Watts Color Laboratory

read moreFor over 35 years, we have been custom printers to some of the finest photographers in the world. Now, that same printing expertise is available to you in the digital realm with LightJet Prints. If you would rather concentrate on your photography only, and not invest the time and money necessary to do your own printing, or if you want a quality custom print bigger than your inkjet printer is capable of printing, we can take care of all your Custom Printing needs.

read moreBut, it's still terrific information (particularly if you were live & online with us at the time). Think of this video as the "Owner's Manual" to Photoshop - - I'll show you how to effectively navigate through a complex program. You'll learn those functions that you really need and want as a photographer. You'll learn what's important and what you can ignore (heck, you'll only need to use about 10-15% of the program!). Without this "Owner's Manual", you'll truly be lost. So, have you ever asked yourself, "What makes a good color print, and how do I use the basics of Photoshop to achieve my desired results?"

read moreYour Classes are awesome and I'm amazed at what you can do with photos. I cannot thank you enough for teaching this class. I've been self educating myself for the past year trying to find good information or tutorials on photoshop, and yours are the best! I really enjoy all of your free General Meetup classes as well. These classes are great to get me on a schedule. Incredibly informative. Watts is the place to learn! Your class was very good. You are a well organized and logical instructor. While I am still processing the information I am confident through practice I will be able to master layers.

read moreAs you may have heard already, the latest news is that the Fair Board voted April 14t, h to postpone the Fair until 2021. They are going to keep the same theme and utilize as much as they can from this year. We were looking forward to seeing all of you this Fair season, but unfortunately this will no longer be possible. We appreciate everyone hanging in with us through all of this and hope you will join us in 2021. The Photo Show would not be possible without your support. Welcome to the not-really-unofficial, but kind-of authorized, Digital Entry FAQ page for the 2020 SDC Fair Photo Contest.

read moreHere's where you'll pour ALL artistic and creative "blood, sweat & tears" into your image. I also have a knack for making superior color prints for these photographers. I've now taken that expertise and applied it to the world of Digital Imaging Education. I've also been a regular photo judge at many popular photo contests throughout Southern California over the years. I'll save your Master File as unflattened 16bit PSD - - You can open it in Photoshop and see, layer by layer, what has been done to your image to optimize it.

read moreYour recent one-on-one Photoshop training at my home has been a terrific help. It tied together all I've learned from your meetups, book, and online exercises, and now I'm confident in my ability to prepare quality master files and make the final preparations for the print. And I really appreciate your help in optimizing the settings on my new computer. That really made things a lot easier - Thanks again!

read moreThis is "not just another Photoshop Book." I mean, really - there must be millions of Photoshop books out there, right? Why is this book different? It's unique because it's written for photographers (NOT graphic artists!) and focuses on what makes a good color print. This book will show you how to use the basics of Photoshop to achieve your desired printing results, using your computer and printer / custom lab. Allow me to answer that with a question: What is your time worth? When you purchase my book, that's when our relationship starts - not too many other Photoshop books can claim that - - I encourage you to contact me, via email or phone, as you're going through the book - you're going to have questions, and I want to answer them.

read moreAfter selecting the "Compressed (zipped) Folder" menu option, the file(s) will be zipped and you should now see a file with a.zipextension. Select the.zip file to send via SendThisFile. Mac OS X has a feature to create ZIP compressed files from within the operating system. To create a compressed file, Control-click on the file and choose Compress. This action will creates a new file, with the file extension.zip.