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Big Silver Gelatin Prints Kickstarter in the News

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©Dave Beckerman
©Dave Beckerman

Recently posts of Digital SIlver Imaging’s “Big Silver Gelatin Prints” Kickstarter have appeared on a number of blogs and web sites. Among those posts an excellent recap of our project was written by Eileen Fritsch on her blog Great Output. The site is a valuable source of information and news geared toward professional and fine art photographers.  The frequent posts are well written and concise. No fluff on this site.

John Neel, author of Rethinking Digital Photography, and frequent contributor to the site Pixiq also posted a story about “Big Silver Gelatin Prints.” In reference to our Kickstarter, Neel wrote:

“This is a great photographic Kickstarter project that will allow giant sized black and white images to be printed from digital files. Who wouldn’t like a giant black and white image that was produced on real gelatin silver paper. IMHO, there is nothing quite like a real B/W silver based photograph. I for one, look forward to the possibility of having a few of my images printed this way.”

Pixiq is a gigantic site with articles on almost everything including, equipment reviews, techniques and commentary. Most of the contributors to Pixiq are published authors and true experts.

Great Output and Pixiq are both sites worthy of a bookmark. As a photographer you can never have enough good information.

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.

Dwell Magazine Takes Notice of Big Silver Gelatin Prints

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Dwell Magazine named Digital Silver Imaging’s campaign, The Big Silver Gelatin Print, their Kickstarter of the week! Thanks to Dwell for noticing our company. Dwell is an excellent magazine with a great site on architecture, design, art and photography.

“A trip to the museum will likely give you a chance to see silver gelatin prints of famous photos, but as digital photography replaces film, more and more darkrooms go dark. But this Belmont, Massachusetts, company ( Digital Silver Imaging) aims to make honest-to-goodness silver gelatin prints out of digital images.” – Aaron Britt Deputy Editor Dwell Magazine

Closed Friday 4/19/13

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Due to the Police shut down of Cambridge and Belmont MA, DSI will be closed today Friday 4/19/13. Our thoughts are with the people of the Boston area and law enforcement. Be safe. Be Strong. – DSI

Lightroom 4 Develop Module Intensive Workshop

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In this Develop Module intensive, we will cover many of the features that make Lightroom 4 an amazing and powerful processor of digital images. 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 learn how to evaluate your photographs and how to make creative processing decisions with time to practice each step. Using your own images with help along the way, you will walk away with hands-on knowledge and the confidence to enhance all of your work quickly and with stunning results.

Topics include:

• Perfecting tone and color in each photo
• Applying sharpening and noise reduction
• Correcting lens distortion and chromatic aberration
• Cropping
• Spot, Red Eye, Graduated Filter, and Paintbrush tools
• HSL, Split Toning
• Using virtual copies
• Making great black and white conversions
• Creative presets – use LR templates or create your own
• Soft Proofing for printing

 

Date: Saturday April 13th
Time: 11-5 PM 
Location: Digital SIlver Imaging, 9 Brighton St. Belmont, MA 
Fee for this course is $149*

LR Develop Module

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).