Dawn, Olympic Mountains from Bainbridge Island, WA. 2017.

Fine-Art Digital Printing

with Stephen Johnson

This seminar focuses exclusively on improving your fine-art digital printing, primarily referencing inkjet printers. Concentration will be practical help with inkjet printing with color pigments and black/gray ink combinations on coated and rag papers. Learn from the digital pioneer how he obtains his impressive results during this lecture.

We will cover workflow issues, color management, correcting color casts, adjustment layers, custom profile generation, editing and inspection. There being no magic bullet to making good prints, the workshop will also explore old fashioned testing, careful color judgements and interactive honing in on the best print possible.

Discussions will also include an exploration of print aesthetics in the digital age - what makes for a beautiful print? - do the new possibilities enhance our notion of what photography can be? - are we merely trying to imitate traditional photographic processes? Papers and their printing problems and advantages will be weighed, as well as their visual qualities.

Steve on Digital Printing

Canon Explorer of Light Stephen Johnson’s appearance made possible with support from Canon.