Pickup and delivery
- Prints will be delivered at the next club meeting.
- Images are needed at least 3 days prior, ideally by the Sunday prior to the competition but I’ll do my best for later orders.
- Pickup is also available from my studio in Reservoir, contact me first.
Print size
- Images are sized to fit within a 30 x 40cm window.
- Example 1. A typical 2:3 DSLR image will be sized to 40cm x 26.6cm.
- Example 2. A square image would be sized to 30 x 30cm.
The service
- Images are checked and tweaked for optimal printing on the paper of choice (many images look great on screen, but still need a little help translating into print).
- I will not tweak your image it’s already well optimised, or if you don’t want it.
- I’m happy to have a chat and provide any feedback about your images, technical or aesthetic.
File uploads
How does John get your files for printing?
- Files can be uploaded directly to the order form, but registration and login is required first for website security. There’s a login link at the top of the site. Try to remember your password and login details!!
- You can also provide a link to your files in the order form. Many people are using sharing services like Dropbox, WeTransfer, Onedrive or Google Drive. These are great services.
- Email – not preferred because of the size limits and other issues, but yes you can send files by email.
- Pass me a memory stick in person on a club night if you like.
Materials and papers
- I use high end Epson printers which are capable of museum quality prints with the right papers.
- I use papers by Canson, Hahnemuhle, Ilford, Epson and possibly others along the way.
- Satin and gloss photo papers are the most cost effective.
- Fine Art papers can provide a more unique and refined aesthetic, they have greater longevity and are crafted from finer materials; cotton for example in place of wood based fibres and plastics.
- The options may change occasionally with availability.
Matboards
- Matboards can be a good choice if you don’t have a matboard cutter, if you don’t have time to cut the mat yourself, or if you can’t physically make it to the club to submit prints.
- Matboard dimensions are 40 x 50cm with a window cut to suit the print and a backing applied to the back.
- Matboards are either white or black. White can come in different flavours, cooler or warmer. Depending on my stock, I will endeavour to choose the white matboard flavour which best suits a particular image and its paper.
