The ELCC's guest speaker for February is Bob Laetare, an expert in film and digital printing, and the owner of The Artistic Image in Albuquerque.

Bob's career in printing spans more than 50 years, beginning as a lab technician at age 14. For four years, Bob worked for Kodak, first at their International division in Europe and then at their headquarters in Rochester, NY. While in Europe, he acquired mastery of three foreign languages, including French.

For twelve years, his fluency in French was an asset in Montreal where he managed the largest photo lab in Canada. At the time, he was in charge of 280 employees, all of whom spoke only French.

At The Artistic Image, Bob offers state-of-the art printing, a fine art gallery, photo equipment sales, as well as dozens of workshops in digital photography, for both beginners and experts, taught by local professional photographers.

Bob's topic for the evening is Digital Printing—Getting Professional Results. Bob will share with us the importance of color management, from capture to post-processing to printing. If you have ever had difficulty getting your prints to look like what's on your computer monitor, then this presentation is for you.

For more information about Bob and The Artistic Image, please visit his website at photoartnm.com.