Nearly every year, I attend the Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) trade show and conference. As the largest printing trade show in the United States, it is where people in ‘the biz’ learn about the latest trends, encounter incredible innovations, and network with other members. In my fortieth year of owning a company like Light-Works, […]

Well into my 40th year of running Light-Works, I’m amazed at the diverse and wide-reaching work that we do for our clients. Restaurants are bound by their defined menus, and factories pride themselves on precise manufacturing day in and day out. Custom printers like us, however, use the same tools with an infinite variety of […]

You’ve definitely seen a tintype photograph, maybe in a local antique shop or in a grandparent’s basement.The tintype process was first described in France in 1853, but then patented by Hamilton Smith in the U.S. It was a popular method of photography throughout the mid-to-late 1800’s. Due to its ease of printing production, tintype photography […]

UVM Medical Center, or UVMMC, is a sprawling hospital complex in Burlington, Vermont. The hospital expends a great deal of effort to beautify their walls with artwork, color, and messaging. As printers and installers of graphic panels and wall murals, Light-Works’ job is to ensure that UVMMC’s branding and message are represented, as well as […]

We’re starting a new feature, a little look into what’s going on at Light-Works: cool projects, new technology, and our staff. We Started off With Exciting New Projects for Pepsi and Burton Snowboards 2017 has been full of action at Light-Works. Starting with the installation of our new award winning Fuji Acuity 28, with double […]

The most common issue we see with artwork submitted for high quality printed graphics is image resolution, or lack thereof.  Years gone by, this wasn’t so critical, as a good negative or transparency could be enlarged or scanned to exact resolution specs needed for the printing.   Now, in the world of digital camera images, […]

Just up the road from Woodstock, was Vermont, a place of pristine forests, farmland, landscapes, and vistas, far away from the city or suburbs and some distance from the notion of “the establishment”, too. No better place to make a life and raise a family. I, and so many others flocked “back to the land” […]

In the late 70’s Light-Works started as a photo lab and printing service in the foothills of Mt Mansfield in what used to be a woodshed. We grew into a successful business with a loyal customer base. About 10 years ago, when film was becoming an oddity in the face of digital and most people […]

It all began with a nut. One close up photograph of a nut, the hardware variety. I was twelve at the time, and the caption below this picture told me I could see more detail in a photograph than I could with my naked eye. I didn’t understand it. How could it be possible to […]