printing companys

steveo · 4 Sep 2006 at 19:02

i have some pics that i want printing in some very large poster type sizes i have a company in a town near me but want to look around to get better prices as the price list he gave me is for want of a better word dodgey

BruceLee · 4 Sep 2006 at 20:46

had good results with photobox, admittedly with normal size pics, but there was a good thread a while ago on their poster deals, search this subforum for photobox, should find it.

edit, photobox is online printing

Joe T · 4 Sep 2006 at 21:19

Photobox. End of thread tbh.

steveo · 4 Sep 2006 at 21:34

how does it work then do u send the picture via email and then they post it to u ??????

steveo · 4 Sep 2006 at 21:52

made an account on photobox and uploaded the pic i am wanting but not sure if it would be worth it getting a 20x8 panoramic printed for it linkage
what u think :confused:

BruceLee · 4 Sep 2006 at 23:13

cant log in to your account to see it

post a smaller sized one using imageshack or something.

photobox will give you a good indicator on whether the image is good enough for large prints when you select the size.

what res is it?

steveo · 5 Sep 2006 at 00:11

LINKAGE DEVART its 4000x612 and thats the compressed version the original is 19550x2993 lol

mrgubby · 5 Sep 2006 at 08:42

I had this printed by Photobox on a 30x20 sheet :-

small version

The original/printed version is 7365x2559 and looks very good

steveo · 5 Sep 2006 at 09:01

thats nice stupid question though i dont supose u could take a photo of your photo lol ( did that make sense, it did in my head lol ) just wondering what photobox can achieve

mrgubby · 5 Sep 2006 at 09:34

steveo said:
thats nice stupid question though i dont supose u could take a photo of your photo lol ( did that make sense, it did in my head lol ) just wondering what photobox can achieve

It isn't in a frame just now (using the original frame for another photobox shot) so I just unrolled it on the carpet in front of a window, thats whats causing the glare top left .

Took this shot in macro mode of the building just to the right of centre :-

This is a 100% crop on the flagpoles , on the full size print it's about 14 x 10mm :-

The shots were taken handheld with my Casio P&S

/edit

crop from the original 30Mb file :-

steveo · 5 Sep 2006 at 09:42

just ordered my 20x8 print of whitby bay so will keep informed of how it looks would have liked a canvas pano doing but at over 100 pound i dont think so :eek:

RichDay · 5 Sep 2006 at 13:30

steveo said:
just ordered my 20x8 print of whitby bay so will keep informed of how it looks would have liked a canvas pano doing but at over 100 pound i dont think so

Canvas isn't cheap. I've not found anywhere that does it for an affordable price

You won't be disappointed by the quality from photobox. The only weak link in the chain as far as I'm concerned is my ability!

steveo · 5 Sep 2006 at 13:39

RichDay said:
Canvas isn't cheap. I've not found anywhere that does it for an affordable price

You won't be disappointed by the quality from photobox. The only weak link in the chain as far as I'm concerned is my ability!

yea its a shame but i can understand why, now i just have to find a frame thats going to it a 20x8 piccy

rpstewart · 5 Sep 2006 at 13:53

steveo said:
yea its a shame but i can understand why, now i just have to find a frame thats going to it a 20x8 piccy

Take a look at some of the 3 & 5 up frames that are about, they must be about that sort of size.

steveo · 5 Sep 2006 at 23:28

rpstewart said:
Take a look at some of the 3 & 5 up frames that are about, they must be about that sort of size.

have u had much canvas work done with them ???? just wondering like i might get some done

rG-tom · 6 Sep 2006 at 00:22

steveo said:
thats nice stupid question though i dont supose u could take a photo of your photo lol ( did that make sense, it did in my head lol ) just wondering what photobox can achieve

Some 30x20 prints from photobox on my wall, absolutely STUNNING quality

Just need to get them framed now

Tom.

DRZ · 6 Sep 2006 at 00:24

I have a 30x20 print from photobox - the best print quality I have ever seen from a digital image I think. I use them without even considering the alternatives these days because every single print I have ever had back from them has been superb in terms of output quality.

Their customer service is awesome too

steveo · 6 Sep 2006 at 13:10

just got my print through the post while am very impressed with the quility and the gloss of the print am kind of miffed as to way its been cropped :confused:

its missing all of the bay

sry for poo pic it was done with my phone w810i

RichDay · 6 Sep 2006 at 13:27

steveo said:
just got my print through the post while am very impressed with the quility and the gloss of the print am kind of miffed as to way its been cropped

You can edit the way it's cropped when you send it to print. Click on the image thumbnail when it's in your basket and you can move and resize the crop box. Doesn't help now of course but remember for next time

steveo · 6 Sep 2006 at 13:29

RichDay said:
You can edit the way it's cropped when you send it to print. Click on the image thumbnail when it's in your basket and you can move and resize the crop box. Doesn't help now of course but remember for next time

no thats ok the reason i went for a small cheap print was i didnt no what it would turn out like but that helps a lot cheers