Photo labs / Printers

[Kyle72]

Hi all

Please excuse me if this has been asked already but looking for a good photo lab on the east coast, i have already done canvas prints which im very happy with but they dont print paper they only specialise in canvas.. What i want to create are photos with a white border and the name under the photo itself, such as this style at this link which i have taken and added the border.

http://www.ausphotography.net.au/forum/showthread.php?83879-Newcastle-at-dusk

so once printed i can give it to someone that does framing to finishing it off.\


The next part of this question is what sort of paper do you recomend, as i remember reading somewhere about a metalic paper which reall sharpens things up, can anyone confirm this

Thanks

Kyle

[Ian Brewster]

Hi Kyle,

I use Digilab here in Brisbane and have had good results. They make metalic paper available - I have used this once; I had a limited tone image and the result was not so pleasing. However, I have seen some professional shots in a gallery on this, and they were superb. I think you have to choose your image; would suggest getting advice on the best ones to use.

The contact is http://www.digilab.com.au/. Not sure how postage $ would affect you.

Good luck,

Ian

[Kyle72]

I was recommended a company alot closer in sydney called vision graphics, while down there i paid them a visit, and got some of my photos made into large prints, using the metallic paper, The results were excellant, but for printing large images i dont recommend as you can see pimples or dents, from handling of from dust when doing the framing, very fragile stuff. Most frames i spoke to said they dont like working with it because of these reasons. My next question is if im going to continue doing more prints and have them framed should i get them printed in a matt finish of a gloss finish, the frames will have matt boarding and glass, so is a matt finishing good enough to get printed to bring up the shine of a photo.

Cheers

[ricktas]

Matt finish under glass. A gloss print can reflect onto the shiny inside of the glass and cause a ghosting like result when viewed.

[JM Tran]

Matt finish under glass. A gloss print can reflect onto the shiny inside of the glass and cause a ghosting like result when viewed.

have to correct you Rick, Lustre paper is best under glass as it doesnt lose the vibrancy like Matte does - and Matte can still show a tad amount of shine too

[ricktas]

have to correct you Rick, Lustre paper is best under glass as it doesnt lose the vibrancy like Matte does - and Matte can still show a tad amount of shine too

Sure, but the OP asked Gloss or Matt only!

[JM Tran]

Sure, but the OP asked Gloss or Matt only!

yeah I know, but I was like that too until 2 yrs ago when the print lab told me about Lustre, didnt even know it existed. :)

[Kyle72]

Thanks guys and I didnt know about lustre either
How much is that compared to mettalic

Thanks

[JM Tran]

Thanks guys and I didnt know about lustre either
How much is that compared to mettalic

Thanks

Lustre would be the same price as the 'normal' papers like gloss and matte

Metallic is a lot more expensive, especially when you start going into the bigger enlargement sizes. It looks great though, but for the right photo and purpose.