2263 Fifth St. Berkeley CA 94710 (510) 649-8111 or (888) 649-8111 toll-free Hours 9-6 weekdays See Contact Us link for map
My name is Rob Reiter and I have been offering printing services to the photographic and artistic community since 1975, first doing custom printing of slides on Ilfochrome Classic (Cibachrome). I began experimenting with digital imaging in 1985 and moved seriously into fine art inkjet printing in 1998. During this time, my interest has always been helping photographers and other artists produce the finest prints of their work by the best means possible at reasonable prices.
The LightRoom continues these services today, offering film scanning, digital file preparation (if needed), output through a LightJet digital photographic printer and our specialty, archival pigment (giclée) printing on a wide variety of paper, fabrics and canvas with our Canon and Epson printers. We also offer photography and scanning services for artists wishing to reproduce their original artwork.
The links on the left will help you find information on all our services. Over the years, I have tried to help clients understand the processes we offer and how to get the most out of them. During the last decade or so, with the transition to digital imaging in all phases of the photographic and printing process, I have expanded this aspect of the web site in each of it’s sections.
Of course, more clients are now well versed in technical understanding of the digital realm and don’t want to wade through redundant explanations of these issues, so I’ve re-designed each section in our linked pages to offer the minimum information one might want to utilize that service. The more detailed ‘tutorials’, for those who want them, can be found on our Introduction page and they cover in more depth aspects of scanning, resolution issues, color spaces, profiling, etc.
The 1+1 link is new and this is for clients who desire more hands-on work in preparing their images. It is a personal service where you and I work together, at the computer, in any or all stages of the image preparation process.
Other links are self-explanatory but you will definitely want to check out the Discounts page as there are a variety of ways you can save on our services through the preparation of your files, as well as limited offers featured periodically.
I encourage anyone with a question not answered here to call me. I prefer talking with people as the best way to offer specific help. The success of The LightRoom has always stemmed from the personal relationships of myself and anyone else who has worked here with our clients. This is true for anyone, whether they are quite capable of submitting printer ready files or they need assistance with any aspect of the process.
Since the services at our studio are always evolvolving, particularly in the printing papers we experiment with, I’d like to encourage everyone to sign up for our free newsletter. It’s the best way I have to announce new offerings, as well as where you’ll find information on upcoming gallery shows and workshops. As I expand its reach, I’ll be adding other topics of interest to the community and each issue also carries a discount offering on a featured service. This is often in the form of a price reduction on a particular paper as a way to encourage exploration of the wonderful new world fine art printing. I also encourage you to become a Fan of The LightRoom on Facebook, as it allows me to provide quick notification events and information our clients may find interesting. The discounts available to newsletter subscribers will also be available there.
The studio also houses a gallery where we showcase our services through displaying the excellent work of our clients. Previews of current, upcoming and past shows are in our online gallery.
The LightRoom web site and information contained herein are the property of The LightRoom and copyrighted 2009. Individual images are the property of the artists.
This site was last updated January 21, 2010. Rob Reiter, owner.
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