Buyers’ guide PermaJet › permajet.com
DS Colour Labs › dscolourlabs.co.uk
with sizes from 14x14in at £5.50 per print up to a massive 49x30in at a competitive £44.99 per print. Prefer giclée? Pick from ten Hahnemühle and PermaJet papers with output on Epson large format printers and Ultrachrome inks. As a guide, an A3 fine art print costs £11.99 and A2 is £23.99, with sizes available up to 60x24in at £84.99. As you’d expect, DSCL offers much more than just printing – photo books, framed prints, wall decor and film processing are among its broad range of services.
The fourth paper is Baryta Rag 310, a material with a smooth, fine sheen designed for photo black inks. The four new papers are 100% cotton- and OBA- free, ensuring excellent, long-term print stability – so ideal for the fine art market. Sample the new range with a great-value Heritage Range Discovery pack. For £8.95, you get two A4 sheets of the five Heritage finishes. An A3 box of 25 Heritage Baryta Rag 310 sheets is £73.96. To help you get the best from its materials, PermaJet has a generic profile download service, and a free custom profile service is available, too.
A highly respected name in the imaging world for over 25 years, PermaJet sells a huge range of printing materials, as well as Canon and Epson printers, colour management kit and scanners. It recently introduced a new range of papers aimed at discerning image makers called Heritage, a collection of five premium inkjet papers. Four of these are totally new – and the fifth is the established Museum Heritage 310. Three of the new quartet are textured fine art finishes designed for use with matte black ink: Smooth Rag 310, Watercolour Rag 310 and Etching Rag 310.
DS Colour Labs prides itself on providing a pro-quality service with superfast turnaround time. With its standard print service, for example, orders received by 1pm will be despatched the same day (Monday to Friday). The standard print service uses Fujifilm Pro DPII Supreme glossy and lustre photo paper with sizes from 5x3.5in to 18x12in at £1.52 a print, and a range of panorama sizes up to 36x12in at £6.55. If you need bigger prints, DSCL has a large format C-type print service
The Framed Picture Company › theframedpicturecompany.co.uk
price bands from A to H. As a guide, a 600x400mm framed print with a band-A frame moulding costs £126, with prints made on Canon ImagePrograf Pro- 6000 printers and Lucia Pro 12 colour inks. There are many options available, and the website is excellent, making ordering a breeze. Turnaround time for UK mainland customers is four working days.
Printing and framing customers’ pictures since 2006, every product from the Framed Picture Company is handmade to deliver personalised results. The first step is to upload your picture file, then think about frame and presentation style. There are three frame types available – classic, metal and canvas float – plus a wide choice of mouldings grouped in
Loxley Colour › loxleycolour.com
and velvet finishes in a large range of sizes, all the way up to 95x48in. A glossy 24x16in print costs £14.21, rising to £21.31 for a metallic finish in the same size. When placing orders, you can select border size and mounting options, and pricing is updated live. To check out Loxley’s full range, download the brochure from its website above.
Loxley Colour is a well-established, family-operated print lab with an enviable track record of delivering first-class output to its customers. A comprehensive range of products is on offer – including standard prints, giclées, wedding albums, wall art, presentation products and much more. Photographic prints are available in gloss, lustre, metallic
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