Businesses of All Sizes Can Afford Custom Wall Art

By Rob Finkel
At LexJet, we work hard to help customers find ways to do more with their wide-format inkjet printers. One of the coolest things that can be done with a wide-format inkjet printer is to make high-quality enlargements of good photographs. Prints can be made at all different sizes and on many different materials, [...]

Custom Photo Mural on Wallpaper Adds a Local Touch to Restaurant Decor

Many LexJet customers know there’s much more you can do with a wide-format inkjet printer than output great-looking enlargements on canvas or make exhibition prints.
For example, many pro photographers now sell custom photography to businesses that want add a touch of local flavor to their interior décor.  Recently, photographer Norman Gilbert sent us this shot [...]

New Recycled Inkjet Paper Weaving Joins Other Green Art at Josh Mitchell Gallery

By Bill Weiser
The newest addition to the exhibit of art made from recycled inkjet materials at The Art Station in Springfield, MO is entitled River of Water of Life.  Created by artists Josh Mitchell and Macklin Rice, the 16-ft. piece is made from hundreds of inkjet-printed test strips saved from more than 60 different fine-art [...]

Nik Webinar Discusses Sharpening for Different Types of Output and Substrates

Although image sharpening can be done in the camera, RAW processing software, Photoshop, or other image-editing programs, it can be difficult to predict whether an image will appear oversharpened or not sharp enough. A lot depends on how the image will ultimately be viewed.
An image that will be displayed in a web gallery or projected [...]

PDN PhotoPlus Conference Can Help Photojournalists Adapt to Changing Markets

In a recent issue of the New York Times, reporter David Jolly created some buzz with his story headlined: Lament for a Dying Field: Photojournalism. He pointed to the sharp cutbacks in newspaper and magazine photography budgets, the financial woes of international photo agencies, and the fact that pictures and video shot by amateurs are [...]

Photographers Get Creative with Photo Mural Fabric

Last month, we published a post showing the beautiful black-and-white photo murals that Lizza Studios had created on Photo Tex PSA fabric for the Dietrich Theatre in Tunkhannock, PA. Photo Tex is an inkjet-printable fabric backed with a repositionable adhesive that makes it easy to make adjustments if you make a mistake when you are [...]

How Photography Careers Evolve: Panorama Expert Dave Orbock

Photography enthusiasts of all ages and backgrounds often wonder if they have what it takes to “go pro.” The more you learn about the careers of successful photographers, the more you realize that people with a  passion for excellence in photography always find a way to do more of what they love. They have a [...]

Photography Conference Stresses Need for Both Artistry and Profitability

Can I stay true to my artistic spirit and make money, too? That question has always bedeviled professional photographers and other creative souls who want to earn a decent living doing something they love. But finding a satisfactory answer has become more urgent as the recession has deepened and droves of newcomers and part-time photographers [...]