Buyers’ guide
Whitewall › whitewall.com
Whitewall is a serial award winner, this year scooping two TIPA World Awards for best photo lab and best frame design. It has an impressive range of fine art services whether you want metal, canvas or acrylic prints and also offers photo books and gifts. New to its range is the Fine Art Print on Aluminium Dibond service, with sizes from a standard 10x10cm at £16.95 to a monster 176x99cm priced at £764.95, or go
custom and 240x105cm is available. Most PN readers will aim in-between, with a 50x40cm costing £120.95. The Alu-Dibond process gives a durable result without the need for glass, permanent lamination ensures perfect flatness and there’s the choice of four fine art papers: FineArt Baryta and FineArt Pearl from Hahnemühle as well as Rag Photographique and Arches Aquarelle Rag from Canson.
Permajet › permajet.com
Permajet has 25 years of experience in supplying inkjet media and hardware to discerning photographers, so it’s no surprise its paper range is massive. The most recent addition is the Heritage collection, comprising five papers: Baryta Rag 310, Etching Rag 310, Smooth Rag 310, Watercolour Rag 310 and Museum Heritage 310. A 25-sheet box of A3 Baryta Rag 310 costs £73.96 via the website. Buy Permajet paper and you can tap into its free ICC profiling service. Just download the ICC profiling pack from its website, output the paper profiling chart on your new paper following its step-by-step instructions, then post it off to Permajet. Within 48 hours of receiving your test print, you will receive your free ICC custom profile and installation instructions via email to ensure you get the best possible results. Two videos on the website offer more support. Permajet also has two free digital guides for download: The Knowledge Vol 1: The Art of Paper Selection and Vol 2: The Step by Step Guide to Printing .
Fotospeed › fotospeed.com
Innova Art › innovaart.com
Home to all things printing, Fotospeed offers papers, printers and inks, but also plays a strong hand in presentation, too. We like the look of its Fotopanels, a quick and easy way to show off prints. Each self-adhesive Fotopanel is made from clear acrylic for best effect and comes with a matching acrylic stand. Sizes start from 6x4in at £11.99 each with the 8x12in size the biggest at £23.99. Fotospeed has introduced three new papers recently: Matt Infinity 265, PF Gloss 310 and PF Lustre 310. Each is available in a range of sizes, from A4 (or 8x10 in the case of Matt Infinity) to A2 and roll sizes. A 25-sheet pack of A3 PF Lustre 310 costs £37. If you need help with printing and further inspiration, then download Fotospeed’s Art of Printing and check out the brand’s YouTube channel. New videos with advice, interviews and gear reviews are posted Tuesdays.
Find a comprehensive selection of fine art inkjet media catering for all needs from Innova. One of our favourites is Exhibition Photo Baryta 310gsm from the Innova Editions range. It’s an archival-quality paper with a baryta layer giving an image quality akin to traditional darkroom fibre papers. While it suits colour, it’s especially effective with black & white. Crisp, clean whites, smooth midtones and rich blacks all typify the pictorial quality this paper is capable of, making it ideal for exhibitions and print sales. A 25-sheet box of A3 costs around £54 – or go for 50 sheets at £92. One of Innova’s most recent additions is Resin Coated Photo Premium Matte 260gsm. Matte finish papers can look quite flat, but not so in this material. With a wide colour gamut, it is able to deliver impressive colour or monochrome prints, while physical handling rates highly, too. An anti-curl layer maintains flatness before and after printing. Free generic ICC profiles for all Innova digital media are also available. PN
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