printing on metal using Giclee - anyone seen/bought it?

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Good afternoon,

I have been asked to produce a one-off piece for one of my photographs - (i can post if that would help) and The client wants it to be something a little different. This could lead to a lot more work potentially so i want to make sure they are blown away by it, I have had both acrylic and printed onto metal suggested as something a little different - and i have talked to the chap at printingonmetal.com and he was incredibly helpful, but i want to know if what he was saying about his product (a good sales pitch tbh) is true, and if anyone had any experience of this medium before and what pictures it is most suited to? This pic in question is a nightscape, so lots of blacks, but also lots of deeply saturated colours in there as well as it is a long exposure of trains in the foreground, so i would like to get the most from it where possible.

is posh inkjet on some scrap metal going to cut the mustard?


any help would be greatly appreciated,

ta

JT
 
I've not done it myself but I've seen prints a friend has had done on metal and there's definitely something about them, they have an almost 3D quality.
 
I had one from them but was not impressed, it just looked dull and dark. If you are looking for a glossy 3D type finish then stick with acrylic.
 
It's all depend on picture you printing. I agree, not all pictures look great on metal. But some look stunning. We had few images printed, **** didn't work, that's normal. The same on acrylic, canvas, matt, gloss paper - not every image will look amazing.
 
Nookie said:
I had one from them but was not impressed, it just looked dull and dark. If you are looking for a glossy 3D type finish then stick with acrylic.
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what was the picture you had printed like, if you don't mind me asking?

mine is fairly dark anyhow (it's a night shot) but i was interested in the way the metal brought out the highly saturated colours that are also in the pic - i am still going to get it printed as i want to see what it's like anyhow, but i shall make sure they are told i don't want it too dark!

cheers
 
Mine was a sunset image which was also an HDR shot so there was a good level of detail, including the last of the sun's rays. You might have better luck with your picture so let us know the outcome.
 
Nookie said:
Mine was a sunset image which was also an HDR shot so there was a good level of detail, including the last of the sun's rays. You might have better luck with your picture so let us know the outcome.
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will do - you've got me a little worried now :lol:

link to the pic in question here http://www.flickr.com/photos/rev_jt_photoalbum/5113464591/lightbox/

I've been told it's the type of pic that will work well with it but as i've never had a print done like this before i'm a little in the dark.
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I've had a couple done on metal. Much like a canvas wrap, but quite thick aluminium.
I've been advised that the best images are still life/vehicles/ aircraft etc. Portraits don't look too hot unless they're head and shoulder tight.
 
i had the image delivered, and it looks fantastic! it's quite different to other prints i've had made, at certain angles it looks a little dull, but if you catch it in the right light it is absolutely stunning! and if you are in a room with plenty of lights nearly every angle is a great angle. Client is incredibly happy with it, so i would certainly recommend them, although like someone above posted, not really good for high key or portraiture i wouldn't have thought.


print by The Reverend JT, on Flickr

The guy there chris is incredibly helpful too, nice chap.
 
The blacks look a little grey (from what I remember of your original picture or am I thinking of something else?)?
 
Some time ago I saw on the Kodak stand at Photokina a whole gallery of Kodachrome images printed onto their supergloss material. These images were hung in a darken area of the the stand and illuminated by spotlights. The effect was stunning. OK they were selected images high saturation and well exposed but the result was memorable. You could try something like that with yrou image
 
coldpenguin said:
The blacks look a little grey (from what I remember of your original picture or am I thinking of something else?)?
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sorry i've only just seen this - no the blacks are amazing, it must be the fact i took this at a high ISO that has made the colours look a touch dulled.

I have to say though that the client who i gave it to is unbelievably pleased and is picking out another image to have printed on to mental too. like i think i said before maybe not suited to all types of image but the ones it is it's incredible.

the guy i dealt with there, chirs, was proper sound too and very helpful.
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The Reverend JT said:
I have to say though that the client who i gave it to is unbelievably pleased and is picking out another image to have printed on to mental too.
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Surely with today's political correctness, we are not longer allowed to do that! :D


(sorry, couldn't resist, heard recently of some people getting adverts printed on their skulls)

On a serious note, glad to know the client is pleased with it, and that it has come out well.
 
Well, you could DIY for trial purposes if nothing else:
http://www.metallurgy4.com/

Be aware that it took them almost three weeks to supply, do not use a throwaway email along the lines of metallurgy@ as they don't understand why people do that and then delete the order with no communication, still another two weeks to supply thereafter, otherwise reccomended ;)
 
Reverend JT - looks amazing! I have been wanting to do this for some time and have found two companies with very different prices! - Where did you have yours printed?
Thanks for your help
 
Cool print! What was the cost to you get to it printed on metal at that size and did it come framed like that?
 
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