The Airstream Chronicles Continued

Category Archives: Prints

If only I had wall space…….

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

So one of the drawbacks to full timing in the Airstream is the fact that I have NO wall space whatsoever. That means I’ve got nowhere to hang images. Prints of my own that I like? Yeah, only on the computer screen. Paintings from the amazing artists that I deal with every week? Can’t fit [...]

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Growing a business out of infancy

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

I’ve been away from the blog too long once again. What can I tell you? We’re hitting our stride here, and it’s something to see. As of October R.L. Charpentier Photography has been in business for 3 years. The business is now moving into its fourth year of life and I can tell you [...]

Being selective can cost you short term, but long term?

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

If you’re proud of the work you do it stands to reason that accuracy and quality are very important to you, right? If you weren’t concerned about being accurate and producing quality results I highly doubt you could be super proud. At least that’s how I think. Sometime being picky about what you produce can [...]

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Name dropping

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Today’s going to be a busy one. Actually it already is. I’ve been in the shop since 8 a.m. A lot to do. While I wait for a canvas to come off I thought I’d fill you in on what a busy day looks like here, and some of the types of folks I deal [...]

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Don’t discuss Costco, Wal-Mart, Walgreens, or any of the rest with me. I’m done, I’m out

Monday, August 15, 2011

I just received an urgent correspondence from a new client regarding prints. They’d done a shoot for friends, did their post production, and sent off a CD. The friends got back in touch. They’d had the images printed at Costco. The images were total crap. Super dark, colors way off, etc. Now the new client [...]

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When paper has value

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

My life often seems to be dominated by paper. Breathing Color, Canon, Red River, Lexjet, and more. There’s some of the paper in my life. I buy it, print on it, and the final results hold more value than the original cost of the paper. Good deal. There’s a lot of other paper in my [...]

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My newest large canvas is up!

Saturday, August 6, 2011

If you want to see my best Granite Dells image yet, come on down. This canvas is 36×54″, and it’s in the front window at the Ian Russell Gallery. This is #1 of 25 that I’ll be doing in this size. Gotta say, I love this print! This image is a 3 exposure HDR. It [...]