Color Services Blog

NOW & THEN ~ AN ALBUM OF SANTA BARBARA FACES

NOW & THEN ~ AN ALBUM OF SANTA BARBARA FACES

When long-time customer Stephanie Baker walks through the door at Color Services, she lights up the lab. The friendly manner of this Santa Barbara portrait photographer and her years of patronage make her feel like family. Stephanie’s effervescent personality, along...

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Related ~ A Brooks Institute Alumni Exhibition

Related ~ A Brooks Institute Alumni Exhibition

Now open at Brooks Institute's Gallery 27 in Santa Barbara is a late summer group exhibit by 4 Brooks alumni. Related: A Brooks Institute Alumni Exhibition Photographs by Greg Cooper, Matt Perko, Ellen Webber & Brian Wilson   BROOKS INSTITUTE GALLERY 27...

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Will Adler ~ Summer Show at Danziger Gallery

Will Adler ~ Summer Show at Danziger Gallery

Will Adler has been a familiar face at Color Services for a long time. He knows he is welcome to cruise the lab—whether to seek out his completed prints or to chat with staff. His tousled surfer look and easygoing nature make him easy to love. And so we’ve been...

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Summer Solstice Parade ~ A Prime Photo Opportunity

Summer Solstice Parade ~ A Prime Photo Opportunity

Tomorrow in Santa Barbara it’s all about fun! It’s the day of the annual Summer Solstice Parade which is a bonanza of photo opportunities from start to finish. At high noon, downtown will be transformed into a vibrant splash of color, music and dance when the parade...

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Colorful Yarnbombs Coming Soon to Santa Barbara

Colorful Yarnbombs Coming Soon to Santa Barbara

A unique photo opportunity is coming our way this Memorial Day weekend when the Yarnbomber detonates his biggest yarnbomb yet in the mountains of Santa Barbara at Lizard’s Mouth. Hundreds of artists from 36 countries and 50 U.S. states will join together 3,000 feet...

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Photo Wall Clings at Santa Barbara Public Market

Photo Wall Clings at Santa Barbara Public Market

I watched with interest for 2 years as the old Vons grocery store at the corner of Chapala and Victoria streets was demolished, except for one mosaic wall, and transformed into the new Santa Barbara Public Market. That salvaged mosaic wall used to be on the Victoria...

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The Big Photo Show LA ~ May 17-18

The Big Photo Show LA ~ May 17-18

If you love photography and enjoy checking out the latest gear...touching and trying new innovations...and even talking to the people who produce them...The Big Photo Show in Los Angeles is for you! The Big Photo Show offers exhibits from many of the top camera,...

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Great Graduation Invitations and Announcements for 2014

Great Graduation Invitations and Announcements for 2014

Graduation is a significant life passage that deserves to be celebrated! Family and friends love hearing the good news, and they may even send a gift! Graduation invitations and announcements are often saved as momentos, and a photo invitation or announcement makes an...

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Finding Vivian Maier ~ Now Playing in Los Angeles

Finding Vivian Maier ~ Now Playing in Los Angeles

Last week when a friend asked if I had heard about Vivian Maier, I told him I had not. He then launched into the most fascinating story of a mysterious nanny who secretly took over 100,000 photographs that were hidden in storage lockers and discovered decades later,...

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Paris Photo ~ Los Angeles

Paris Photo ~ Los Angeles

Mark your calendar now for the 2nd U.S. version of the world’s most celebrated art fair for works of photography! The event will take place at the historic Paramount Pictures Studios offering the ideal setting to explore how artist’s have been using photography and...

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Protect & Preserve Your Family History

Protect & Preserve Your Family History

If you’ve been taking pictures for 20 years or more, you probably have boxes of photos, negatives and slides collecting dust in the back of your closet. You may also have piles of home movies on videotapes or reels. Although most of us have moved on to digital...

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Larry Mills~Photography Exhibit

Larry Mills~Photography Exhibit

When a prolific California photographer relocates to the East Coast, volumes of images inspired by the visual input of new surroundings are likely to result. Such was the case when Larry Mills and his wife moved to New England for two years. An exhibit of favorite...

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Photo Scrolls~A New Way to Display Photography

Photo Scrolls~A New Way to Display Photography

The scroll has been around for centuries...but our contemporary take has elevated this ancient way of displaying art into a unique and stylish means of wall decor for today. Color Services’ exclusive Photo Scrolls were carefully conceived into a product that makes us...

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LA Art Book Fair 2014

LA Art Book Fair 2014

  LA ART BOOK FAIR 2014 January 31- February 2, 2014 Opening: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 6–9 pm The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA Printed Matter presents the second annual LA Art Book Fair, from January 31 through  February 2, 2014, at The Geffen Contemporary at...

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photo l.a. starts today

photo l.a. starts today

If you love great photography, photo l.a. is the place to go this weekend! The 4-day event will take place at the L.A. Mart from January 16-19. photo l.a. is an annual international fine art photo sale and exhibition. Galleries from around the world gather in Los...

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