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LexJet to Present Sunset Award at Print Competition

LexJet — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:46:31 +0000

Entering print competitions provides an excellent way for photographers to earn recognition for their work. It can also help you expand your knowledge, confidence, and skills. To further boost the benefits of entering and winning print competitions, LexJet has created the Sunset Award. The first award was presented last to Jeff Dachowski for the image he [...]

Joe Baraban Uses Sunset Photo eSatin for Museum Prints

LexJet — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:26:13 +0000

After 40 years of success shooting corporate and advertising photography, Joe Baraban has submerged himself in the world of contemporary art photography. For the past two years, he has traveled throughout Texas documenting old windows. “I photograph the windows as they exist today, and use virtually no help from Photoshop,” says Baraban. Following a one-man show [...]

Sam Gray’s Portraits Endure the Test of Time

LexJet — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:01:23 +0000

At LexJet, we enjoy learning about the many creative ways experienced portrait photographers are continuing to distinguish themselves from others. For example, families who want heirloom-quality fine-art portraits and paintings that will withstand the test of time should check out the artistry of Sam Gray. Working from his home/studio on a six-acre heavily wooded site in [...]

For Color Management Tips, Visit XritePhoto.com

LexJet — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:01:00 +0000

The technical-support team at LexJet has helped thousands of photographers and digital-imaging professionals learn how to use monitor calibration, soft-proofing, and output profiles to get the desired results from their wide-format inkjet photo printers without wasting time, ink, and material making multiple test prints. And we can certainly help you too! But if you’re brand new [...]

WPPI Announces Wedding Photography Contest

LexJet — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:51:09 +0000

Wedding & Portrait Photographers International (WPPI), in association with American Photo and Destination Weddings and Honeymoons magazines, announces the “2010 Look of Love” wedding photography contest. From now until April 5, 2010, wedding photographers can enter their best wedding photos online at www.weddingphotographycontest.com. You may enter as many photos as you want, at a cost of $25 [...]

Sunset Velvet Rag and Sunset Select Canvas Win ‘Hot One’ Awards

LexJet — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:40:23 +0000

Two products in LexJet’s Sunset portfolio of materials for professional-quality fine-art and photographic printing have received 2010 Hot Awards from Professional Photographer Magazine. The two products chosen as “Hot Ones” in the Inkjet Media category are Sunset Velvet Rag 315g and Sunset Select Matte Canvas. LexJet’s award-winning products are among 57 Hot Ones chosen from the [...]

Canon Will Show Three New Wide-Format Printers at WPPI

LexJet — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:37:17 +0000

At the WPPI Show March 8-10 in Las Vegas, Canon will unveil three new models of imagePROGRAF printers for the proofing, graphic arts, photography, and fine-art markets. The three models include: the 44-in. imagePROGRAF iPF8300 and the 24-in. imagePROGRAF iPF6350 and iPF6300. New Inkset: Each new printer features Canon’s all new, 12-color LUCIA EX pigment inkset, [...]

Photo Book and Exhibit on Ferrari Testarossa

LexJet — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:06:46 +0000

Photographic artist Duane Conliffe, who was profiled in Vol. 3, No. 5 of LexJet’s In Focus newsletter, is proud to report he is one of the featured artists at The Art of Living Black Exhibition at The Richmond Art Center in Richmond, CA from Jan. 26-March 13. The first major public exposure of the exhibition will take [...]

Learn to Integrate Video into Your Photography Business at WPPI

LexJet — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:33:53 +0000

Whether you shoot weddings, portraits, sports, products, or landscapes, it’s becoming clear that the new, hybrid VDSLR cameras are going to profoundly affect what clients will expect when they hire a professional photographer. (Why hire two separate professionals to shoot stills and video, when one qualified professional can deliver both?) You can learn more about how [...]

Custom Display Backgrounds for Collectors of Action Figures

LexJet — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:28:50 +0000

Collecting action figures is a popular hobby, as evidenced by the tens of thousands of action-figure-related auctions that can be found on e-Bay. Once a collector acquires a rare or vintage action figure, he will want to find a meaningful way to display it. That’s why LexJet customer Joe Harris has launched a new website, D&J [...]