Posted on June 30th, 2009 by LexJet
By Michael Clementi
When Steven Kops opened Main Street EFX Photography 13 years ago in Laurel, Montana, he didn’t think twice about sending all of his print work to a lab. That was simply standard business practice.
But three years ago, Kops decided to do most of his printing in his studio, taking advantage of some of [...]
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Posted on June 25th, 2009 by LexJet
By Kelly Price
In a previous post on Studio LexJet, Dustin Flowers talked about how the career of fine-art photographer Theo Anderson has evolved. To illustrate just how different each photographer’s career path and vision can be, let me tell you about Jim LaSala. He lives in New Jersey, but grew up in Brooklyn.
Jim LaSala didn’t [...]
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Posted on June 23rd, 2009 by LexJet
By Eileen Fritsch
Compared to the number of books that have been published on digital photography and Photoshop, relatively few books have been written on inkjet photo printing. Even fewer guides have been published about how to mat, mount, and frame inkjet prints for display in an exhibition or gallery.
That’s why I was intrigued by a [...]
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Posted on June 18th, 2009 by LexJet
By Dustin Flowers
At LexJet, we talk to dozens of successful photography professionals every day. One thing we’ve learned is that photography careers often take some interesting twists. Few photographers are doing the same type of work they started out doing 20 years ago.
Each photographer has a unique story—about how they got their first break and how they [...]
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Posted on June 16th, 2009 by LexJet
By Rob Finkel
At LexJet, many customers tell us about how they are using their photography and printing skills to support worthy causes in their communities. Jim Spelman of Jim Spelman Studios recently told me about the Hope in Focus project that he is working on to support Carpenter’s Place, an agency that serves the chronically [...]
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Posted on June 11th, 2009 by LexJet
By Alex Ried
For more than 15 years, LexJet has been helping creators of inkjet prints choose the most cost-effective way to protect valuable prints from damage due to scratching and exposure to UV light, humidity, and airborne pollutants. Photographic and art prints can be protected with traditional framing systems, laminating films, clearcoats, or protective sprays. [...]
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Posted on June 9th, 2009 by LexJet
By Kelly Price
Arrive, to look. An artist’s statement can’t get much simpler than this. And these three little words accurately express the philosophy of Leslie D. Bartlett, the accomplished landscape photographer who now creates painting-like photographs of the beautiful natural stone formations that can be found deep in the historic quarries near Cape Ann in [...]
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Posted on June 2nd, 2009 by LexJet
By Kelly Price
A growing number of LexJet customers who initially bought wide-format inkjet printers to output their own photography are now offering printmaking services to other photographers and artists.
For example, Stephen Gross, an experienced commercial photographer with an interest in fine-art photography, now operates Brooklyn Editions. He works one-on-one with artists to produce reproductions of [...]
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