VIDEOS – Printing

A brief moment from our original Preparation for Printing video, which is one of the many resources supporting our Crafting a Digital Print workshop, that discusses and illustrates “how we can elevate our image beyond what was in front of the lens … and turn it into a print worthy of our expectations …  representing vastly more than it shows”. Last updated 26 February 2024.

In 2016 I spent ten months in the preparation, restoration, editing and printing of over 200 of Peter Dombrovskis’ images for the National Library of Australia’s exhibition and accompanying publication ‘The Photography of Peter Dombrovskis: Journeys into the Wild’. Last updated 5 June 2024.

This video details the application and interpretation of our incredibly accurate and stunningly beautiful bespoke printer profile variants, which are one of the many services we provide. Last updated 3 November 2024.

A short presentation on selecting a source colour space for images intended to be printed, and how we might evaluate the rumours that printing from a larger colour space confers some pictorial advantage. Last updated on 7 November 2024.

A brief extract from our Digital Fine Art Print Making Workshop’s session on Evaluating and Selecting Media, where we characterise different printing papers to balance their aesthetic advantages with their physical and practical attributes. Last updated 9 November 2023.

An outline of my methodology for evaluating a new fine art inkjet paper and what images are most likely to benefit from its material and aesthetic qualities. In this case study I’m working with Canson Infinity Baryta Prestige II paper. Last updated 2 February 2023.

This video explores the new Canson Infinity inkjet papers that are indeed something special in the history of paper making – from the new Arches fine art cool tone papers without OBA to Canson Baryta Photographique II Matt, the world’s first matte surfaced Baryta inkjet paper – these papers are as utterly beautiful as they are remarkable. Last updated 25 August 2021.

A short presentation on Canson Infinity Baryta Photographique II Matt paper and its truly remarkable and unique qualities. The rich tradition of matte and semi-matte silver gelatine darkroom papers now has an equivalent in our world of contemporary fine art digital printing. Last updated 31 May 2021.

A brief tutorial excerpt from our Fine Art Reproduction Tutorial 082  comparing and evaluating desktop soft proofing light sources for ISO 3664 compliant P2 practical appraisal viewing conditions, including the soft proofing advantages of working with non OBA enhanced media. Last updated 18th July 2026.

A short presentation on how we might confidently judge the appearance of our image on a screen, and without reference to its numerical values or how it will soft proof as an object, but just as a screen presence. Last updated 7 August 2024.

Another day in the studio mounting oversized prints. Last updated 18 April 2017.

A short demonstration of how we flatten curled paper, such as sheets cut from mother rolls, both before or after printing. Last updated 18 July 2021.