I received a letter from Costco that the location I frequent for my 8 pounds of ground beef and jumbo bottle of vodka is closing their photo department. Why? Because in spite of more pictures being taken now than in any time in the history of photography, people are simply not printing their snapshots and, […]
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Phot print labs, while maybe not as widespread as in the analog era, are thankfully still around and have a sufficient presence online. They're great for 4x6 and 5x7 prints that you might keep in an album or envelope, to browse many years later.
How can photography really be an art form? I mean, the barrier of entry is so low, and it doesn't require you to have a special skill set, right? Anyone can take a fantastic photo with their phone and then send it off to a retoucher to make edits for your latest gig.
A fascinating collection of iconic photos printed for newspapers complete with original editors' notes has gone on exhibit in New York. [Read More]
Fujifilm has launched a service through its Printlife branding called Capture Canada, which offers consumers there the opportunity to digitize prints, film, slides, and videotapes by mailing them in. [Read More]
The aspiration of every photographer shouldn't be getting their work to be huge for a few seconds on social media. But instead, they should aspire to have their images in galleries, in museums, used for ads, etc.
"I think print is more important now than ever," says photographer Lenny Gerard (he/him) to the Phoblographer in an interview. "A printed photograph encapsulates the essence of a work, bearing immense significance and enduring permanence.
Canon is expanding its large-format imagePROGRAF printer line with the addition of three new 11-color plus chroma optimizer inkjet models: the imagePROGRAF 60-inch PRO-6600, 44-inch PRO-4600, and 24-inch PRO-2600. [Read More]