Author, Professional Photographer and Printmaker, Digital Imaging and Color Management Consultant
David Saffir is an internationally recognized, award winning portrait, commercial, and fine art photographer and printmaker. He lives near Los Angeles, in the Santa Clarita Valley, California. He is past President of the Santa Clarita Valley Professional Photographers Association.
He is the author of the book Mastering Digital Color: A Photographer's and Artist's Guide to Controlling Color, published by Thomson. His second book, The Joy of Discovery, was published in Spring 2009.
Examples of publication credits include Rangefinder, Great Output, After Capture, Pro Photo West, Professional Digital Imaging Association, Professional Photographer, the HP Pro Photo Blog, Visionary Photographers, and Digital Imaging Technology.
David has had a lifelong interest in photography, and particularly the world of nature and outdoor landscapes. He writes on a number of subjects, and has authored articles on color management, high resolution digital capture, and large format digital printmaking.
David has had an extensive career leading marketing, product management, operations, graphic design, and creative teams as a general manager and vice president for high technology biomedical companies. He has led design, art, and communications groups in US, Europe, and Japan.
Now, David works extensively in portrait and commercial photography. (click here for a portfolio of commercial images by David Saffir) He works primarily with the Hasselblad H-series camera, using a Phase One digital camera back and film. He also uses Nikon and Canon DSLRs, and HP and Epson desktop and wide-format printers.
An accomplished digital printmaker, David Saffir finishes all of his work, and makes limited edition prints for a wide range of artists and photographers. He uses HP and Epson professional inkjet products. He teaches workshops in digital photography, color management, and printing, including the Clear Focus Studio seminar series held nation-wide in the US during 2006, the Hasselblad PowerPro Tour in 2007, and the HP Dreamcolor seminars in 2007 and 2008. He also teaches at Santa Fe Workshops - in 2009 “Digital Fine Art Printmaking” with Jack Duganne, and “Digital Fine Art Reproduction”.
He has taught web seminars for the Professional Digital Imaging Association on digital capture, color control, and printing. He was a conference level speaker at the Rencontres dArles photography conference (France), Wedding and Portrait Photographers International, PMA, and other venues during 2005 and 2006. He taught Master Classes, conducted porfolio reviews, and live photo shoots at Photokina, Cologne, Germany in 2008. He is a color management consultant to individuals and organizations worldwide.
David’s images have won awards in a variety of print competitions, and they have appeared in a number of commercial advertising campaigns, product literature, and publications. His web and blog addresses are:
For additional information regarding David Saffir’s commercial and product photography, click here.
David Saffir
Examples, Awards and Accolades
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Professional Association leadership:
Past President, Santa Clarita Photographers’ Association 2005-06
Examples, Awards for Photographs:
2008 - First Place and Judge’s Choice, Landscape, Moonlight, Santa Clarita Photographers Association (November)
2008 - First Place, Portraits, Santa Clarita Photographers Association (November)
2008 - First Place, Architecture, SCVPA New York, New York
2007 First Place, Landscape, SCVPA Islands In The Stream
2006 First Place (in Macro) and Judges Choice, Santa Clarita Valley Photographers Association, Orange Smoothie
2005 Santa Clarita Valley Photographers Association
Judges Choice: Rain Pond, Valley of Fire
2005 PPC/Western Regional Print Competition
Rain Pond, Valley of Fire
Bamboo Waterfall
Rachel & Kayla
Best Friends
2004 PPC/Western Regional Print Competition
Mystery
Singer
Ghost of Bechers Bay
Books and Publications
Author, Photography Book: The Joy of Discovery, 2009
Author: Mastering Digital Color: A Photographer's and Artist's Guide to Controlling Color, published November 2006, 272 pages, Thomson Course Technology
Instructional DVDs:
HP Designjet Z3100 Large Format Printer Training Videos (multiple, 2006)
RIP Software: What It Is and How It Can Save You Time and Money (for Photographers) (2004-2005)
Workshops for Apple Retail Stores
Fundamentals of Printing for Photographers (2005-06)
ClearFocus Studios seminar series 2006
Washington, DC, Chicago, San Francisco, Denver, Los Angeles, New York City
Hasselblad PowerProTour 2007
New York, Washington DC, Seattle, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, Salt Lake City
Hewlett Packard Dreamcolor 2007 and 2008 seminars
New York, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, Seattle, and others.
HP Pro Series, 2008 and 2009
Digital Fine Art Reproduction
New York, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, Seattle, Washington, DC, and others.
Fine Art Digital Printmaking Workshop, Santa Fe Workshops, March 2008 and March 2009
Master Classes, Photography, Portfolio Reviews
Photokina, Cologne, Germany, Oct 2008
Examples, Publications by David Saffir (2004-2009)
Photography Book: “The Joy of Discovery”, 2009
Review, The HP Artist Software solution for Digital Fine Art Reproduction, 2009
The Joy of Discovery, Visionary Photographers, November 2008
Developments in Color Management, Professional Photographer Magazine, May 2008
Digital Fine Art Reproduction, Professional Photographer, Fall 2008
Pro Photography Blog 2007 - 2009 (multiple)
Review of the HP Designjet Z3100 Printer (Rangefinder Magazine)
Hidden Costs Of Inkjet Printing, January 2007
Planning Your (Digital or Film) Photography Workflow: Begin with the End in Mind
A Photographer Reviews ImagePrint, StudioPrint, and Ilford Studio RIPs (Great Output)
A Photographer Reviews the ColorBurst X-Proof RIP on the Mac G5
HP Designjet 130 and ColorByte's ImagePrint 6 RIP: A Killer Combo (Great Output)
Ten Helpful Tricks for Getting More from Your Epson Stylus Pro 7600/9600
What Color Space Am I Shooting In?
A Photographer Reviews Three RIPs: ImagePrint, StudioPrint and Ilford Studio (Great Output, 2004)
Killer Combination: Imageprint RIP and the HP Designjet 130 Printer (Great Output, August 2005)
Latest Developments in Inkjet Printing (Digital Imaging Technology July 2005)
Hot New Lenses for Digital Photography (Digital Imaging Technology, Spring 2006)
Fundamentals Of Success: Digital Printing for Photographers (Pro Photo West Magazine, November 2005)
Rencontres dArles photography conference, Arles, France Conference-level speaker 2006, Is Film Dead?
Wedding and Portrait Photographers International
Conference-level speaker 2006, Advanced Printing for Photographers: From Image to Final Print
Photo Marketing Association
Conference-featured speaker 2006
PIDE
Conference-featured speaker 2005
Other:
Photographer, Special Olympics Regional Spirit Games, Children and all age groups, Los Angeles, May 2004 and May 2005 and others
Examples of Published Photographs, 2004 to 2008
Buddies (national magazine, 1/4 page)
The Visitor (national magazine, 1/4 page)
Japanese Garden (mutli-national brochure for Hewlett Packard Company)
Epson 7600 (two page national magazine spread)
Epson 7600 (large trade show display)
HP 130nr printer (international brochure, trade show display)
H2 Scan hydrogen sensor (brochure and trade show display)
Book jacket photograph (multi-national) author Cody Mcfadyen, The Shadowman (Bantam, Random House, others)
Mastering Digital Color: A Photographer's and Artist's Guide to Controlling Color, published November 2006 (over 100 images)
Praying in the Rain, Rangefinder Magazine, June 2007
Moonset, Horseshoe Bend, Professional Photographer Magazine, Spring 2008
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