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The Fine Art of Printing in a Digital World
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.
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
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
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Optimize Your Image for Print with Capture One – Capture One expert Scott Nidermaier walks you through the process of preparing your image for print. Capture One is powerful software that has the best inversion (negative to positive) capabilities in the business. Join us for this informative 30 minute presentation followed by an audience Q&A session.
Instant Image Capture, Better Than Scanning – Come along for a tour of our Instant Image Archiving Service and the hardware and software that make it all possible. Our new service digitally captures your film, print or artwork at a uniform 150 megapixels in a fraction of a second. We can make digital files of your work as quickly as we can safely prepare them for capture – transparencies/slides, negatives, prints and flat artwork can all be reproduced with the highest standards of accuracy. This webinar ends with an extensive Q&A.
The Art of Underwater Photography with Jake Stout – A deep dive with photographer and scuba diver Jake Stout – Jake began his SCUBA journey in 2017 and never looked back. A year later, he was the recipient of the Boston Sea Rover’s internship in which he traveled around the world doing underwater photography with marine scientists, BBC and National Geographic photographers and filmmakers. In 2019 Jake had the honor of presenting his work at the Boston Sea Rovers Film Festival, the longest continually running dive show in the world, and was inducted as a full active roster member in 2020.
Using Photography to Elevate Your Design – A beautifully finished and well crafted photograph can be the defining element of an interior space. As a designer or architect, you are confronted with questions like, what are the best photographic printing processes? How can I finish a photograph to best complement my design aesthetic? What should my photography budget look like? How do I work with a gallery or photographer? These questions and more will all are answered in a this Zoom panel discussion. The panel will consist of fine art photo lab owners Eric Luden and Andrea Zocchi, architect Tim Techler and art consultant Lynne Kortenhaus who has helped numerous clients acquire images and design interior spaces with photographic installations.
Converting Your Image to B&W with Joe Brady – How you execute your black and white conversion can make-or-break your image and your print. Simply selecting “grey scale’ results in soulless black & white conversions. Photoshop® and Lightroom® expert Joe Brady will share how he converts his images from color to black & white. Joe steps you through the process in clear easy to follow steps. Also included is a howto on the Nik Silver Efex Pro plug in. Joe and the team from Digital Silver Imaging will answer your questions live in this informative and interactive webinar. Included in the webinar: Starting your edit in color for the best black & white Using the graduated filter function to even exposure How to properly spot your image Using color channels to make amazing black & white conversions Using the brush tool to make black & white images that pop Best practices for exporting your image for print.
Photographing in India and Nepal: An Insider’s Guide – Join us with Roro La Velle and Craig Semetko as we take you on a journey through India and Nepal. Both of these Roro and Craig have experience as photographers, travelers, and tour leaders in these fascinating and photo friendly countries. Roro La Velle is the founder of Two Wheeled Expeditions, a company that takes participants via Royal Enfield motorcycles on tours of India and Nepal. Craig Semetko is a Leica professional and author of the book “India Unposed.”
Creating a Successful Kickstarter Campaign with Barry Schneier and Lou Jones – We speak with photographers Barry Schneier and Lou Jones about their successful Kickstarter projects. Barry’s book project on Bruce Springsteen was the second most popular photography book on Kickstarter in 2018. Lou has had 2 successful campaigns on this crowdfunding platform. We will discuss what made their campaigns successful and some important tips and suggestions. We end with Q&A from the attendees.
Online Printing Made Easy – We will walk you through the steps to using our new online Value Print Service for uploading your files for beautiful high quality prints and reasonable prices. An easy way to become acquainted with our online Value Print application. Includes a Q&A session with webinar participants.
Here is a Bingo Card of ideas to keep you engaged in your creative practice. Dig deep into areas of interest, experiment in new techniques, discover new resources and build new relationships. Your creative toolbox will expand while your photo community roots grow strong.
Be a student. Here is a list of courses to choose from compiled by the creative mavens at Don’t Take Pictures. https://www.donttakepictures.com/
Initiate playing a daily round of Punctum Practice – a photo-centric Concept Aware® tool. Select 10 random images from a magazine or online at sites like Foto Fever. Seek diversity mix genres, timeframes, processes, and taste level. Set a timer for 1 minute and write 10 reactions to each photo. This exercise increases your visual vocabulary. This growing list of words can be useful to how you write about your work. Punctum is the emotional impact of an image – you want to cultivate this in your images.
Never been to Paris Photo or Foto Fever? Go now! Take a virtual tour and/or listen to each of the photographers at Paris Photo discuss their creative practice on the Paris Photo website. Foto Fever’s mission is to offer price points which encourage collecting. They will send an artwork and information to your inbox each day when you sign up..
Go back to kindergarten. Two ways to do this – tear magazines, catalogs, paper ephemera -including text and images- anything that sparks a response. What grabs your attention? When you have complied 15 – 20 pieces start to arrange them into a collage which pleases you – no rules. The second method is to take screenshots online and create a folder of image and text to arrange. Take a photo of your creation. These mood boards offer insights into your visual propensities. They may spark an idea for your next project.
Object study. Pick one object or place to photograph every day. This will increase your observational skills.
To Find out more about independent curator, portfolio consultant, lecturer, and the creator of Concept Aware® visit the website of J. Sybylla Smith.
Join us on March 31, 2020, 6:00 – 8:30 pm.
A beautifully finished and well-crafted photograph can be the defining element of an interior space. As a designer or architect, you are confronted with questions like, what are the best photographic printing processes? How can I finish a photograph to best complement my design style? What should my photography budget look like? How do I work with a gallery or photographer? These questions and more will all be answered.
The event will start with refreshments and a tour. The lab’s team will then give a brief demonstration of several display techniques for finishing photographs. The demonstration will go beyond the basic white mat and frame, showing how to use aluminum and acrylic for a contemporary look. After the demos, architect Tim Techler will speak on his experience working with photographs, followed by Iris Gallery owner Alison Collins who will address working with galleries and photographers. A question and answer period will conclude the evening.
To give all participants the ability to interact with the presenters, the number of participants is limited to 30.
You must RSVP. RSVP using this link.
6:00-6:30 – Craft beer, wine, and snacks. Lab tours.
6:30-7:45 – Photographic print presentation demonstration
7:45-8:30 – Presentation and Q&A with architect, Tim Techler and The Iris Gallery owner, Alison Collins
Digital Silver Imaging believes we are all part of one big photo community. We depend on each other for commerce, support and inspiration. We strive to be a good citizen of this photo community and give back whenever we can. This is a brief list of our major partners and how we work together.
Photoville is an annual free outdoor photo festival where photographic prints are exhibited in re-purposed shipping containers. By creating a physical platform for photographers of all backgrounds to come together and interact, Photoville provides a unique opportunity to engage with a diverse audience — a veritable cross-section of the world’s photographic community. This year, 2019, Photoville made its first appearance in Los Angeles in May and will again have its premier event under the Brooklyn Bridge in September. Digital Silver Imaging has been providing Photoville with pro bono printing services and support since 2015.
Social Documentary Network supports a website that today has had nearly 3,300 compelling online exhibits submitted by photographers from all corners of the globe. SDN photographers tackle tough and important issues often given little or no coverage by today’s commercial media. As stated on the site, “All photographers on SDN share a common curiosity about the human condition and a strong desire to communicate their insights through words and photographs.” Digital Silver Imaging’s Eric Luden is on the SDN Advisory Board and as a company we sponsor SDN events such as Documentary Matters, and support SDN’s ZEKE Magazine with paid ads, as well as printing services.
The Griffin Museum of Photography is a nonprofit museum dedicated solely to the art of photography. Through exhibitions, lectures and workshops the Griffin is an important resource for the photographic community of the Boston Area and the United States. DSI founder Eric Luden has been involved with the Griffin for over a decade, he currently serves as the Vice President of The Griffin Museum of Photography’s Board of Directors.
WPOW consists of over 350 experienced and emerging photojournalists, photo editors, videographers, producers, and students working in the Washington D.C. area. Digital Silver Imaging has supported WPOW with the printing of their annual exhibition.
Digital Silver’s Eric Luden is on the Dean’s Advisory Council at Lesley. Digital Silver Imaging has happily assisted many Lesley students with internships and employment.
Other Nonprofit Organization we support through direct donations, services, or discounts
SPE – Society of Photographic Education
MFON: Women Photographers of the African Diaspora
Leica Historical Society America
WGBH Boston Public Television
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