Photographer and Fine Art Printmaker www.davidsaffir.com
Greater Los Angeles Area
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- Consultant fine art reproduction at Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
- Instructor, digital imaging, editing, and printing at Santa Fe Workshops
- writer/author at Professional Phographer Magazine
- consultant at ErgoSoft
- principal at David Saffir Photography
- Consultant & Photo Influencer at HP
- consultant and photo influencer at Consultant and Photo Influencer, Hewlett Packard Company (HP)
- principal at David Saffir Photography and Fine Art Printmaking
- Past
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- Past President at SCVPA
- Vice President, Corporate Marketing and Resources at Advanced Bionics
- General Manager (most recent) at Bristol Myers Squibb Convatec
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- University of California, Santa Barbara
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David Saffir’s Summary
David Saffir is an internationally recognized, award winning portrait, commercial, and fine art photographer and printmaker. He is the author of Mastering Digital Color, and has published a wide range of articles on photography, digital printmaking, color management, new technology evaluations, and more. He lives near Los Angeles, California, in Santa Clarita.
He currently consults for HP, Nikon, Ergooft, and others.
Publication credits include Professional Photographer, Rangefinder, After Capture, HP Pro Photo Blog, and many others. He is the sole author of two books, "Mastering Digital Color", and "The Joy of Discovery"
HIs blog is http://davidsaffir.wordpress.com
Web Site: www.davidsaffir.com
David Saffir’s Specialties:
Photography - high-definition medium format imaging
Printmaking - master printmaker
Color management - consulting, training, creating documentation/guidelines
Consulting - troubleshooting color management and workflow issues, facility design and setup, product development and field testing.
Marketing - B2B and B2C, fluent in CRM issues, brand management and field implementation
Technology development: concept development, market evaluation, in-house development, field testing, launch.
David Saffir’s Experience
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Consultant fine art reproduction
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
(Privately Held; Semiconductors industry)
August 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)
Working on field development, testing, and promotion of the HP Artist Solution for Nikon - also see my listing as consultant and photo influencer for HP.
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Instructor, digital imaging, editing, and printing
Santa Fe Workshops
(Photography industry)
2007 — Present (2 years )
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writer/author
Professional Phographer Magazine
(Photography industry)
2006 — Present (3 years )
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consultant
ErgoSoft
(Photography industry)
2006 — Present (3 years )
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principal
David Saffir Photography
(Photography industry)
2004 — Present (5 years )
see www.davidsaffir.com
Provides a broad range of photographic services and expertise. Corporate and product photography, editorial, education, stock, and more. Color management and fine art printmaking. Technical and marketing content creation and editing. -
Consultant & Photo Influencer
HP
(Public Company; HPQ; Information Technology and Services industry)
2004 — Present (5 years )
Key Photo Influencer, creation of technical education content, presentations, seminars, and workshops, advisory role in product development, such as fine art reproduction.
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consultant and photo influencer
Consultant and Photo Influencer, Hewlett Packard Company (HP)
(Public Company; Photography industry)
2004 — Present (5 years )
Key Photo Influencer, creation of technical education content, presentations, seminars, and workshops, advisory role in product development, such as fine art reproduction.
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principal
David Saffir Photography and Fine Art Printmaking
(Photography industry)
January 2003 — Present (6 years 11 months)
see www.davidsaffir.com
Provides a broad range of photographic services and expertise. Corporate and product photography, editorial, education, stock, and more. Color management and fine art printmaking. Technical and marketing content creation and editing.
David Saffir’s Education
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University of California, Santa Barbara
BA , Political Science , 1970 — 1975
Additional Information
David Saffir’s Websites:
David Saffir’s Interests:
Photography, other cultures, writing, teaching, exploring, history, wildlife, and the natural world.
David Saffir’s Honors:
Publications
Book: The Joy of Discovery, 2009
Mastering Digital Color: A Photographer's and Artist's Guide to Controlling Color
DVDs:
HP Designjet Z3100 Printer Training Videos (2006)
RIP Software (for Photographers) (2004-2005)
Examples, Seminars
Fine Art Digital Printmaking, Santa Fe Workshops, 2008 - 2009
Fine Art Reproduction, Santa Fe Workshops, 2009
ClearFocus Studios seminars 2006
Hasselblad PowerProTour 2007
HP Dreamcolor 2007-2008 seminars
Examples, Published Articles
Developments in Color Management, Prof.Photographer Magazine, May 2008
Pro Photography Blog
HP Designjet Z3100 Printer (Rangefinder Magazine)
Hidden Costs Of Inkjet Printing, January 2007
Reviews ImagePrint, StudioPrint, Ilford Studio RIPs (Great Output)
Ten Helpful Tricks for Epson Stylus Pro 7600/9600
Hot New Lenses for Digital Photography (Digital Imaging 2006)
Conference-level speaker 2006, Rencontres dArles conference
WPPI: Advanced Printing for Photographers
David Saffir’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
