Entries from March 2008

March 31, 2008

Lee Miller in Home of the Surrealists at Farley Farm House

The Vault has been doing work for the Lee Miller Archive and would like to draw your attention to a forthcoming event at Farley Farm House in Chiddingly in East Sussex.
Farley Farm House was a meeting place for modern artists including Picasso, Miro and Man Ray, and the house contains work by Lee Miller. There [...]

March 30, 2008

Deutchse Borse Photography Prize 2008

Photographer Esko Männikkö of Finland has won the handsome prize of £30,000 for his contribution to photography in 2007.
The size of the award alone makes it a prestigious event in the photographic calendar. I wonder if Esko will become a household name as a result.
The exhibition is on show at the Photographers Gallery in Great [...]

March 30, 2008

Conversion Chart for Print Sizes and Related Digital File Sizes

There is a useful conversion chart on The Vault website showing ‘A’ sizes, standard print sizes eg. 6×4, 7×5, 10×7 etc and their related digital file sizes at 300 dpi along with the pixel dimensions.
When prints are produced for mounting on MDF for example, the print is usually produced with upto 3mm bleed to allow [...]

March 28, 2008

Welcome to The Vault’s New blog about the World of Digital Imaging As We See It!

We are a dedicated team of professional digital imaging experts based in Brighton, East Sussex, England. The Vault started as a professional photographic lab 8 years ago. Digital technology has changed the photographic industry. Many pro photo labs have shut down in recent years. Perhaps, they didn’t adapt quickly enough to meet the changing needs [...]