The Art of Photography Is the Print, with Douglas Dubler

10/15/2026

Photographer Douglas Dubler comes to the B&H Event space to talk about the art of printing. His lecture covers all the basic color management steps necessary to get from a properly exposed capture to a custom fine art digital print.

  • 0:00 - Intro
  • 0:53 - About Douglas
  • 6:19 - What makes a good print?
  • 10:06 - Color accuracy
  • 12:33 - Lighting matters & backgrounds
  • 19:01 - Exposure and other camera settings
  • 23:20 - Combining multiple exposures
  • 24:58 - Focus stacking for maximum sharpness
  • 28:24 - Exposing for highlight detail
  • 30:13 - Composing for the background
  • 37:42 - Cropping in camera
  • 39:30 - Monitor calibrations for prints
  • 42:40 - Using Capture One
  • 54:22 - Exporting for printing
  • 56:23 - Using ColorThink
  • 1:00:46 - Printer and paper Douglas uses
  • 1:02:29 - Exposure examples for difficult highlights
  • 1:05:04 - Sharpening Plug-In for Photoshop
  • 1:06:00 - Douglas' printing process
  • 1:13:52 - Shutter speed & photographing action
  • 1:17:19 - Evaluating your final print
  • 1:18:40 - Final thoughts

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