Events Calendar
Better Digital Printing
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Date: 13th October 12 - 14th October 12
Location: RPS, Bath
Postcode: BA2 3AH
Access:
Contact: Reception
Email:
Phone: 01225 325733
Cost: £175.00
Members Rate: £165.00
Type: Education Workshops
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Participants need some operational knowledge of Photoshop, but little understanding of non-destructive processing techniques.
- Frustrated by inconsistent inkjet print quality
- New to digital c-type workflow
- Does not yet have the skills to problem solve print quality issues
Purpose of the session
- To build client confidence in best practice use of Photoshop, printer software and paper
- To establish the ground rules of colour management
- To establish the principles of digital darkroom techniques
- To produce eye-catching digital hand-prints
- To build client enthusiasm for inkjet and digital c-type printing
Each delegate can make a free 16x12 digital c-type print with The PrintSpace.
Day 1 schedule
10.00 Welcome and outline of the day
Tutor presentation with hands-on examples of top-quality prints as a target
10.15 Setting-up your workstation
2x10 min Tutor presentation of underpinning knowledge
Colour profiles, Monitor calibration and Photoshop colour settings
11.00 Short coffee break
11.30 Non-destructive processing - contrast
2x10 min Tutor presentation of underpinning knowledge
Delegates work on sample files to set contrast and 'exposure'
12.30 Lunch
13.15 Non-destructive processing - colour
2x10 min Tutor presentation of underpinning knowledge
Delegates work on sample files to correct and enhance colour
14.30 Sizing up for output
2x10 min Tutor presentation of underpinning knowledge
Delegates work on sample file to set resolution, pixel dimensions, enlarge/ reduce and sharpening
15.30 Short coffee break
16.00 Using printer profiles
2x10 min Tutor presentation of underpinning knowledge
Delegate’s download, install and implement profiles
17.00 End
Day 2 schedule
10.00 Recap on yesterday’s session
10.15 Darkroom hand-printing techniques
2x10 min Tutor presentation of underpinning knowledge
Delegates work on sample files to achieve the hand-printed look
11.00 Short coffee break
11.30 Soft proofing
2x10 min Tutor presentation of underpinning knowledge
Delegates will use profiles to predict print quality, correct gamut issues.
12.30 Lunch
13.15 Digital C-type printing workflow
2x10 min Tutor presentation of underpinning knowledge
Using PrintSpace profiles, file preparation and upload
14.30 Printing out
Delegates prepare and print-out their individual projects with 1-1 tutor guidance.
16.00 Recap and review
16.30 End