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If you need to produce the quality prints that are suitable for exhibition and competition use or ensure that your prints are colour accurate then this workshop is for you. In this advanced workshop, you will get expert advice and knowledge from Master Printer, publisher and editor, Mike McNamee. Drawing on his knowledge and experience in the field of print reproduction, print-making and proofing, Mike will explain, in detail, the steps, tricks and tips needed to create the very highest quality print from your Epson printer.
The topics covered will include:
Colour Management
- Initial image colour and colour management
- Correction, including monitor and camera calibration
- Ensuring that colour management is consistent across your whole workflow
Colour Accuracy and Reproduction
- How to profile your camera
- Additional steps to ensure colour accuracy
Undertstanding Media
- An introduction to and look at the different papers and boards that are available
- Choosing a paper and surface selection for maximum impact
- How to soft proof your images for the media you use
Technical Preparation
- Simple image scaling, setting trim lines and minimising paper wastage
- Image Resolution, Printing Resolution, issues and advice
- Pre-sharpening of RAW files
- Sharpening for output (with specific examples, including the differences required for digitally projected images)
Preparing your printer
- The Epson Print Driver, setting up printer colour management and profiles including the Epson Advanced Black & White driver
- Understanding the limits of your printer and some work arounds
Using your printer
- How to print on canvas, board and fine art paper
Print Examination
- How to critically assess your printed output
- Viewing Lights
- Test targets and how to use them
Presenting your work
- Key-lining, bordering and titling prints
- Choosing Mounts
- Signing and presenting your work
- A few words on archivability
No prior knowledge of Epson printers is required but the choices will be discussed and demonstrated in some detail. If you already own a printer, you will be shown how to squeeze every last drop of quality out of it!
Established in 2010, aspect2i is one of the leading photography workshop companies in the UK. We specialize in landscape photography and the digital darkroom, helping you take your images from the camera to exhibition quality prints. Workshops are currently offered in the UK and internationally in the States, Norway and Iceland.
Our ethos is teaching you how to master your photography, be it the camera, using technical equipment, using filters and understanding exposure or creating images that have impact. We are confident that you will have greater confidence and abilities after joining on of our photography workshops and above all you will have fun.
Working with professional photographers and in small groups you will get plenty of 1 to 1 tuition and guidance. Workshops and classes run from between 1 and 10 days and there is plenty of choice.
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