Onsight

Onsight is a capture-to-print training and consulting business that helps digital imaging professionals optimize their workflows for quality and efficiency. Onsight works on location with photographers, pro labs, artists, designers, prepress professionals and software developers perfecting the techniques and color management needed for top notch work.

Our devotion to technology begins with a passion for art. We are fine art photographers whose work has been seen in numerous solo exhibitions and is included in many private and public collections. Being more than just techies, we like to talk about work that inspires us and help photographers take their work to the next level and hone in on their unique style. We are passionate about working with images, and bring a printmaker’s approach to making them look good. As artists ourselves, we know the pride you take in your work, and respect it as we would our own.

We love to empower people with the best tools, knowledge, techniques and materials so that they can make excellent work with greater efficiency. For those that like to stay ahead of your competition and the technology learning curve, Onsight is the premier, personalized, one-on-one training and consulting service.

Onsight friends and clients enjoy an exclusive newsletter and remote profiling service. The newsletter informs professionals of the latest recommended technologies, techniques and issues. The remote profiling service is an affordable, high quality way for clients to regularly update printer profiles without the expense and hassle of maintaining top notch colorimetery equipment.

Scott Martin
Onsight was founded by Scott Martin who has been working with digital photographic imaging since the 1980s and and has been training end-users since 1992. His consulting and training experience with professional photographers, pro labs, artists, designers, prepress professionals and software developers gives him an unusually balanced perspective on the digital imaging industry as a whole. With full-time devotion to on-location consulting since the 1990s, his experience with a wide variety of imaging equipment, printers, papers, inks and applications is unsurpassed.

Scott holds the first ever known degree in Digital Photographic Imaging, is an Adobe Certified Photoshop Expert and serves on the board of the Texas Photographic Society. Scott was an early adopter and proponent of RGB scanning workflows, digital image capture, color management with ICC profiles, RAW workflows and advanced fine art printing processes (like Iris, quadtone ink use, various B&W RIPs, Burkholder neg and digital gravure) well before any of them were popular. He has worked with a variety of software and hardware vendors implementing many of the color features you see today. He is privileged to work with some of the finest photographers, photolabs, ad agencies, and printers in North America, Europe and Australia.

Scott’s strengths are his ability to consult with the industry’s most demanding professionals on all things relating to color management, workflow and print making. His expertise includes technologies such as inkjet, solvent, UV curable, silver halide, platinum/palladium, photogravure, laser, CTP and litho. Scott conducts week long photography workshops,  provides seminar presentations, RAW processing training, eccentric fine art process consulting, RIP installations, lighting consulations, contract proofing calibration, critical display calibration and G7 method press calibration.

Scott calls downtown San Antonio home with his wife and daughters Lyda and Harriet. You’ll find Scott to be passionate, professional, patient and efficient to work with. Email scott@on-sight.com to discuss scheduling a visit to your location.

Mark Menjivar
Mark Menjivar joined Onsight in 2008.  After several years as a commercial photographer and photographic assistant, he brings a range of services to Onsight.  Mark’s strengths are his ability to help photographers with their workflow, equipment choices, display/ printer calibration and profiling, Photoshop and Lightroom training. Also experienced in audio project integration, portfolio review and creative process mentoring, Mark is an excellent, honest communicator and an enthusiastic educator. Examples of his personal photography can be seen at www.markmenjivar.com

You’ll find Mark to be enthusiastic and easy to get along with. Email mark@on-sight.com to discuss scheduling a visit to your location.

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