How Entering Print Competitions Enhances Your Photography

Portrait of Jeff Dachowski by Don Chick

Photographer Jeff Dachowski is a big believer in the benefits of entering print competitions—particularly those sponsored through PPA-affiliated organizations at the state, regional and international levels. And that’s not just because his album of winter scenics won an exceedingly rare perfect score of 100 at the 2009 print competition [...]

Picture the Possibilities for Custom Wall Murals

Can you picture what a custom photo mural might look like in your home? To help potential customers envision some of the possibilities, photographer Rick Anderson of Omaha, NE created this unique illustration for his website, using some of the scenic shots from his own archives as backdrops.

So far, one of the most popular choices [...]

What's the Future of Imaging?

Undertstanding what’s next for imaging is important for anyone who earns a living from visual communications, because rapid advances in imaging technologies can either profoundly disrupt existing business models or create exciting new opportunities. Helping imaging businesses remain aware of emerging technologies is a key goal of the 6Sight Future of Imaging Conference Nov. 10-12 at the [...]

Wildlife Photographer Brian Hampton Shoots to Thrill

Some photographers like to go where the wild things are. They know that with a little patience and luck, they just might find themselves at the right place in the right time to take that one perfect shot—the shot that lets them capture wild animals for display in their homes. If you think about it, [...]

Photographer's Banner Helps Honor War Veterans

At LexJet, we like when customers send us images of all the different types of projects they’ve created using different types of LexJet materials on their wide-format inkjet printers. It is especially gratifying to see the many different ways that photographers are using LexJet materials and wide-format inkjet printers to support community events and charities.
Professional photographer [...]

LensFlare35 Links Canon Pro Photographers

By Kelly Price
One big advantage of online learning is that you don’t have to read through pages and pages of information onscreen to find good information. Nor, do you have to travel far from your desk.
Now you can simply kick back in your chair for awhile and have the information you want delivered via webinars, [...]

Print Providers Should Wait Before Upgrading to New Operating Systems

By Michael Clementi
LexJet helps thousands of professional photographers and entrepreneurs find new ways to succeed by using wide-format inkjet printers to diversify their imaging businesses. So, we really like talking to people who are eager to try new things. But whenever new operating systems come out, we must provide a friendly reminder to our customers that sometimes it pays not [...]

How Wide-Format Printing Has Helped a Framing Shop Diversify

Somers, NY is a small Westchester County community about an hour’s commute from Manhattan. Because it is home to a number of artists and residents who appreciate good art, it is an ideal location for Somers Custom Framing, the full-service framing business run by custom-framing specialist Ken Ryan and his artist wife Ginny. Like many [...]

Graham Editions: Appreciating the Art in Art Reproduction

Not all companies that offer fine-art reproduction services are equally well equipped—particularly when it comes to the most important phase of the process: the digital capture. Significant variations exist in the type of capture equipment and lighting set-ups used.
If the original artwork isn’t captured at sufficiently high resolutions and under the correct lighting, the intricate [...]