cuisine en Locale
• Special libations from Damnation Alley Distillery

Saturday May 3, 5:00-11:30 PM
Cuisine en Locale, 156 Highland Ave, Somerville MA 02143

Blink Sponsors

 

Kickstarting Bigger Silver Gelatin Prints

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©Jorg Meyer

 

We hear it all the time, “How large can you make a black & white silver gelatin print?” Today the answer is 20” wide; soon we will be able to say “big, really big.” Digital Silver Imaging has  contracted the construction of a one-of-a-kind black & white print processor. This monster will allow us to make large silver gelatin prints up to 48” wide on 50” paper.

To make this possible, a larger laser exposure unit, and a darkroom to house the equipment will be needed. A project of this scale requires some investment. We hope to finance this project through a variety of source including Kickstarter. For those that don’t know, Kickstarter is a website where you can fund a project like ours and in return receive “rewards” in the form of products, benefits and thanks. Kickstarter is a great way to help and get some cool stuff at a bargain price.

Our rewards include discounted black & white silver gelatin prints in a variety of sizes up to 48” wide. Other rewards include signed prints by photographers, Herbie Greene, David Beckerman, and Keith Johnson.

Some of the rewards include:

$28   – 8×10 Black & White Silver Gelatin FIber Print ($38 value)
$45   – 11×14 Black & White Silver Gelatin FIber Print ($68 value)
$75   – 16×20 Black & White Silver Gelatin FIber Print ($125 value)
$199 – 30X40 Black & White Silver Gelatin FIber Print ($399 value)

Keep real black & white silver gelatin prints alive and well by supporting our Kickstarter campaign. Find out more about our campaign by following this link.

Building a Portfolio that Gets Noticed

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Portfolio storage Neal Rantoul
Portfolio Storage ©Neal Rantoul

Having had over 50 one-person exhibitions, photographer and educator Neal Rantoul knows how to effectively create and edit a body of work. In this day long workshop Neal will impart his expertise on how to take your work to the next level. He will give you the background on how to prepare for the presentation of your photography to curators, gallery and art directors. If you are ready to raise the bar on your photography and presentation this workshop is for you.

Topics covered:
What should my portfolio look like?
• Appropriate size for your preferred medium
• The electronic options, online, iPad
• Different portfolios for different audiences

Editing for impact
• How many images to include
• Showing diversity or one project
• New work versus old work

Creating an effective presentation
• Planning and executing a successful meeting
• Preparing your portfolio for portfolio reviews
• Work for purchase
• Work for exhibition
• Group shows and one-person exhibitions
• The all important follow up

 Marketing your portfolio
• Social Media
• Call for entries
• Publications

The workshop will conclude with a group review of all the participant’s portfolios. The group will be asked to come up with suggestions and improvements. This workshop will be limited to 15 participants and is an opportunity not to be missed.

Date:  Saturday, March 16, 9AM – 4PM, with a 1 hour lunch break

Building a Portfolio

Bio
Neal Rantoul is a career artist and educator. Rantoul’s work is extensively collected and is included in numerous prestigious collections such as the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Houston Museum of Fine Arts, the Kunsthaus in Zurich, the Biblioteque’ Nationale in Paris, the High Museum in Atlanta, to name only a few. He has received numerous awards and residencies including the Marion and Jasper Whiting Foundation grant, Lightwork and Hambidge Center for the Arts residencies, Visiting Artist at ICP’s Lake Como Workshop in Italy. Mr. Rantoul is the author of several books of his photographs, among those are : “American Series” published in 2006, “Cabela’s” published in 2009, “A Year” published in 2010, “Wheat” published in 2011, “Collections” published in 2011 and his most recent “Rock Sand Water”,  published in 2012. He has recently retired from 30 years as head of the Photo Program at Northeastern University in Boston and is currently devoting his efforts full time to making new pictures.