I’ve added a few more prints to my Imagekind gallery store, some which have never been seen publicly before (you can click this image to see it larger).This is an example of one of those. I captured this image in January 1981, while spending about a week walking all over Manhattan, for the sole purpose of capturing the city as I saw it.This photograph was taken inside the main area of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. On display is a structure from Egypt, disassembled there stone-by-stone, then reassembled in the great room of the Met.

Please take a moment to visit my gallery at Imagekind to see my other new additions.

All who have purchased my prints from Imagekind have had nothing but praise, not only for the quality of the fine art print, but equally for the quality of the framing, as well as the extra effort taken to package it for shipping.

Everything carries a full 30-day, money-back guarantee. Today would be a great day to buy yourself a gift.

The first selection of my prints are now available online through Imagekind.com — one of the most-respected services of its kind on the Web. You can order just a print or have Imagekind frame it exactly the way you want, at extremely competitive prices.

And for each of my photos on Imagekind, I have a recommended mat and frame combination to make it easy if you simply like what you see.

Since I meticulously prepare each image before I release it to print, I am beginning with the most popular images from my Flickr account, and from other sources. If there is any image you are interested in now that is not yet available, please write to me and I’ll see about pushing it up next.

How This Began

About two years ago, I began researching gallery-quality, fine art print fulfillment services on the Web. These are very specialized services, and different than the many digital print-makers online, such as Kodak, fotki, dotPhoto, etc. The digital print-makers crank out 4×6-inch prints all day long, and that’s what they primarily compete against with each other.

You can’t even get 4×6-inch prints at Imagekind. Their smallest print size is 10″ and the largest is 60″ in length. But it doesn’t stop with the print — that’s where it begins. You can just order a print, but you’d be missing out on the benefit of the whole package. They make selecting a mat and frame effortless, and do it at very competitive prices.

Gallery fulfillment, at least what I call it, focuses on high-end, museum-quality prints, using a method of printing known as Giclée (pronounced: zhee-clay). Giclée prints, displayed behind glass (or acrylic) and away from bright light, can have a life span of 150 years or more. For a museum, that’s important. A Giclée print looks at least as good, if not better, than a high-quality, photographic print. But compared to photographic prints, a Giclée can be printed on a huge variety of papers, fabrics and even canvas.

Please stop by and bookmark matre.imagekind.com and think of me when you need to get someone a special and unique gift.

Going through old photos recently, I came across a few that ignited some wonderful memories. I’m curious if any of you can identify the historic, old theater that these two actors, as well as hundreds more, spent their weekends, for no pay, to bring classic entertainment and comedy to the San José locals (hint) for many, many years.

A typical weekend show included a classic 3-act comedy, skits of vaudeville and timeless oleos. Fresh, free popcorn never ran out and beer sold by the pitcher. By the time the curtain was pulled open, the year was already back to 1877 (luckily, without all the six-shooters). Three complete shows hit the stage each weekend, year after year after year. It was always the weekend to look forward to.

But, all great things do end. During one very sad and turbulent year, Continue reading…