A workshop designed to equip you with the skills you are going to need to put up an exhibition

The first part of the workshop will look at:

• Printing options (Giclee, C-Type etc)

• Framing & mounting options (Window mounting, Float mounting etc)

• How to frame a print, including mounting on to backing board

• Options for hanging a series of prints

The second part of the workshop will focus on:

• Resizing and resolution

• Sharpening 

• Getting consistent colour

• Adding borders

Duration 2.5 hours

Please bring some digital files to work on

'Digital Printing' box of images

Sample mounting options

Hard drive with images to work on

Test frames and prints

Framing / mounting tools

Window mount cutter

Hanging tools & wall to hang on

Backing board & test print

if printing big: check size/quality is acceptable (subjective) before spending loads of money

https://www.artworks-solutions.com/

https://www.nicheframes.co.uk/www/

https://www.readymades.co

Students will understand how to work out the max size their images can be printed – understanding the limitations of resolution & resampling. 

They will understand how to resize and crop their images to a specific size. 

They will understand the problems of image W&H ratios and these can differ, and the solutions of using a canvas, keeping one border the same etc 

Students will understand how viewing distance relates to print size and what is meant by close viewing distance. 

Students will have an awareness of the options of printing on different paper stocks, and other printing options, such as digital C-type. 

Students will understand how to sharpen images for print and how to selectively sharpen areas of the image. 

Understand the basics of colour management, in relation to using calibrated screens and print profiles. Awareness of the transition between screen and print – especially in areas of dark tone. 

Know how to use colour balance, curves and hue/saturation adjustments in PS 

Students will understand the importance of getting colour correct in the raw processing or scanning stage of their workflows, and be able to do this effectively. 

Understand the importance of using test strips to judge colour, resolution, sharpness, consistency etc. 

Understand how to use Photoshop to increase mid-tone contrast and how to burn in white edges using output levels. 

How to handle large prints, use the guillotine and heat press. 

8 Students max / 2 ^_1/2 - 3 Hours

Intro

Overview of hanging an exhibition - look at previous examples,

look at space, viewing distance, discuss printing considerations

Giclee - what's this?

Talk about different paper stocks, their respective base colour etc. 

Handling (above A1 things get expensive - and physically difficult to handle)

Other types of printing - C type, digital C type, darkroom options.

Exhibition Options

Look at options for exhibiting work, framing, pinning, window mounting, mounting on aluminium, mounting on MDF, Diabond etc - show examples.

(what can we do here - what needs to be outsourced - cost etc)

Think about cost!

Practical bit

Framing, mounting, window mounting, acrylic etc

(size of print, frame aperture, borders etc)

should it be archival?

backing board demo

framing demo

hanging demo (3 prints)

Resizing, resolution, borders etc

Look at resizing, cropping, borders, ratios, how to work out largest size possible

Sharpening

Why? examples, how? Overall or selective sharpening

Mid-tone sharpening 

Colour considerations

Test strips, Eizo monitors & viewing booth, colour profiles, soft proofing

general color management, Adobe RGB vs sRGB vs Display 3 (print / screen)

Look at getting good colour in raw processing / scanning  

(if necessary recap on Imacon scanning with regards to white balance / highlight recovery and resolution) 

How to colour balance with colour balance & curves, also using Hue & saturation adjustment to target specific colour issues. 

Other Photoshop techniques: 

Changing output levels to burn in edges 

Print handling – gloves & storage 

Guillotine, backroller & heat press use