Epson's NEW 4900 and we have the profiles

If you're like us and are one of the lucky few to have scored the new Epson 4900 printer, then you're going to love the new profiles we just loaded up to our ICC Profile download page.  And we have to tell you, the profiles are pretty awesome.  

We usually get our paws on most of the new printers prior to their release, enabling you to use your favorite Moab paper with our profiles as soon as you hook the puppy up.  

Not to toot our own horn (twice now in this post), but we spend countless hours building and tweaking our own profiles to give you the absolute best printing results. Haven't tried them yet? What are you waiting for?

Somerset Museum Rag wins Hot One Award

We're pretty excited to announce that our very own Somerset Museum Rag 300 won a Hot One award from Professional Photographer magazine. Details will be published in the March issue of the magazine and will also appear on their website.  

Anyone who's ever printed on Somerset Museum Rag knows what an amazing paper this really is. Haven't tried it yet?  Take it for a test drive on us. Simply send us an email (include your address) and we'll send you a sample.

Robert Farber exhibition at the Frost Art Museum

Robert Farber has been a long-time friend of Legion and Moab, so we're especially excited to promote his upcoming exhibition on January 26, 2011 at the Frost Art Museum in Miami, Florida.

Entitled, My Eyes Have Seen, this collection of Farber's work is described as "an impressionistic journey of sublime photographic imagery that evokes timeless emotion and takes the viewer into aesthetic realms."  Loosely translated, this collection represents some of the most beautiful images ever photographed by one of America's iconic fine art photographers.

As an added bonus the entire exhibition is printed on Somerset Enhanced Velvet 330 paper.

Heading South for ImagingUSA

We're on our way to San Antonio, Texas for the ImagingUSA show that kicks off on Sunday, January 16th.  We were hoping for a winter weather break, but from the looks of the past week, we're not too sure that's going to happen...

If you plan to attend the show come on over and say hi to us.  We'll be waaaaaaaay in the back of the convention hall in booth #1445 along with our buddies, Museo.  

As a special bonus for making it over to our booth we'll have something really cool to show you.  Can't tell you about it here, but it will be well worth the trip.

Young Photographer's Alliance Exhibition

Moab is a proud sponsor of the Young Photographer's Alliance (YPA) - an educational foundation dedicated to rallying the resources of the creative community and general public in support of young talent.  

On Friday, January 14th the first public exhibition of work by the 38 mentees in the 2010 YPA mentoring program will be on display at the Calumet Gallery in NYC (22 W 22nd Street, 2nd Floor).  The exhibition runs through January 28th.  Entry is free. 

Leading photographers shared their creativity and passion for photography with a group of talented college students through a unique mentoring program built around the social theme, "Answering Adversity."

All the images on display were printer on Moab's Lasal Photo Luster 270. 

New Profiles for an Old Printer

In our never ending desire to have the best profiles on the market, we decided a few weeks ago to go back and begin re-creating profiles for the most popular printers that our customers use. The Epson R2400 was at the top of the list.

We have just completed re-profiling this printer and can say that the new profiles are extraordinarily better than the original profiles we had online. We switched profiling technologies a few years ago, and it is amazing how much better any new profiles are.

Here is a link to the new profiles.  More updates being added weekly.

Win a Chinle Portfolio on FridayPhotoSchool.com

Taking great portraits and other photos under low light conditions presents its own set of problems, and here's a cool way to learn some new low lighting tips and tricks while also having the chance to win a free Chinle Leather 8x8 portfolio.

Tune in online at 1pm ET / 10am PT this Friday January 7th for the HIGH ISO AND LOW LIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY episode of the fridayphotoschool  WebTV series FridayPhotoSchool.com.  

Join master digital technology expert and Moab Master Will Crockett in this 60 minute program that shows you how to use the power inside your camera for the best possible capture under very low light environments, and what post-processing systems work best for noise control, color and sharpness. Cost to view the the seminar LIVE is only 10 bucks, or $15 to watch it anytime after the broadcast.

During the live Q&A session Crockett will be giving away a Chinle album to one lucky winner.

Register or order this seminar here.

 

Capturing the Beauty of Yellowstone

Moab Master, Salvatore Vasapolli, can also be considered the photo master of Wyoming, with numerous books and calendars documenting the gorgeous landscape of this western state.

Salvatore's work in Yellowstone National Park is nothing short of stunning. [We selfishly hope the Entrada Rag paper he uses contributes to the magnificent images]

His recent article in Outdoor Photographer magazine details some of the reasons why Salvatore loves to photograph in Yellowstone, offering some tips as to the best times of the year to visit.

To see more of Salvatore's work check out Outdoor Photographer's Pro Gallery.