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Ultraprint Edition 2 sale: The Cars of Havana

May 20, 2014 by Ming Thein

Everybody loves cars, and especially old cars. And Havana – well, it’s full of them, in various states of repair; a veritable photographic paradise. The mixture of textures, colours, shapes and an elegance of an age past make for some very interesting images indeed. The selection of cars may appear random, but those participants who were with me on the Havana Masterclass will know that there was often quite a lot of waiting involved for just the right car to come along to complement the scene and mood.

Following the success of the previous run, it is therefore my pleasure to open the next limited edition Ultraprint run for orders: The Cars of Havana. Read on for details, and to buy.

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Last day for Autumn in Tokyo Ultraprints

March 30, 2014 by Ming Thein

A gentle reminder that today is the last day for the Autumn in Tokyo Ultraprint sale. As usual, the edition size is very limited and these images will not be printed again at this size. For more details and to order, please click here. Thanks! MT

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Inaugural Ultraprint sale: the Autumn in Tokyo portfolio

March 3, 2014 by Ming Thein

After the last few articles on pushing print limits, it’s about time you had the chance to experience them in person. I’m pleased to announce the inaugural Ultraprint sale – once again, these images will be extremely limited, and again will not be printed again in this size/ format once the sale closes on 31 March 2014. Read on for details.

Pushing print limits

February 23, 2014 by Ming Thein

In the next few days, this image will make sense. This article will be the beginning of an intensive series focusing on printing and output.

Let’s again start with the simple question of ‘how many of you print’? For those that do, inevitably, your development is going to look something like this:

Make your first print – marvel at how different it looks to the screen version
Make larger prints, start to note that the detail still holds and in fact you’ve got much more resolution than you actually need even for the largest prints you’re willing to pay for/ have space to hang
Pause for a moment and then decide to try making your own prints because it’s cheaper and more convenient
Buy a home photo inkjet, find that it takes half a dozen tries to get one good print, add up the costs and find that ink and paper will bankrupt you in short order; worse still, lab results are still better
Stop printing for a while
Go back to using the lab because your print heads have clogged and the ink has dried up, and it would be cheaper to buy a new printer than replace the cartridges and heads and you really don’t want to go down that route again…
Find a better lab – assuming you’re not happy with what you’re getting
Start to wonder what you’re going to do with all of these 24×36” prints; you have rolled up tubes and prints all over your house
Abandon printing or start selling your prints so you can make more prints
Start wondering what’s next?