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Giving a Gift Certificate

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How do I purchase a Digital Silver Imaging Gift Certificate for a friend or family member from your web site?

Start on our Gift Certificate web page and select the dollar value you want to give. Select the “Add to Cart” button and follow the steps below.

1. Fill the Name and Shipping address of the RECIPIENT of the gift certificate in this form. DO NOT check the box that says, “Use my shipping address as my billing address.“When you are finished select “Continue.”

2. Gift Certificates ship for free via the USPS. If you want special shipping make your selection and please tell us where you heard of Digital Silver Imaging. In the “Special Instructions” field you can enter a message to the recipient if you like. When you are finished select “Continue.”

3. In this menu you will enter your payment information and the billing address. We will place the name from the “Shipping Information” field on the gift certificate. Check the appropriate boxes and select “Finalize Order” and you will be sent a confirmation email. Done.

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The World of Black & White with Macphun

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Congratulations on your purchase of Intensify Pro! Now Digital Silver Imaging will make you a free 8×10.

To get started you need to follow these 3 simple steps:
1. Have your promo code from Macphun at the ready
2. Download our ROES Direct 2 Print application to your desktop (This app simply allows you to crop and adjust your image file along with collecting your shipping information.)
3. Select “Macphun” from the Catalog Menu in the Direct to Print application and follow the menu prompts.
4. “Save” your image to the Cart then go to the Shopping Cart and enter the Promo Code sent to you via email by Macphun.

For detailed instructions on using our ROES Direct 2 Print application go to this page.

Please Note: Your free print must be redeemed by 2/28/14. $4 shipping/handling charges in USA not included. International shipping available. Limit one print per customer.

 

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Enter your Promo Code and proceed to “Complete Order”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PhotoPlus 2013 New Products and Insights

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PhotoPlus International  Conference + Expo is an annual event at Digital Silver Imaging. We go to speak one-on-one with the public and to see what is going on in the world of photo. If you could not attend here are our observations on the 2013 PhotoPlus Expo.

Trends – The development of high-end, high quality camera and lenses continues. Not surprising is the rise of Sony in the marketplace. While both Canon and Nikon drew large crowds and dominated the front of the hall, Sony held a powerful place in a very large exhibit right up front. Also attracting large crowds was Leica. Leica has managed to transition many of its traditional film shooter over to digital while attracting new shooters to its ranks. The Leica M Monochrom is reaching cult status with many photographers despite the many critics who said a black & white only digital camera was absurd.

We also noticed quiet a few booths featuring camera accessories and digital hardware made in China. That product was as you’d expect, attractively priced but not high in quality. Although these vendors appeared to have steady traffic their wares did not draw the crowds as popular established high quality brands. As always photographers appreciate a value but are reluctant to give up quality.

New and Notable – Making their debut at this year’s show was Macphun Software. We were happy to see that many of the people that made Nik Software the great product now at Macphun. Macphun showed three products. Intensify Pro an application that enhances, sharpens and improves structure of an image. It has 16-bit image processing with RAW support. A very cool application called Snapheal Pro that uses a proprietary technology to remove unwanted objects from your image in well… a snap. And Creative Kit, which is both products in a bundle. Another nice thing about these software applications is they can be used as a plug-in  or a standalone product. We are currently trying the FREE trial download which we will review at a later date.

Snapheal Pro - Macphun Software

We all did a double-take when a person walked by with a DSLR attached to the shoulder strap of his backpack. If you are a backpacker, mountain biker or skier you would realize that this is the perfect way to carry your camera! Later that day we found out how that DSLR attached to the mystery man’s back pack strap, the Peak Design Capture Camera Clip. This brilliant little mechanism is a locking quick release that can be attached to a strap, belt, or mounted to a tripod or monopod. Peak Design also makes what they call a POV kit that is ideal for a GoPro camera, eliminating having to use GoPro’s cumbersome chest strap or helmet mount. The product is new to the market and will be available online and from most camera stores.

Peak Design Capture Pro
Peak Design Capture Pro

Making a big visual impact were the booths of our inkjet paper suppliers, Canson & Hahnemühle. Both companies had beautiful prints on display made on their excellent product. We were honored to provide the Canson booth with an entire wall of images by our customer Alicia Savage. We were also impressed with Hahnemühle’s Bamboo paper. Bamboo has a natural white tone paper base and is made out of 90% renewable bamboo fiber. In fact we liked Bamboo so much that it is now a paper option for our custom inkjet prints.

We spoke with a lot of great people at the Expo and saw some old friends. We always value the time we have speaking with all types of photographers at PhotoPlus. If you missed the show make sure to put it on your calendar for next year.

Build a Portfolio That Gets Noticed 11/16

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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.

In the morning Neal will show various types of portfolios and will demostrate the importance of good printing, discuss the intended result and how best to achieve it. In the afternoon the group will look at each other’s portfolios and critique them from the perspective of how best to present your work.

Please, no iPad or computer-based presentations for this workshop.

Note: This workshop is intended to be helpful to participants in showing and understanding portfolios as a presentation vehicle.

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

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, November 16, 10AM – 5PM, 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.

*Refund Policy: Because our instructors commit their time to workshops and space is limited, our refund policy is as follows: Cancellations 2 weeks prior to the workshop will receive a full refund. Cancellations a week before the workshop date will receive a 50% refund. All other cancellations will not receive a refund but may apply 50% of the workshop fee to a future workshop of the same or greater price. You must notify us of your cancellation or inability to attend via email. (info@digitalsilverimaging.com).

Lightroom 4 Library Module Intensive Workshop

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Lightroom Library ModuleIn this Library Module intensive, we will cover many of the features that make Lightroom 4 an exceptional Digital Asset Manager. Our purpose in teaching module specific workshops is to have each student learn features in depth and to leave the workshop with a true understanding of the how the program can enhance your workflow.

We will have time to practice each step in the process, so you will walk away with hands-on knowledge. We will cover the best workflow practices of importing, renaming, using the ratings and color system for organizing, keywording, as well as using presets to your advantage and the incredible power of Collections and Smart Collections.

We will also delve into the batch Export feature and learn how to make your own export presets to streamline your process. Learn how to seamlessly work between Lightroom and Photoshop.

Main topics covered:
• Import process
• Organizing – making a folder structure that works for you
• Renaming
• Presets
• Metadata and Keywording
• Using ratings and filters
• Compare and Survey modes
• Collections & Smart Collections
• Searching using filters – how to find anything!

Date: Saturday May 11, 2013
Time: 11-5 PM 
Location: Digital SIlver Imaging, 9 Brighton St. Belmont, MA 
Fee for this course is $149*

LR Library Mod

Certified_Expert_Photoshop_Lightroom_badgeKathy Tarantola

For over two decades, Kathy Tarantola has been sought after as a commercial and editorial photographer working throughout Boston and New England. Kathy is an experienced instructor having conducted photography workshops across the US and abroad. She is an Adobe Certified Expert in Lightroom a respected member of the photo community and has served as Co-president and board member of the New England chapter of the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP).

*Refund Policy: Because our instructors commit their time to workshops and space is limited, our refund policy is as follows: Cancellations 2 weeks prior to the workshop will receive a full refund. Cancellations a week before the workshop date will receive a 50% refund. All other cancellations will not receive a refund but may apply 50% of the workshop fee to a future workshop of the same or greater price. You must notify us of your cancellation or inability to attend via email. (info@digitalsilverimaging.com).

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.