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ImageThe advent of digital photography has opened new doors to amateur and professional photographers. Popular photo editing software provides a literal mini dark room for the computer. When the editing is completed, photographers want their final product to look professional and reflect the pride they take in their work.

For over twenty years Hampton Photo Arts has provided high quality, professional processing services to photographers all over New York. They have now expanded their excellent print reproduction services to include mail order. With this service they can meet the needs of photographers nationwide. Hampton Photo Arts uses Fuji Crystal Archive paper, and chemicals, to assure brilliant colors, bright whites and image stability to keep customer's photos beautiful for generations to come. Daily equipment testing, assuring color accuracy and consistency, is only one aspect of their commitment to excellence.

Convenience in Ordering
Hampton Photo Arts processes 35mm, Black and White, APS, and 120/220 film. Reprints and enlargements may be made from slides, negatives photo discs and memory cards. Reprints are available in sizes from wallet to 40 x 60 posters. Order prints in glossy or matte finish, with or without white borders.

A Hampton Photo Arts Account
Photographers can open a standard or professional account which allows them to upload photographs directly from their computer. Orders will be promptly processed and mailed to home or business. Professionals may also have prints drop shipped directly to a client.

For film, negative, slide, cd, or memory card reprints, package items securely in a padded mailer or box. Printing instructions should include print size and quantity, indicate glossy or matte finish and if a white border is desired. Be sure to include a mailing address and day time phone number.

Hampton Photo Arts
P.O. Box 1268
Bridgehampton, NY 11932

Hampton Photo Arts provides professional high quality processing and prints through their nationwide mail order service. In addition to regular prints and enlargements, they offer giclee prints and prints on canvas. Open an account today and enjoy the service and quality of workmanship that Hampton Photo Arts offers its customers.
 
Canvas Printing

Printing on canvas is incredibly versatile and a great way to create a ready-to-hang image or artwork. Every canvas that we print  is protected with a UV coated acrylic finish to guard the print from dust, moisture and fading. Do you want your canvas stretched on bars or non-stretched? Framed or unframed? Customize the work to make it truly your own.

 
Art Prints – How are they made?

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Photography by Laurie Barone-Shafer
Nowadays just about anyone can take a good quality photographs with a digital camera. Or take a few hundred pictures and the chances are few will be good, and even one or two outstanding.

Here are a few tips, tricks and techniques on how to make art print poster ready photographs and print ready digital files. Don’t get overwhelmed, there is a lot of information here, but a lot of it is just intuitive. Well, a bit of patience will always help.

First thing – Photo Size

If you taking a digital photo of you family or friend the largest size you would print is usually 5 by 7 inches, maybe 8 by 10 at the most. Even small size digital photographs (2MB or less) are ‘good enough’ to create a decent print. But if you want to create prints that are 16 by 20, 20 by 24 inches or larger you need more pixels (in pixels 20 by 24 inches photo is actually about 40 times larger than 3 by 4 inches photo assuming they have the same resolution).
 
Learning to Paint Watercolors

Watercolor is an easy, fun medium for creating art.  Color theory, composition and design can be explored freely with watercolor paint, paper, and brushes.  Several techniques may be used with watercolors for varying effects including painting wet on wet, wet on dry, layering washes, and more.

Watercolor paper comes in cold press, hot press, and rough.  Rough paper has the most texture, and its hills and valleys can result in interesting effects when paint is added.  Hot press is the smoothest and has the finest texture.  Cold press has a moderate amount of texture and is the paper most commonly chosen by watercolor artists.

Watercolor paper comes in several weights ranging from 90 lb. to 300 lb. based on the pounds per ream of paper.  Most artists prefer to use at least 140 lb. paper.  Papers vary somewhat between manufacturers, so sampling different papers is advisable.  Paper can be purchased in pads, in blocks or in large sheets.  The large sheets are usually the most economical and can be torn into whatever size is desired.
 
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