Printers & Accessories
Much like film, at-home printing seems more and more like a dying art with every passing day. There are still some of us who enjoy the feeling of picking up a print you made yourself. I understand it can be somewhat intimidating at first, so here are some quick tips that will help you get up and running.
Calibrate your Display!
I almost can’t repeat this one enough, because calibrating your display should be required if you want to start printing photos at home. If you want to edit an image for print, calibration is a critical step, since it
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In this B&H Event Space video, Matt Kloskowski provides essential tips and techniques to help you process, print, and display your images in the best way possible. As he explains: Not all photos are created equal. Considering what you want to do with a photo should begin during the shoot itself. Follow along as he discusses points to consider while you are shooting, post-processing tips to make your files look great, the value of using printer profiles and soft proofing, and which papers will show off your prints to best effect. He also
With its sights set on the mobile printing market, Canon is releasing the compact IVY Mini photo printer in rose gold, mint green, and
Almost every fashionista out there knows about the power and importance of accessories. Photographers, fashionistas, or not, also know that accessories are not only niceties, they are downright mandatory for all photographers in the digital age. Let us look at some innovative accessories that have hit B&H Photo over the past couple of years.
1. Gnarbox
There are portable backup devices for digital images, and then there is the
Canon has made some significant strides in its printing division, having recently released a series of professional inkjet printers that are optimized for fine art and high-end photographic production. The educators at the School of the International Center for Photography (ICP) are finding that these advancements are ideal for their demanding environments—they have just outfitted their digital media labs with the latest
Epson wants to make high-quality photo printing more accessible at home, with the release of the Expression Photo HD XP-15000 Inkjet Printer, a wide-format 13" model that features a six-color Claria Photo HD ink set. This advanced ink configuration uses Red and Gray colors, in addition to the standard CMYK, enabling the reproduction of a wider color gamut and smoother gradations in black-and-white images. It can produce
When you need your documents quickly, it is hard to beat a LaserJet Enterprise series printer with outstanding print speeds and feature sets to satisfy nearly any business. Their latest models feature incredibly fast printing with options ranging from 50 to 75 ppm and some models even offer full-color printing capabilities. For users looking for more than just printing, many all-in-one
We in the Video department at B&H are tickled green to announce the Canon PR5-G Green Laser Wireless Presenter, a little device that makes a big splash. Designed to interface with Keynote, PowerPoint, Apple Preview, and Adobe Reader DC, and cross-platform compatible (Windows/Mac), this presenter allows you to control your presentation remotely. Weighing less than two ounces (without batteries), and easily fitting in your hand,
When you think instant film, it is still difficult not to picture the legendary square images with a white border many of us have stored in aging photo albums, so it only makes sense that after releasing its SQUARE film that Fujifilm would release the instax SHARE SP-3 Smartphone Printer with the same format support. This model shares much with its predecessor, using the instax SHARE mobile app and built-in Wi-Fi connectivity to
Canon wants to make it easy to find a printer that is just right for your home or small office with today’s release of multiple PIXMA TS- and TR-series all-in-one models. These new printers are designed to be compact so that you can easily add them to your cramped desk or home setting. Also, the TS-series, which includes the TS9120,
Robo, a US-based 3D printer manufacturer, has released the R2. As a smart 3D printer with Wi-Fi, the R2 allows you to tackle large-scale projects right from your smartphone. With the Robo app, you’ll be able to connect and print right from your mobile device.
The Robo app is more than just a glorified print button. You can also monitor the progress of your 3D print in real time, manage multiple prints as well as additional printers, connect to
Though screens dominate the ways in which we consume media today, Canon is making sure that those of us who appreciate physical prints can quickly get our photographs off of our smartphones, with the release of the SELPHY CP1300 Compact Photo Printer. This evolution of what Canon calls the “personal portable photo kiosk,” the CP1300 is a wireless-capable printing tool that is small enough to be packed away in a bag, for creating
This is one of our most informative and, dare I say, best episodes yet. We talk about emulsion-based and inkjet photographic paper, with an emphasis on inkjet papers. We are fortunate to be joined by two talented and articulate guests, photographer Robert Rodriguez Jr. and August Pross, Print Manager and co-owner of LTI-Lightside photographic lab, in New York City. In addition to his outstanding landscape photography, Rodriguez is an author with three
Digital imaging and Internet culture have not been kind to the time-honored tradition of making photographic prints. Yet the endless flood of virtual image sharing only heightens the significance of the photographic print as a tactile object, particularly within the realm of fine art.
Above Photograph: Example of double-sided printing for a Zeiss corporate book project
“It’s really about getting people to get their files and images out of their cameras and back onto papers again, because that’s really what art is about,” says Eric Luden, owner
In this B&H Event Space video, sponsored by Ilford and X-Rite, music photographer Drew Gurian discusses the inherent value of outputting his images in print form, despite our increasingly media-driven world of LED screens. After talking about his photographic process during an image slideshow, featuring live shoots and studio settings, Gurian presents examples of how and why he prints his work. Among the many topics covered are Gurian’s favorite paper stock, his process for making test prints, and how a printed portfolio sets him apart