Easy-Install Fabric Photo Posters Honor Movie Theater's History

Going to the movies was more of a community experience in the decades before national corporations started building huge, multiplex movie theaters at shopping malls. If the weather was nice, you could pile your friends into a car and head off to a drive-in. But most of the time, you had to go downtown to [...]

Why Hiring Uncle Joe to Photograph Your Wedding Isn't Worth the Savings

By Sean McGettigan

When I was talking to one of my customers, wedding photographer Norman Gilbert in Memphis, TN, he told me about an article  he had written for brides, suggesting some things they should consider before hiring a relative or friend to shoot their wedding instead of an experienced professional.
I know many professional wedding photographers will heartily agree [...]

Catalog Showcases Materials for Inkjet Photo and Art Printing

Many posts on this blog showcase some of the creative ways that photographers and artists are using some of the materials they have purchased from LexJet, including Water-Resistant Satin Cloth, Absolute Backlit Film, and Sunset Photo eSatin Paper 300g.
You can see additional examples of how photographers and artists are using LexJet materials by downloading a [...]

Tips from an Artist on Finding a Giclee Printing Service

By Darren Vena
Finding the right company to reproduce your art can be a challenge, partly because so many different types and sizes of businesses now offer fine-art reproduction services. Each business seems to offer a different mix of services, capabilities and expertise.
So, at Studio LexJet, we’d like to introduce you to some of the many [...]

Best Color Portrait in Print Competition Can Win Sunset Award

By Tom Gruss
LexJet will be presenting its first Sunset Award at the Professional Photographers Association of New England Convention Sept. 12-15 at The Radisson Hotel in Nashua, NH. The award will be given for the Best Color Portrait entered in PPANE’s Annual Print Competition. Deadline for entering the print competition is Sept. 8.
In addition [...]

Company Donates a Canvas Print for Each One Purchased

By Justin Craft
Here’s yet another great example of how a LexJet customer is using his talents to help worthy causes. What makes this story even better is that this buy one/give one program can help support the charitable works of pro photographers nationwide. Â
For every canvas print purchased from Picture It On Canvas from now until [...]

Desk-Front Displays for Photo, Art, and Promotional Prints

By Darren Vena

At LexJet, we love it when photographers and artists send us pictures that show some of the creative ways they are using some of the inkjet-printable materials we sell.
In two previous posts on this blog (about photographers Leslie D. Bartlett and David DeJonge), we’ve shown you why LexJet’s Water-Resistant Satin Cloth is quickly [...]

Ansen Seale’s Slit-Scan Photography Reveals Hidden Realities

By Bill Weiser
Just as a microscope or telescope allows us to see things that aren’t visible to the naked eye, the slit-can camera created by photographer Ansen Seale allows us to view everyday objects in a whole new way. Instead of recording a single moment in time, Seale’s slit-scan camera records objects over a period [...]

Lizza Fine Art Studio Can Handle Big Giclée Projects

The number of studios using wide-format, pigment-ink inkjet printers for fine-art reproduction has multiplied in recent years. Having more choices can be wonderful if you simply want to make a few copies of work that you can sell at art fairs, use to promote yourself, or give to friends and family members.     Â
But if you have special requirements such [...]