Photography News Issue 58

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Photography News | Issue 58 | photographynews.co.uk

My-picture.co.uk FoamBoard prints My-picture.co.uk supplies its printed products at very affordable prices, with deals often offered at 50-80% off, though these discounts do vary across the range of products. The website’s homepage has a ‘topdeals’sectionwhereyoucanfindthebestcurrent offers and the range of products on sale is decent as well as eclectic; along with wall art and photobooks, there are more novelty items such as mugs, jigsaws, cushions, blankets and even towels. Included amongst the wall art products are some nice Forex (foam board) offerings. The image is laid

Colorworld Imaging Canvas Wraps &MDF Frames

With a 50-year heritage in printing, Colorworld Imaging offers a full range of digital and film services, plus finished products like photobooks, albums and wall art, framed prints and fine-art giclée products. One such excellent line is the company’s range of Canvas Wraps & MDF Frames, which have a fresh, modern three-dimensional look, letting images really jump off thewall. These products are ready to hang, and only the finest canvas is used. The canvas is printed on pro-quality inkjet printers’ colour ink sets with three black inks and vivid magenta to give images true-to-life tones. The wrap is then sealed with a laminate finish to add durability. For wooden frames, the canvas is stretched over a 40mm deep timber frame and, if you choose solid MDF, there’s a choice of 12mm or 18mmblocks. Sizes start at 10x8in (£34.50 for awooden frame and £54.50 for MDF), running up to 40x36 (£193 for a wooden frame and £200/210 for MDF). Bespoke sizes are available on request and delivery is withinsevendays.AswithallColorworld products, ordering is via easy-to-use Studio Partner ROES software. From£34.50 colorworldimaging.co.uk

onto a 5mm-thick hard foam plate, giving pictures a nice, elegant exhibition look. And because they’re foam-based they’re very light, making them suitable for hanging almost anywhere – only a very small hook or even some Velcro or Blu-Tack is needed. The edges are neatly trimmed by hand, with slightly rounded corners, and the finish to the print is somewhere just a fractionmore lustrous thanmatte. Print quality is goodwith great sharpness and colour depth. Prices start at £8 for a 20x20cm print, and rise to £44 for a 80x60cm version. Uploading and choosing options is very straightforward, and there are some limited choices to convert tomono, or have text added. Postage is free on orders over £45. From£8 My-picture.co.uk

Loxley Colour Acrylic prints Loxley Colour has a 30-year pedigree, and suppliesprettymuchanyprintedserviceyou want for your images. The range of products is huge, including standard photographic prints up to 60x40in, albums, photobooks, canvases, single and multi-panel wall art, framingservicesandmore.Quality isalways impressive. If you want to find a standout way of displaying your images, check out the company's Acrylic range, a razor sharp

design with a natural luminosity coming from the image being bonded to an acrylic ‘facemount’ block, then backed for hanging. Two types of acrylic facemount are available, andtherangecomesindepthsof2mm,4mmor6mmfortheglossacrylicfacemountversion, or 2mm for the satin acrylic finish. There’s a great range of sizes and aspect ratios, too, ranging from10x8inupto60x40in,andincludingsquareandpanoramicformats,thelatter up to 20x8in. Youalsoget to choose the finishof theprintwithin the acrylic facemount,with gloss print ormetallic print options. A 10x8in 2mmGloss Print with 2mmGloss Acrylic costs about £45 including first class postage, and orders can be ready in fiveworking days. From£45 loxleycolour.com

Whitewall SolidWood Framewith Passe-partout Whitewall has built an award-winning reputation for high-quality print services, and amongst the wide range of products it offers – including photobooks, canvases, metal prints, wall art and photo gifts like calendars – are the company’s Framed Prints, including the SolidWood FramewithPasse- partout. Displaying your work in this type of frame print gives it a very finished and traditional gallery appeal, especially if you produce a series of images in similar frames and paper styles. Ordering is simple, thanks to a very visual process on theWhitewall website, and buying options arediverse, soyoucancreate the finishedproduct just asyouwant it. You loadupyour chosen image, thenpickanimagesize,rangingfromapetite10x10cmtoahuge135x180cmversion.Youthenchoose thepaper type froma selection includingFuji CrystalDPII gloss ormatte, IlfordBlack&White gloss or matte, and fine-art media like Hahnemühle William Turner or FineArt Baryta.

Next comes the frame shape anddepth, and the type of wood, with black or natural oak, brown alder, maple and walnut amongst the options. Finally comes the colour and size of the frame, the type of border youwant and the type of glass, with gloss, matte and lightweight acrylic. Price is built up in conjunction with the multiple options, so it’s hard to put an exact figure on it, but a 20x30cm Fuji Crystal Archive Silk print with a black oak, 20mmsquare ‘Hamburg’ frame, and a natural white 5cmpartout came to £89.95, plus £7.95 shipping. £97.90 uk.whitewall.com