Printing question

[Janice]

Some advice needed from you guys.

Have just done a photoshoot of 3 small brothers.

I usually use sRGB...... before sending to Photobox should I convert to Adobe rgb to maybe get the best colour match?

Also.... should I be looking at the photo at the centre on my screen?

Obviously if you look at a higher position it looks different to if you look at a lower position. I heard you should be level with the top of the screen....is this so... I dread them all coming out too dark or light when they are printed. :shrug:

 

[Irritable_Rabbit]

Photobox strip embedded profiles out of any uploaded images so it would be best to stick to sRGB.

In fact, they say.
"It is important to note that the Fuji Frontier printers currently strip out any embedded profiles in your images, so you should ensure that your images are submitted in sRGB"

Hope that helps.

As for the image on your screen. Do you have you monitor in any way calibrated and is it a CRT or TFT?

 

[Janice]

Well its not calibrated............but even if it were.... being a tft it gets darker/lighter as to the position you stand.

 

[Irritable_Rabbit]

Do you have the photobox calibration target? You can at least check that you are close to their printed output and make some manual adjustments. Doesn't have to be spot on, just till you are happy.

Also, I would do as I do and edit your photo in the centre of the screen with you viewing it more or less straight on. Depending on the quality of the screen even when viewed straight on the corners of a TFT can appear lighter so I tend to stay away from them.

 

[Janice]

Yes...it matches their calibration print. I will stick to the middle of the screen.


Also, have you any idea where i can get a 20X16 canvas print done....photobox dont do that size and it needs to be the same to match up with 2 other photos they have on their wall.

 

[Irritable_Rabbit]

You could ask this lot.

http://www.peak-imaging.co.uk/

I use them for my prints but haven't had any canvas stuff done. I find their output better than Photobox by several light years TBH.

Check out the Canvatex stuff. They do a 20 x 16 size.

Also, they will optimise the image for you unless you specify otherwise. This can be good if you have no facilities to do it yourself. I always ask for no optimisation as I do it myself. The one time I forgot to say NO, the print came back looking rather odd. :shake:

 

[CT]

Fair comment about the viewing position of the pic on screen Janice, it seems to be a problem with TFT screens in general.

Colab should be able to do large canvas printing

COLAB

 

[dazzajl]

You might check out these guys www.thecanvasartcompany.co.uk

They do the best canvas printing that I've seen. Prices aren't too bad either.

As for your prints, if you're not using a calibrated monitor then what you get back is always going to be a bit of a lottery. It does sound like you've got some basic calibration going on though with a test print to match your screen to.

If you're going to be selling prints, a colour calibrated system really is a minimun requirement if you want to matain consistency and quality. Which is a pain of course as it's all more money. People seldom consider how much more expensive it is to get decent prints out of a digi system compared to film.

 

[pswillies]

Also, have you any idea where i can get a 20X16 canvas print done....photobox dont do that size and it needs to be the same to match up with 2 other photos they have on their wall.

I used these guys at xmas for a couple of canvas prints. Really impressed with both the quality and the price.