Canvas printing recommendations

Turbo-G · 11 Aug 2012 at 09:45

I'm looking for recommendations for printing companies that print onto canvas.

I have a few shots that I wan't to blow up big onto canvas, but obviously want decent colour reproduction, tight fitting canvas etc.

I've only ever used Tesco photo for a single canvas a few years ago, and its 'OK'.

Any recommendations from ones you've used before would be great. Thanks!

i5aces · 22 Aug 2012 at 11:23

i was looking through this section and saw this thread,
can't belive there has been no reply's

i have heard VERY good things about
http://www.tradecanvasprint.co.uk/
thats where i will be getting mine from.

Turbo-G · 23 Aug 2012 at 13:40

I know! Thanks for the recommendation, will take a look later.

Turbo-G · 27 Aug 2012 at 12:31

Just as an update, in case anyone else is looking for recommendations, I decided to opt for a company called WhiteWall. Will let you know what the quality is like when it turns up in a couple of weeks.

Auraomega · 27 Aug 2012 at 13:11

I use Snapmad for mine, cheap and cheerful. Like a lot of things you pay more and you get better quality, but twice the price doesn't equal twice the quality.

WhiteWall is excellent, we have one of their galleries here in Leicester; they do some very nice aluminium prints which is worth looking at as something different.

Rikki · 28 Aug 2012 at 16:40

Ive used AMC Photographics for tons of prints and they do canvases I think

Alexendera · 13 Sep 2012 at 09:57

I have seen your thread you are going through with some printing problem.Here is a site from where you can get effective solutions for you printing problem. It also provide a high quality printing services with a minimize cost.Visit it at least once.You can search on google also.

Turbo-G · 13 Sep 2012 at 22:53

Alexendera said:
I have seen your thread you are going through with some printing problem.Here is a site from where you can get effective solutions for you printing problem. It also provide a high quality printing services with a minimize cost.Visit it at least once.You can search on google also.

Say, whaaat?

Ksanti · 13 Sep 2012 at 22:59

Looks an awful lot like a spam account given they've made two posts in poor english, on old threads regarding printing. Probably just set up a script to search for 'forum' 'printing' and then setting up accounts and trying to advertise I guess.

Turbo-G · 14 Sep 2012 at 00:03

I know, doesn't actually give the URL though - fail.

daniel26 · 12 Nov 2012 at 15:30

Were WhiteWall any good? I'm looking for a place to do a print for me and was recommended this site (http://www.inspiringimagery.com/).

Rikki · 12 Nov 2012 at 15:57

Its ok guys! He's back, and he's brought a URL with him!

ManInRed · 13 Nov 2012 at 21:33

Thanks for the advice, just came on here to ask the same question.
Will look at Whitewall. Just moved to a new apartment and have many blank walls!

Raymond Lin · 13 Nov 2012 at 21:35

Seen a canvas done on DS colour labs, looks pretty good tbh.

James J · 13 Nov 2012 at 21:36

Definitely don't use ASDA as I'm having massive issues with their photo service at the moment. Its so bad I complained straight to the CEO as even the complaints department failed in customer service :S Its being resolved though, slowly!

julianhj · 14 Nov 2012 at 11:30

We've just received a 1500mm x 1000mm canvas from Catch In Colour yesterday. It's very good, though if I was being picky I'd say it was slightly darker than the original image, which was produced on a calibrated screen.

Ksanti · 9 Mar 2013 at 19:58

^^ Can we ban this guy already?

Also Julianhj have you calibrated it with Catch In Colour's profiles (assuming they provide them)? Different papers and canvases respond differently to the same colours and tones of ink so it's always worth accounting for that.