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In about two weeks (October 28-30) at the annual PhotoPlus Expo show in NYC, eleven of the Moab Masters and friends of Moab will be giving away signed prints of their work.
Moab Master photographers are a select group of artists connected by their unique visions and their love of reproducing their images on Moab fine art paper.
The following photographers are scheduled to appear in Moab's booth (#149).
Like peanut butter and chocolate, we were destined to find each other...
Tonight marks the opening of the Levi's Photo Workshops - the second community-based venue for collaboration and creative production (the first was last Summer in San Francisco).
Open to the public and housed in an open gallery space with a downtown vibe, the workshops feature a professional-grade studio, vintage camera rental, a dozen loaded Mac workstations, a few high end printers and curated shows. All the equipment, studio space and atmosphere are free.
The launch kicks off tonight at 8pm with an awesome party and opening exhibition at the Workshop's NYC SoHo location on Wooster Street (between Broome and Canal).
The exhibition, New York: New Work, with Tim Barber and online gallery Tiny Vices features over 30 photographers and their shots of New York all printed on Lasal Photo Luster. To get your name on the invite list click here to RSVP.
Heading to the PDN PhotoPlus Expo this year, but don't have a pass? No worries. Click here for your free VIP pass courtesy of Moab. A lot of cool things happening in the Moab booth (#149) this year. Stay tuned for more details.
Join us at Calumet LA, Chicago and NYC for a one-day printing event on October 2nd. Learn how to produce professional images on Canon's Pixma Pro printers and sit in on color management and Photoshop seminars.
Calumet will be offering discounts on all the products being demonstrated that day, so by attending, you not only learn something (and get to mingle with Moab), but you get to save some cash. Can't beat that.
This doesn't have much to do with Moab - or even paper - but we thought this was kinda cool. For a mere $13 you can make your new iPhone look like a Leica. Since we have way too much time on our hands, we wanted to see what a Moab phone would look like. 
Having the Moab skin on your phone will make your pics look a thousand times better!
If you have some ideas of your own for a Moab phone skin, either post a comment here by clicking the link below or email us your designs and we'll post them.
Since many of the prints that end up on Moab papers end up framed and in a gallery, we tend to work closely with framers. One issue that continues to pop up is outgassing, and we'd like to take this opportunity to describe what it is and what you can do to prevent it from happening to you.
Outgassing is something that all fine art printers should consider when images are to be framed behind glass. Outgassing is the term used to describe the evaporation of solvents left behind after printing with an inkjet printer. This outgassing can create a fog on the inside of the glazing (glass) of a frame. Outgassing can be properly managed in the following steps:
1) After printing, let your print sit out to dry for at least 10 minutes.
2) After the short drying period, you can place a sheet of bond paper over the print for at least 24 hours to accelerate the absorption of solvents.
3) After 24 hours you can remove the paper from over your printed image.
4) You can use just about any paper to accelerate this outgassing, as long as the paper is chemically stable (non-acidic). Newspaper is a definitely no-no.
If you do not have any extra paper around, you can always let the outgassing take its normal course, and we recommend at least 7 days before framing the printed image.
As a final preservation measure, we recommend you mat your image with Rising Museum Board, a 100% cotton matboard used by every major museum. Why? Because since you've spent countless hours choosing your printer, selecting your favorite Moab paper and producing your image, using high-quality conservation materials during the framing process if just as important.
Twenty-one years ago today, Stevie Ray Vaughan played at a huge concert in (and outside) the Houston Astrodome in Texas, and photographer Tracy Anne Hart captured the moment in her triptych series titled, Texas Flood.
"The three photos were captured during the guitar solo of the song "Texas Flood" and are taken from one strip of six 35mm negatives. Stevie picked the three images off of my contact sheet himself. I almost lost the two rolls of black and white I shot, I found them about a week later in a pocket in my big camera bag!"
It's rare to find a photographer so dedicated to a single subject like Tracy, and her dedication to documenting SRV places her into this unique position of having one of the largest original photo collections of Stevie Ray Vaughan.
Each limited edition poster is printed on Entrada Rag Natural or Somerset Photo and can purchased directly from Tracy's website.
Last June we sponsored PDN magazine's fine art CURATOR contest. The winning images were showcased in that month's issue of PDN. Fortunately (for us) there was a world-class panel of judges to select the winners because from the pool of submissions we saw, we were overwhelmed at the quality.
If you want to see these prints up close, the MILK gallery in NYC is displaying all the winning images - but the show closes today. Yeah, we know, short notice, but if you have a chance to swing by the gallery you'll not only see the stunning prints, but you'll see them reproduced on Entrada Rag Natural 300.
Our buddy Andrew Darlow, photographer and author of two books, including 301 Inkjet Tips and Techniques: An Essential Printing Resource for Photographers, will be teaching a full day workshop on both Saturday and Sunday, August 28 and 29, 2010 at Nancy Ori Studio in Berkeley Heights, NJ entitled: Fine-Art Inkjet Printing with Lightroom.
As part of the materials for the workshop, each attendee will receive a Moab Sampler Pack containing 2 sheets each of our fine art inkjet papers. For more information about the workshop, click here or you can send Andrew a note here.
Readers of this blog who mention that they read about the workshop here will also receive a 30 minute follow-up call with Andrew following the workshop.
With the hot weather we can't believe there's only about a month of summer left. But this time of year also signals the back-to-school rush. We wanted to contribute in some way so we've decided to take 15% off on all the Chinle Ice Nine portfolios and refill pages.
But there's more! (couldn't resist). We're also blowing out the Chinle Leather v2 Digital Books (8x9 size only) for a whopping $19.95. All the refill pages for these books are also 15% off.
No school kit would be complete without some means of storage for your prints - Our Economy Folios and Chinle Archival boxes are also 15% off.
Finally, protect your prints with our famous Desert Varnish Spray and Gel. Yup, that's right, they're 15% off as well.
All these savings can be applied by entering the secret coupon code (BTS2010) in your shopping cart. The discounts will be automatically applied.
We’re loading up our Moabmobile and taking to the highways. Check out our event calendar as we add places & dates. (If you don't see much in the calendar, just click to see more dates.)
If you’re in the neighborhood during one of our visits, come say hi. We’d love to meet you and talk photography, printing and paper! We’ll have our newest and greatest products with us for you to touch, feel, test and maybe even walk home with. Plus you’ll get to have all your questions answered with one of our friendly Moab tech-perts.
We're looking forward to seeing you. If you have a local photo store you'd like to see us visit, let us know.
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Although we have been working with Douglas Kirkland for years, we never had the opportunity (or time) to just sit and talk with the Master. So, a few weeks ago I called Douglas's studio to see if he had a moment to meet. His assistant, Miranda, answered with a pleasant greeting and got Douglas on the phone. We decided on a day best for me to pop by in the morning before their afternoon shoot, which would allow me to see the images that they were printing for their large Brisbane Gallery of Modert Art show in September. The meeting was set and my schedule was prepared for about an hour long visit.
We constantly update our profiles to provide you the absolute best quality for most of the pro printers out there. The most recent profile we just recreated was the Epson 7900/9900.
If you have this printer, head over to our ICC profile page and download this new profile. We promise you won't be disappointed.
If you haven't used any of our profiles, we suggest you give them a test-drive. We develop every profile in-house ourselves to ensure you obtain the best possible print. Of course, nothing beats a custom profile for your specific workflow, but ours come pretty darn close.
Judith Monteferrante's solo show at the Massachusetts State House in Boston is currently on display through the end of July.
Beneath the Sun: Art at the State House features Judith's Seascapes and Floral portraits. A reception is being held on Wednesday, July 28 at 4:00pm. Stop by to meet Judith and see her gorgeous prints - all printed on Entrada Rag Natural 300.
Renowned photographer and educator, Michael Zide, will be donating a portion of his print sales to benefit the Gulf Response Initiative Team and the efforts that they are spearheading to save the wildlife, marshes and estuaries being affected by the Gulf oil spill.
Three images from Zide's Martha's Vineyard collection will be available for purchase in a signed open edition all printed on Moab Entrada Rag. Click here to learn more and to purchase prints.
While there's no mention of fondling the paper in this one, there's still no lack of enthusiasm. Read Neil Enns' full review of the paper here.
Somerset Museum Rag is now in stock and shipping.
The first reviews of Somerset Museum Rag are in:
From PDN Gear Guide
"These days, 100 percent cotton papers are all the rage because they can give your photos an artful look and feel. In fact, the texture of cotton papers is so pleasing, it's almost a shame to put these prints behind glass.
Moab has added a 100 percent cotton Museum Rag to its venerable Somerset line of art papers and we guarantee you'll want to fondle your photos as soon as they come out of the printer. (Just don't touch the ink until it dries.)
We got excellent dynamic range with superior D-MAX using Somerset Museum Rag; our blacks in both color and black-and-white prints had the most detail of all the papers we tried. At 300gsm, this is a heavy paper that soaks up the ink but without blotching the results. Though matte papers sometimes produce flatter images, color in our prints of classic Le Mans racecars really popped.
Though cotton papers can produce unpredictable photographic results because of their inconsistent surfaces, Somerset Museum Rag is produced by St. Cuthberts Mill in England using a traditional cylinder mould machine which has created an exceedingly smooth texture on the paper. Consequently we'd recommend using this paper for a range of photo prints: anything from portraits to landscapes to macro work."
Andrew Darlow, photographer and author of two books, including 301 Inkjet Tips and Techniques: An Essential Printing Resource for Photographers, will be teaching a full day workshop this Saturday, July 10th at Calumet in New York City entitled: Inkjet Printing and Color Management using Photoshop.
As part of the materials for the workshop, each attendee will receive a Moab Sampler Pack containing 2 sheets each of 12 of our fine art inkjet papers.
In addition to spending some quality time with Andrew, you'll also learn about -
