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Why choose Watts Digital Imaging for your Photographic Printing & Finishing needs?
- There is one huge reason - Unparalleled Quality, from start to finish ...
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.
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 ...
Think of me as your "Print Concierge"!
- Let me assist you in finding the right size & finishing needed for your project - I've been a custom photographic printer for decades.
High-end Finishing Services are available for these prints ...
- ... including basic to advanced mounting and laminating options, from the tried-and true Gatorfoam Surface Mounts to the ultimate in Photographic display prints: Acrylic Face Mounts.
What is an Acrylic Facemount?
- If you like the way a “Metal” print looks & displays, with its 3-dimensional look & sense of “presence”, then you’re going to love these Acrylic Facemounts.
- But the comparison with Metal prints stops there: they’re not ink dots sprayed on a substrate (like a Metal print), but a continuous-tone highest-quality photograph created using light, not ink.
- Then, your prints are mounted with the emulsion (image) side of the print facing the optically clear 1/8” Acrylic – hence the name “facemount” - you’re actually looking through the acrylic to see the image, and the look is breathtaking!
"Pre-Flight" Guidelines for LightJet Prints
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 ...
Save your Image
- Save to your desired final print size at 300 ppi
- Save using Adobe 1998 RGB as your working space. Do not assign or convert your image to any paper profile or working space
- Save as a flattened RGB TIFF, 8 bits per channel, do NOT use any compression
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.
New to Color Management?
• Here's a link to my FREE PDF, "The 3 Steps to Successful Color Management"
More Resources ...
Master File Creation
A Master File is where almost ALL of the artistic and creative "blood, sweat & tears"will be poured into an image.
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