Vail Valley Art Guild Event
Thu, Jul 16
|Zoom meeting --please register
VVAG Photo Group July Meeting -"Preparing Digital File Photos for Printing" by Brian Rabin
A Zoom presentation on "Preparing Digital Photo Files to Optimize Output for Professional Printing" by Brian Rabin of Mike's Camera. Please register at https://zoom.us/meeting/register/04WuIuwgS4qkn_rcRtPyxg
Time & Location
Jul 16, 2026, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Zoom meeting --please register
About the event
Register at https://zoom.us/meeting/register/04WuIuwgS4qkn_rcRtPyxg
This Zoom presentation will guide photographers, including any VVAG members who wants to print their photos, through the complete workflow for preparing digital image files for professional print output. Led by Brian Rabin, Certified Photographic Consultant and Lead Instructor at Mike's Camera in Boulder, the session covers four essential areas: camera settings (file type, bit depth, exposure, histogram, megapixels, cropping, and color space), color management (monitor calibration, ICC profiles, and soft proofing), file preparation (resizing, output sharpening, and export settings), and selecting and submitting files to a professional print lab.
Whether you're printing for exhibition, fine art display, or personal enjoyment, this program demystifies the technical decisions that stand between a great image on screen and a great print on the wall.
Participants will leave with a clear, practical framework — from shooting in RAW to exporting a 16-bit TIFF with proper output sharpening — that takes the guesswork out…