Comments on: Shoot, Print, And Frame A Massive Peter Lik Style Photograph On A Budget

By: David Kachel

David Kachel — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 03:50:00 +0000

Perhaps you should have learned SOMETHING about framing and archival materials first. If I put my mind to it, I am sure I could have come up with a worse way to do this, but it would take some thought.

By: Patrick Hall

Patrick Hall — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 05:44:00 +0000

Yep, camera on a slider

By: Michael Lieberman

Michael Lieberman — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 12:44:00 +0000

I recently went to his gallery, and it seems like he is using a new print method – images have the same qualities but appear to be floating between pieces of acrylic. William Carr appears to use something similar called Euroflex? Can anyone comment?

By: Gerald Labrador

Gerald Labrador — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 06:56:00 +0000

How did you get the shot of the Xacto knife going down? Was the camera on a slider next to your hand?

By: Matthew Stone

Matthew Stone — Sat, 26 May 2012 17:00:00 +0000

Its actually printed on the Fuji Flex (Supergloss) and not any type of Fuji or Kodak Metallic paper.

By: jpd111

jpd111 — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:40:00 +0000

Does anyone know what kind of lights Lik uses in his studios? They look highly specialized and I believe the lighting is 20-30% of the effect. I recently visited Lik Waikiki and his work is inspiring. It led me to this terrific post.

Thanks a million Lee!

By: John Dugan

John Dugan — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:37:00 +0000

delete

By: Michael Kormos

Michael Kormos — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:41:00 +0000

Peter Lik’s post-production? As any well trained sales associate at a Peter Lik gallery would tell you, Mr. Lik does NOT do any sort of post production. The images you see framed on the wall are exactly how they come out when he takes them :-) (true story)

BTW, I’m pretty sure Lik’s lab in Las Vegas, which supplies his prints worldwide to galleries and customers alike uses lightjet printing on Fuji Crystal Archive paper (C-print), not Kodak Metallic.

By: Malcolm Querney

Malcolm Querney — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:12:00 +0000

Thank you for sharing your hard work. Great idea, and a really stunning result!

By: Mike Wiacek

Mike Wiacek — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 08:13:00 +0000

Lik doesn’t print on Kodak Metallic paper. He exclusively uses Fuji Crystal Archive. For the images that have that backlit effect, he uses Fuji’s equivalent of Kodak Metallic paper, which is Fuji Pearl. It’s highly reflective like the Kodak Metallic, but it’s not as chromey/cold. It’s a warm metallic that’s a bit softer. Bay Photo is one of the few labs that actually offers this paper too.