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Santa Fe

Digital Workflow for Fine-Art Printmaking

with R. Mac Holbert

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Course Description

Are you ready to take your imaging and printmaking skills to the next level? Are you tired of inferior prints that waste your time and materials? As the digital revolution continues, new tools continue to change the way we print, and finding a balance between traditional imaging software and the new raw converters can range from challenging to downright confusing.

Why not let one of the nation’s most respected digital printmakers expand your knowledge and provide some much-needed clarity? Join R. Mac Holbert in a five-day printmaking experience in Santa Fe and learn to integrate the old tools with the new.

This in-depth, hands-on workshop in Santa Fe Workshops state-of-the-art Digital Lab explores the latest tools and developments in fine-art digital printmaking. In addition to familiarizing ourselves with various aspects of Epson P900 printers and all they can do, we explore Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom. We also look at issues such as workflow philosophy, how to set up a productive working environment, image optimization, and paper options to fulfill your vision for the final print.

If you want to expand your imaging proficiency and share Mac’s twenty-plus years experience in digital imaging, then this is a workshop you want to be a part of!

Additional Information

COVID-19 Update: For all in-person workshops and trips in 2023, Santa Fe Workshops highly recommends that all participants, staff, and instructors attending be up to date with Covid vaccinations (per definition of the CDC).

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
Advanced Amateurs, Professionals
What You Should Know:

Working knowledge of digital workflow. Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom Classic proficiency and basic printmaking skills are required.

Portfolio Required:

No portfolio is required; however, prior to registering for this workshop please email or call the Digital Lab Manager, Christine Alexander, at christine@santafeworkshops.com or 505-983-1400 ext. 123 to review your printmaking skills and experience.

Activity Level:
To get the most from your workshop experience, participants should be in good physical (mobility, stamina) and mental health. Come prepared for the high elevation of Santa Fe, long days, and seasonal weather. You must be able to carry your own photographic and personal gear at all times, both on campus and on location. You are responsible for being open and honest about your physical fitness, and we reserve the right to remove you from the workshop if we find your fitness to be less than that which you have described.
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Categories
Applications, Digital Printing, Fine Art
© R. Mac Holbert
about
R. Mac Holbert

R. Mac Holbert, along with musician/photographer Graham Nash, in 1989 co-founded Nash Editions, widely regarded as the world’s first digital printmaking studio focusing solely on photography.

In 2011, Mac established The Image Collective, to provide digital expertise to the cultural heritage world. In 2016, together with four other partners, Mac founded Art Authority, a company that provides extreme quality reproductions to museums.

Mac has lectured extensively on digital output, digital imaging/scanning, and fine art. He is a partner in plug-in provider PixelGenius, as well as a beta tester for Epson America, Canon, X-rite, NEC, Adobe, and other software and hardware manufacturers. Mac’s clients have included David Hockney, Steve McCurry, Douglas Kirkland, Jay Maisel, Pete Turner, Amy Toensing, Olivia Parker, Danny Lyon, Stephen Wilkes, Maggie Taylor, Stephen Shore, and Greg Gorman.

Website: poweredbylight.org

Instagram: @rmacholbert

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