custom options
One of the great advantages of a web gallery over pre-printed images in pre-selected frames is: nothing is pre-printed or pre-selected! You can do just about anything you want. It's my image but it's your print, on your wall. You don't need to select anything, of course - the cart links have the most popular options - but if you want to do something special, you can. Just ask! Some options:
- square prints or custom sizes, up to 30x50 inches (or larger)
- a color image in black and white (or sometimes the reverse)
- particular margins (white, black, larger, smaller, or none at all)
- particular papers or surfaces
photo papers and surfaces
After a lot of research, I'm pleased to offer these paper options. If you have any questions about what might suit a particular image best, just drop me a line!
- Fuji Crystal Archive Lustre or Glossy
Traditional wet process photo prints on the best paper around. Up to 12x18 I print locally, which keeps production costs low, and I pass the savings on. I print shopping cart orders on lustre. If you prefer glossy, write me.
- Kodak Endura Metallic
A high gloss polymer based traditional chemical "paper" that practically shimmers and glows. I'm also looking at FCA SuperGloss but I cannot get it printed as economically. (Fuji has a new Pearl paper in this category I'm itching to try; however, it will cost as much as the SuperGloss.)
- Ilford Ilfospeed B&W
Any color photo can also be printed as black and white on color paper, and look great. I recently discovered this option, which is a true silver-based resin-backed black and white photo paper designed for today's supercool digital enlargers for real wet process silver black and white prints.
- Watercolor Smooth Hahnemühle Photo Rag
Archival pigment prints on a heavyweight matte paper; the look of prints on this paper is astonishingly immediate. These are the only prints signed on the front (in margin below the image area).
- Kodak Endura Lustre
A semigloss paper, like FCA Lustre, but available at such a good price I can't believe it's not a pricing error. But it's not. So I offer it, and pass the savings on to you.
- Canvas gallery wrap
Like a painting, a photograph printed on canvas and stretched around a wood support frame, so that there is image on the sides of the frame. They look super cool, and can be hung as is or framed.
prices
| Paper | 8x10 | 11x14 | 12x18 | 16x20 | 20x30 |
| Fuji Crystal Archive | $29.50 | $59.50 | $85.00 | $224.50 | $372.50 |
| Kodak Endura Metallic | 43.50 | 79.50 | 99.50 | 165.50 | 265.00 |
| Ilford Ilfospeed B&W | 43.50 | 79.50 | 99.50 | 165.50 | 265.00 |
| Hahnemühle Photo Rag | 95.00 | 155.00 | 275.00 | 485.00 | |
| Kodak Endura Lustre | 112.50 | 192.00 | |||
| Canvas gallery wrap | 295.00 |
Not in the table: Crystal Archive 5x7: $14.75; gallery wrap 20x24: $400.
margins and paper sizes
If you're curious, there are some technical notes about aspect ratios, margins and paper sizes here.