Category Archives: Prints

The Canon IPF8300, ColorMunki, and prints that match my originals

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

You know, I had several other titles in mind for this post.  Let’s list them out: Breathing Color Rocks!  The 8300 is now good to go. The secret handshake trick to getting perfect prints out of the 8300 My “Duh!” moment The non-obvious solution to my recent color matching issue with the 8300 Oh, I’ve [...]

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Back to work!

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

A new week begins today.  Yes, I know it’s Tuesday, but that’s when the work week starts at the gallery! So, what’s on schedule for the week? Wrapping up on dialing the new IPF8300 in on colors! Several collage canvas pieces for a client’s upcoming wedding. Really sorting the North Rim images out today. Ordering [...]

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I’ve got some work ahead of me – The IPF8300 and the ColorMunki

Friday, July 30, 2010

Yesterday I started fine tuning the Canon IPF8300 with the ColorMunki.  While getting closer, things are very odd.  Let me give you the rundown. As I stated initially, printing out of the box with the 8300 could be achieved with close results by using Canon’s Photoshop Plugin.  Printing direct from Lightroom, or printing direct from [...]

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Initial impressions on the Canon IPF8300

Monday, July 26, 2010

Well, the new Canon has been on location for a few days.  I’ve started working through all the documentation, and of course, a few initial experiments.  Of course, until I work on the calibration I won’t be able to give a final feel for the system.  But I thought I’d share some initial observations with [...]

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Back in the glossy business – The Canon IPF8300 is here!

Friday, July 23, 2010

So, weeks and weeks have gone by since the initial issues with gloss on the HP Z3100.  Diagnosing the issue, having a tech come out, and then finally awaiting a decision on what could be done.  After the dust cleared, what happened? Well, Sagemax determined that the repair to the printer would not be worth [...]

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The pluses and minuses of your own photography and print business

Thursday, June 3, 2010

You know, I’ve had many folks more than a little curious about what I now do for a living. And by “for a living” I mean that loosely. Getting a small business off the ground and rooted in major success takes time. Today for instance I’ve already been dealing with major victories and major defeats [...]

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Color Matching is everything

Thursday, May 13, 2010

The past few weeks have been…..well, quiet. And quiet is never something you want when operating a small business. It also gets a little discouraging. Fortunately, just when you’re feeling a little too discouraged something usually happens.  Sometimes it pushes you over into the “dismal” zone beyond discourage, and sometimes something happens that makes you [...]

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