Frustrated by the small size of your display prints?
Let’s say you have a digital file and you want to print it in a size larger than your printer can accommodate. Typically you are an Epson 2xxx user (or a Canon or HP user of equivalent printers) limiting you to a 13″ carriage width. I’m offering to make that larger print for you for a reasonable fee.
NOTE: I do not have the time, inclination or capacity to develop this printing activity on a large-scale. Instead, I am seeking to establish a friendly, long-term relationship with a limited number of amateur and professional photographers to whom I can be of assistance to our mutual benefit. I ask that you contact me via e-mail before using this service. This will ensure that you won’t be disappointed if I can’t do your print because I am on a shoot, show, or workshop for 2 weeks.
Treat yourself to spectacular large format prints of your best work, up to 24″ wide by 72″ long, without breaking the bank! I will print your digital files on my large-format Epson 7900 using Ultrachrome© HDR pigmented inks for spectacular color rendition and accuracy. The Ultrachrome© HDR inks offer a the widest color gamut and an incredible light fastness of 100+ years on the media. I currently stock Red River 68# Ultra Pro Satin paper, with a neutral white and lustre finish that feels and looks like traditional photographic papers. The results are superb with this premium stock. The entire reproduction system has been profiled for true accuracy. (Accordingly, I expect you to use a calibrated monitor on your end.)
If you want to make prints larger than the 13″x19″ limit of most consumer printers, send me your self-prepared digital files on CD-R or DVD-R and I’ll print them for you at a very reasonable price.
Print Sizes & Pricing
I print off 24″ rolls. Gang your prints up any way you want for the most economical yeild. The pricing is simple:
- Lustre Photo Paper – $10 per square foot
- Metallic Paper – $12 per square foot
- Fine Art (Giglee) Paper – $15 per square foot
- Deduct 25% if any single order exceeds $100
Inks, Paper & Profiles
I print using the newest Ultrachrome HDR inks and high gamut paper for the ultimate tonal range, color accuracy, and longevity. I religiously maintain accurate color profiles using a X-Rite i1 instrument. To ensure color accuracy, the color space that you used in preparing your files should be embedded within the file (ProPhoto, Adobe RGB, or sRGB).
File Preparation
Save your files in TIFF or native PSD.
Your files must be color-corrected and all layers should be flattened. The color space profile you’ve used to color-correct your image should be embedded within the file. I will NOT make any color or tonal adjustments to your files. It is your responsibility to prep your files for color and tone. The service I provide to you is that of printing your own pre-flighted files on my wide-carriage professional printer at a very reasonable cost. Your best bet to ensure satisfactory results is to proof your print first on a profiled consumer photo printer such as an Epson 2880. There might be minor variations in color due to the 7900′s stricter tolerance, more sophisticated print head and more accurate profiling.
File Size
Your file’s resolution should be anywhere between 180 dpi and 300 dpi. It is possible to get excellent results with a resolution as low as 180 dpi, when starting from a very good original image. There is no real benefit to using a resolution higher than 240 dpi in a large print destined to be seen from a distance. If you wish to print a large file but your image doesn’t have enough megabytes, I can up-res it for you using Genuine Fractals. (Actually, I prefer to do all up-rezzing and output sharpening myself to assure you of the very finest results. I have special software tools for this.)
Shipping & Handling
Prints are wrapped face down inside a rigid Kraft mailing tube, between sheets of buffered wrapping tissue. Each tube can accommodate up 3 prints. There is a flat shipping & handling fee of $15. I ship via U.S. postal service Priority Mail. I can offer shipping to business addresses using UPS Next Day or 2nd Day, at actual cost per UPS’s rates.
Ordering
Contact me first to discuss the order. Then provide me with your digital files (on CD-R or DVD-R) accompanied by accurate written instructions to:
- Robert Kulon 1031 N 1300 West #1 St. George, Utah 84770
- Phone: 435.275.5975
- Email: bob@bobkulonphoto.com
Payment
Payment can be made by check or credit card and should accompany your order.
