Wedding Togs, question re paper type

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Calling Wedding Togs who do the printing themselves:

I photographed a dear friends wedding today [ she asked me to do it as the official tog :eek: ], and I decided to do the prints as their wedding present, most will be full colour, a few will be black and white, and a couple will be black and white with colour `pops`, sizes will vary up to and including A4, [ they like albums with various sized and shaped slots ]. My printer is`nt keen on 280gm [ and above ] papers but takes up to 240gm absolutely fine.

There are so many types of paper I would very much appreciate advice on what will give a classy and professional looking professional `finish` for wedding photos.

Thanx in advance :)
 
Patch said:
Calling Wedding Togs who do the printing themselves:

I photographed a dear friends wedding today [ she asked me to do it as the official tog :eek: ], and I decided to do the prints as their wedding present, most will be full colour, a few will be black and white, and a couple will be black and white with colour `pops`, sizes will vary up to and including A4, [ they like albums with various sized and shaped slots ]. My printer is`nt keen on 280gm [ and above ] papers but takes up to 240gm absolutely fine.

There are so many types of paper I would very much appreciate advice on what will give a classy and professional looking professional `finish` for wedding photos.

Thanx in advance :)
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In my opinion you should use a lab and get the job done right, paper weight is not really going to matter. Its a Wedding, get the job done right !
 
I appreciate you taking the time to respond, thank you, but I`m not using a lab, I do enjoy printing and have got my printer set up for a good colour match to my screen so I can trust what`s going to come out, I just need to know what sort of paper the more experienced have preference for specifically for wedding photos :)
I have use various paper types and thicknesses in the past for my usual subjects which are dogs and horses, those don`t need the same sort of finish. Paper thickness does matter [ to me ], very flimsy paper just does`nt cut it, and there is a maximum that my printer can feed.
I usually use glossy but I don`t think it will look right for wedding photos so I wanted to know thoughts from the experienced on matt etc :)
 
I can certainly appreciate the wish to do the prints yourself. I'd also disagree with those above encouraging you to use a lab. Unless you've sent prints to a lab before and know what you're going to get back a wedding shoot isn't the time to go experimenting. I do all my art and landscape prints myself, as well as anything bigger than A4, since I find the result a lot more reliable.

As for paper it would help if we knew what brand of printer you have, since some of the printer manufacturers do good paper (I use almost exclusively canon paper). Other makes that would spring to mind would be Hahnemuehle, although they may not do a matt paper thin enough, and Kodak. Paper choice will also depend on whether you're printer uses dye or pigment inks.
 
If its wedding photo's, you ought to be using acid free papers, and specialist no fade pigments

Google "glicee printing" We happen to use a lot of inova and Hahnemuhle papers.
 
Thanks guys :)

RichardSea, my printer is a Brother which uses pigment for black and dye for the rest [ individual cartridge system, and there are no stockists of Brother paper in my area which is a bit daft :cuckoo:

Richard I have bookmarked for a proper look through, thank you as well for the tip re acid free papers etc, most helpful :thumbs:


inaneredstripe, thank you for the suggestion, liking the look of that and their Pearl paper which their user chart shows as being ok for my printer, there is a stockist of Ilford papers near me so I can have a proper look close up now I have a much better idea of suitable papers for wedding photos thanks to the help here :):):)
 
I agree with those who say send it to a lab.

I have an HP B9180 at home which is capable of some stunning prints and for clients I still send mine to DSCL or Loxley.

I've done all the side by side comparisons and DSCL produce prints on Fuji paper that I cannot reproduce at home despite all the kit being calibrated. It's the sheen on the print that is the standout.

So like the some other pro wedding togs have already answered, I don't, I use a lab. :)
 
Absoluetly. Send go to a pro lab.

I've wasted lots of time and money doing it myself. I don't care what printer / inks / paper combination you use. Its simply never as a good as pro lab and it takes much longer and in the end costs more.

And customers can see the difference and customers complain about it.

Once again just go to your local pro lab. And I mean a pro lab. Not Asda or Boots.
 
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