Master class: Printing and framing photos for exhibition and sale
January 23, 2025
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Individual practical lesson at the FotoPartner studio.
Preparing a photo image for printing:

- The advantage of viewing a photo image on a calibrated monitor, color distortion options on an uncalibrated monitor
- Color temperature in the room, choosing the optimal temperature for displaying a photograph
- Image cropping, creating custom photo formats
- The influence of color on the choice of printing medium, color gamut coverage on different media
- Converting an image to a medium profile (photo paper, canvas) 8-bit or 16-bit ICC
- Features of printing borderless photographs and photographs with borders
Choosing the photo image printing type:

- Optical manual printing
- C-print
- Digital printing
• Water-soluble (dye-based) ink
• Latex, solvent, eco-solvent, UV inks
• Pigment ink
Choosing the medium for photo printing:

- Advantages and disadvantages of plastic, foam board, glass
- Choosing canvases by manufacturer and quality
- Choosing photo paper, working with Epson and Hahnemühle catalogs
• Non-archival photo paper – types, bronzing effect, metamerism
• Archival photo paper – types, comparison with non-archival
• Test printing of your own photo images
Choosing the type of photo framing and presentation:

- Framing according to design, archival, and museum standards
- Advantages and disadvantages of mounting versus not mounting a photograph to a substrate
- Choosing photo frames
- Choosing photo mat boards (passe-partout)
- Choosing protective glass for a photograph
Displaying photographs in an exhibition, gallery, and interior:

- Hanging and mounting options for photo frames
- Lighting for photographs
- Captions and labels for photo works
- Supporting information about the author and the photo project
Duration – 5 hours.
A certificate is issued after the class (in English and Ukrainian).
Cost: 9,000.00 UAH.