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LightJet Prints

Why choose Watts Digital Imaging for your Photographic Printing & Finishing needs?

  • There is one huge reason - Unparalleled Quality ...

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LightJet prints are the sharpest, highest fidelity photographic prints obtainable anywhere - -

  • ALL of the benefits of digital imaging, but with the rich look and feel of traditional fine art photographs.

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LightJet photographic prints are NOT inkjet prints (a series of ink-spots sprayed on paper) ...

  • ... but a proven light-sensitive process that's been around for as long as  photography - we print with light, not with ink!.  The range of color, accuracy, and clarity cannot be duplicated by any other technology. It's the reason that the some of the very best fine art photographers in the world trust their images with me ...

For the techno-geek “propeller-heads” out there (like me!):

  • Again, we print with light, not with ink!  This is true photographic output, printed and processed in a darkroom! The LightJet has the widest color gamut of any photographic printer ever made - using red, green and blue lasers.

  

  • The LightJet, with its advanced laser technology, optimizes color range and color resolution.  Because of this extraordinary technology, the LightJet achieves true continuous-tone photographic output - with an apparent resolution in excess of 4000 dpi. 

  

  • Its 36-bit color space is capable of producing 68 billion colors, with edge-to-edge sharpness that no other photographic large-format printer can achieve.


  • For an almost-360 degree glimpse inside "The Darkroom", see the 18-second video to the left (no  sound) ...


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Surfaces available: SuperGloss (FujiFlex), RC Gloss, RC Matte

  • All images are printed on Fuji Crystal Archive Type CD II material (archival over 60 years)

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High-end Finishing Services are available for these prints ...

  • ... including basic to advanced mounting and laminating options, from Gatorfoam to Acrylic Face Mounts.

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Think of me as your "Print Concierge"!

  • I can help you find the right size, finishing, and budgetary options.

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Turnaround Times

  • Printing only:  3 to 7 working days  - -  With Finishing:  add 7 to 14 working days 


  • All necessary enhancement & digital prep work for your image must be completed prior to printing, either by you, or from a file I've enhanced or created using my "Master File Creation" service. See the "pre-flight"guidelines below for more ...

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  • For a panoramic view of the Darkroom & Paper Processor, see the 9-second video to the left (no  sound) ...

"Pre-Flight" Guidelines for LightJet Prints

Save your Image

  1. Save to your desired final print size at 300 ppi
  2. Save using Adobe 1998 RGB as your working space. Do not assign or convert your image to any paper profile or working space
  3. Save as a flattened RGB TIFF, 8 bits per channel, do NOT use any compression

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Monitor Calibration

  • Your monitor should be properly calibrated & profiled to closely match print output, preferably with a Monitor Profiling package, such as the X Rite Eye One Display Pro. If not, use the Adobe Gamma utility (Windows) or the Monitor Calibrator utility (Mac). See this post on my blog WITH VIDEO for more recommendations on monitor settings in particular, and Color Management in general.


  •  A note of caution: You will never get your monitor to be a 100% accurate representation of your print, due to the different physical light properties between your monitor (emitted light) and your print (reflective light), as well as all of the variables inolved. It will never be perfect, but it will be extremely close, eliminating time and waste.  Please note that, although we'll strive to steer you in the right direction, we cannot be responsible for your Color Management system or accuracy.

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New to Color Management?

     •  Here's a link to my FREE PDF, "The 3 Steps to Successful Color Management" 

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