Images You get what you pay for: Its true what they say you get what you pay for, if you want just quick snap shots go get cheap tacky prints at your local supermarket, if you want vibrant rich colour images that you can display and treasure for a life time then its a no brainer choose a professional. Paper selection - My lab offers me literally a dozen options for paper. Size Matters - Try getting a supermarket to print you a 30x60. ;-) Seriously, though... I rarely print anything smaller than an 8x10, and most of the time bigger than that... Supermarkets are designed to spit out 5x7s or 4x6s by the hundreds, but anything bigger than that quickly gets expensive and slow... Or the answer becomes we cant do that. Eyes on the Print - At my lab a human reviews the images before theyre printed on state-of-the-art colour calibrated gear, and theyre trained, competent and I trust them to make adjustments on the fly if need-be. Additionally I can tell them to print as-is (e.g. dont touch or adjust anything!) on a print-by-print basis. At the supermarket whether I like it or not a computer algorithm or robot is going to decide if my prints are too dark or too light and then monkey with the exposure in a formulaic way blowing out all my highlights, or muddying my shadows, without caring a bit for the artistry or intent of the pictures. And if anyone is looking at them, which is very unlikely its generally going to be someone with no training to speak of and certainly not a professional . What else can you print on? - Canvas wraps, albums, giclee prints. Try getting those printed at the supermarket. When Quality Counts - Better quality ink. Better quality paper. Better quality in general. My monitor is colour calibrated to my printer The quality of the ink is higher, usually standing the test of time better. The color gamut is usually higher, resulting in richer colors. The paper quality is typically higher, resulting in both of the above. All my images are looked at individually edited and adjusted as necessary. Its taken time and effort to learn my skills, Im passionate about what I do and my equipment is expensive and professional quality My Prices are competitive, Please dont ask for cheap prints I only do professional quality.
Posted on: Sun, 27 Oct 2013 18:03:05 +0000
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