Chaudigital & Paperandinks.com invited by Epson UK and Konica UK to attend Focus in Imaging 2003

Between 24th & 28th February, Chaudigital and its subsidiary Paperandinks.com was invited to attend the Focus in Imaging Show at the Birmingham NEC by imaging leaders Epson UK and Konica UK.

Danny Chau, Managing Director of Chaudigital and an imaging specialist with over 20 years of professional photographic experience, was invited to attend the Epson stand to help Epson's customers understand the unique qualities of their large format printers.

On the stand were some of Epson's latest printers available - a Stylus Pro 10600, and the award-winning Epson Stylus Photo 2100. Colour calibrated using Chaudigital's own GretagMacbeth Eyeone Pro calibrator, Danny was invited to show to customers what colour management could do to improve the quality of these already impressive 7-colour printers on Epson's own Apple PowerMac G4 on the stand.

Customers who came to see Danny could see the beautiful output produced by these printers. The powerful sample images printed on the Epson Stylus Pro 10600 were contributed by Paul Murphy, a freelance fashion photographer, who rose to prominence mostly notably with the photos taken of the winning male model Nathan Roberts (in a blindfold) for Channel 4's Model Behaviour show. The dynamic and bold-looking male and female portraits taken by Paul showcased what could be achieved through large format digital printing.

Chaudigital's subsidiary Paperandinks.com meanwhile was demonstrating on the Konica stand. Situated opposite the Epson stand, Paperandinks.com Sales Manager Jason Chau along with his colleague Sanjay Kallideen (pictured below), demonstrated the high quality of output on Konica QP Inkjet paper on the group's Canon S9000, Epson Stylus Pro 7600, and HP Photo Smart 100 printers.

Visitors who came to both stands were impressed with the quality of the output, and on the Konica stand were impressed with the vibrancy of output that the QP paper gave against other papers. Some visitors notably even took the large A1 sample Budweiser bottle photos printed on the Epson 7600 (contributed by photographer Gary Childs) home to keep, such impressed as they were with the quality of the paper and the printout quality, both on colour and black and white prints.

The show, which drew many crowds, ended on the 28th February 2003 on a high note for Chaudigital, whose collaboration with Epson UK and Konica UK showed that the high level of output quality achieved through inkjet is now comparable to traditional photographic techniques. The age of digital imaging, for Chaudigital at least, has only just begun.

About Epson Stylus Pro Printers

Epson's new Stylus Pro printers - a product Chaudigital supplies to customers in the UK - is a high quality, 7 colour pigmented printer. Available in 24" and 42" sizes with both roll and sheet feed capabilities, and with a print resolution up to 2880dpi, the Stylus Pro range of printers are some of the best large format printers on the market.

About Colour Management

Colour Management is the science of colour matching, managing image colour workflow and its associated parts. It is an important process to implement for users who deal and work with, digital images on a daily basis. It usually consists of both a hardware and software solution for an existing computer system (ie. PC or Mac) and usually allows the users to see what they print or output from their system exactly. Often it reduces the amount of time spent working on an image, especially at the printing stage, saving the users both the time and money spent on raw materials used to output images, as well as improving user workflow productivity.

About GretagMacbeth

GretagMacbeth are one of the worlds most experienced and oldest companies in the field of colour management. Used by many companies large and small for colour matching purposes, their systems are employed for colour management right from the design stage through to manufacturing, including many print and graphics applications.

About Konica QP Inkjet Paper

Konica QP paper - a paper which Paperandinks.com distributes for Konica in the UK - is a high quality, extremely white and quick dry microporous paper that works with both dye and pigment based inks on printers such as the Epson Stylus Photo 1290 and Stylus Photo 2100, and Canon S9000 printers.

About Focus in Imaging

Focus in Imaging is an event that is held annually at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham, where all members of the UK's professional photographic sector attend. Focus in Imaging is often a focal point for visitors to see and hear about the latest products and developments in the photographic industry, and is often chosen as the venue by manufacturers to launch their latest products. The number of people to the show typically range from 20-30,000 visitors, and come from all backgrounds across the UK, ranging from amateur photographers right through to professionals, photographic studios, imaging labs and suppliers.