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Rockstar Mentor Podcast - Episode 056 If you have ever heard that term: "You get what you pay For", then you will know the importance of working with professionals for all of your photographic and production needs. Last weeks episode 055 featured an interview with Mike Chambers of Picture Element which brought many listeners to ask some really valued questions. After last weeks episode, I received questions, specifically from Patty from Memphis, TN and Charles from San Jose, CA. inquiring of the importance on the quality reproductions. Sometimes cheaper is NOT always better for many reasons, archival, depth, details, color and so much more. Listen t last weeks episode to hear that interview. For the full summary of these show notes visit me at http://rockstarmentor.com/blog and http://rockstarmentor.com/podcasts Please visit our website to sign up to be on the front lines of amazing information and free downloads that I have prepared especially for you. http://rockstarmentor.com Visit me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/crushitmentor Visit me on Instagram: http://instagram.com/rockstarmentor To support via Patreon is greatly appreciated! https://www.patreon.com/rockstarmentor Need art supplies? Shop on Amazon! To learn more about me, my art and colorful product line, visit Sonya Paz through my artist website, http://SonyaPaz.com Thanks to "The Brush Guys" they can be located at http://thebrushguys.com they offer the best in all things brushes for all mediums and amazing specials on art supplies. Save 5% on your online order, use promocode: ROCKSTAR Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/rockstarmentor)
Rockstar Mentor Podcast - Episode 055 I am excited today to have Mike Chambers of Picture Element on the show to talk about photo reproduction, high quality scanning and preparing your images for making prints and limited edition prints. Learn from a professional in the art and photographic industry. Mike brings many years of experience and has worked with artists back in the photo development/dark room days, so he knows his stuff! Capture the true essence of using quality materials and processes to elevate your art business for making reproductions to increase your visibility of your work and create products. Picture Element offers more than just scanning services, they have an assortment of services for artists of all levels; scanning, printing on canvas, photography workshops, framing, stretched canvas, print finishing and more! To reach Mike Chambers of Picture Element in the Northern California Bay Area. Picture Element 2405 De La Cruz Santa Clara, CA 95050 Toll Free: 866-969-0084 Tel: 408-969-0084 Fax: 408-496-6345 PictureElement.com Many thanks to Mike for being on the show today! For the full summary of these show notes visit me at http://rockstarmentor.com/blog Please visit our website to sign up to be on the front lines of amazing information and free downloads that I have prepared especially for you. http://rockstarmentor.com Visit me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/crushitmentor Visit me on Instagram: http://instagram.com/rockstarmentor To support via Patreon is greatly appreciated! https://www.patreon.com/rockstarmentor Need art supplies? Shop on Amazon! To learn more about me, my art and colorful product line, visit Sonya Paz through my artist website, http://SonyaPaz.com Thanks to "The Brush Guys" they can be located at http://thebrushguys.com they offer the best in all things brushes for all mediums and amazing specials on art supplies. Save 5% on your online order, use promocode: ROCKSTAR Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/rockstarmentor)
what do I use to create such amazing prints of my artwork? Today's question comes from Carolyn from Chicago, Illinois. Carolyn's asks "Sonya I've been a follower and collector of your art since 2003 and I love the vibrant use of your colors, and whenever I have purchased original art and prints I'm amazed at how your prints turn out with the colors so vivid and capturing your detail. Do you mind if I ask what type of printer you use and what kind of camera you've used to get your results?" First of all wow, thank you Carolyn for not only collecting my work but for listening into the podcast and asking this great question! I am a technogeek and it's no surprise to anyone that I hoard printers. I do, I love Epson printers and I happen to have around 7 in my possession presently to which 2 are longer working anymore….. HA! I have been photographing my art for several years and have honed in my skills are so that I don't have to go back and tweak too much of anything, I have used a number of different cameras to photograph my work and we most of everything with this in the studio. I have master files of everything and from this master files we create templates for the different sizes of prints that we will be doing. We print up to 14 inch wide in house and anything outside of that I have a professional printer who will reproduce the larger formatted prints. I suggest for anybody who is new to printing in-house start off slowly, it is a commitment and there is a learning curve if you are not used to it. I have a digital imaging background so that made it easier for me, but some artists want to create and don't want to have to worry about being there own manufacturer. I would suggest find someone in your area who can take photos of your artwork and print them for you so that you could do the color checking. There are several online manufacturers that will create prints from your photos but if you don't have a quality masterfile, your prints will be jeopardized. You can Google the different Epson printers that I have noted, most of these are now discontinued, however you may find something online that is refurbished that might be cost-effective solution for you. I know either artist use printers like Cannon, Kodak, HP and Brother but for me I am in Epson girl! I will say that you should ALWAYS photograph your work for documentation purposes and keep a database or spreadsheet to properly document your work, regardless if you are creating prints or products. Be sure to include the title, date created, size, medium, file name, location or other archival information you feel important. So many thanks to Carolyn from Chicago who has written in and asked us this awesome technical question, I love questions like this where I can geek out and talk about the technical aspects of the art business! I have been asked about printing images of artists work over the last couple of weeks, we will go into a more in-depth episode in the nest future to address more technical and specific details on this process. I hope that this question in my expertise in answering this question will bring some value to you. Here is the link for Mike Chambers at Picture Element in San Jose, CA For the full summary of these show notes visit me at http://rockstarmentor.com/blog Please visit my website to sign up and be on the forefront of important information and free downloads that I have prepared. http://rockstarmentor.com To learn more about me, my art and colorful product line, visit Sonya Paz through my art website,
PodLuolan uumenista kantautuu jälleen kerran ääntä. Tällä kertaa Olli saatiin tynnyristä ulos ja ääni on laadukkaampaa. Kova yritys oli tiivistää jakson mittaa ja melkein siinä onnistuttiinkin. Oletko turvassa - XP:n tuki päättyy Windows XP:n tuki päättyy 8.4.2014 ja sitä myöten saamme jättää jäähyväiset toivon mukaan myös Internet Explorer 8:lle. Innolla odotamme miten tämä näkyy käytännön tasolla ja jäämme odottamaan Vistan tuen päättymistä vuonna 2017. Picture-elementin implementointi Blinkiin Responsive Images Comunity Group (RICG) on häärinyt picture elementin kanssa. Nyt ollaan ilmeisesti päästy yhteisymmärrykseen tuosta ja pitäisi implementoida selaimoottoreihin. Yoav Weiss niminen kaveri (freelancer) on pistänyt pystyyn Indie GoGo:hon kamppiksen, jossa tavoitteena on kerätä 10 000 dollaria jotta Picture elementti saadaan mahdollisimman nopeaa Blinkiin (ja sitä myöten Chrome + Opera). Ja tavoitehan on täytetty. Lisärahoituksella kehittäjä lupasi ottaa mm. element queryt harkintaan/työn alle! Picture srcset kuvallisesti Mikäli picture-elementin todellinen hyöty on hieman epäselvä niin Eric Portis tarjoaa kuvallisen selityksen miten homma tulee toimimiaan. Element queryn tila vuonna 2014 Tab Atkins kertoilee hieman element queryistä. Tai itseasiassa päivittää tilanteen ja odotettavissa olevat haasteet. VagrantPress Jos Wordpressin päälle kehittäminen kiinnostaa ja sen haluaa saada mahdollisimman kevyesti ylös on Vagrantpress näppärä paketti siihen. Koneella pitää olla asennettuna Vagrant (Win, Mac, linux) jonka jälkeen otetaan klooni github-reposta. Myös VirtualBox on hyvä asentaa. Tämän jälkeen komennetaan vagrant up ja loppu on automaagista. Ensimmäisellä kerralla tulee olla verkkoyhteys mutta jälkeenpäin onnistuu ilman yhteyttä. Wordpress API Edellisessä jaksossa puhuttiin Hypermedia API:sta, joten tämä on hyvää jatkoa sille. WP API tarjoaa JSON-pohjaisen REST-rajapinnan Wordpressille. Plugin on aika geneerinen mutta kohtalaisen helposti laajennettavissa eri projekteihin. Tarvittaessa jopa toiminnallisen proton backend on mahdollista tämän avulla saada nopeasti pystyyn. WPML Mikäli Wordpress on tarve saada monikieliseksi on WPML siihen oiva työkalu. Hyvin pitkälle kaikki Wordpressissä on lokalisoitavissa. Ja suoraan Wordpressin backendistä. WP-toolset WP-Toolset tarjoaa useita eri työkaluja tehokkaaseen Wordpressin säätöön.