Prints

[Phal]

Well a while ago I saw someone asking about getting stuff printed and I decided to look at Whitewall. I thought I'd just get a random pic printed but then I saw some silly options that perked my curiousity. As usual I couldn't just pick the usual options and today they finally arrived. The order took about 3 weeks which seemed like a long time but it was nice to get it.

I got two test prints:

One 4"x4" Photo print on aluminium backing
One 24"x8" Photo print on Forex with acrylic glass

The acrylic glass is shiiiiny The smaller print on the alumium backing has more of a matt finish so I guess the picture would have to suit the finish if someone was gonna spend the cash on it.

Here's some pics of the pics hehe

Oscar checking out the larger print


Hurro by Phal44, on Flickr

Close ups on the acrylic print


Close up 1 by Phal44, on Flickr


Close up 2 by Phal44, on Flickr


Acrylic glass layer


Acrylic glass layer by Phal44, on Flickr

Up on the wall Might want to move it away from the bright lights lol


Lamp sun by Phal44, on Flickr

Aluminium backing print - the pics don't really do it justice as it looks a lot better.


Square Bee! by Phal44, on Flickr

Can kinda see the texture here but it looks a bit weird with light bouncing off it. That seems to be why it looks a bit weird.


Aluminium backing texture by Phal44, on Flickr

Thickness


Thickness of print on aluminium backing by Phal44, on Flickr


Thicknesses by Phal44, on Flickr

 

[rhodeski]

You're right about the acrylic one being a bit shiny! I like the sound of the aluminium though... could be good with a nice B&W or just 2 tone pic... do you think it would work if you left some transparency in the image so the actual metal came through? ^^

 

[Phal]

Well the option I chose has some kind of layer between the print and the aluminium itself I think. It's probably just some kind of paper or other material that is mounted on the aluminium.

They do have another option to print on a brushed aluminium finish so I guess that might allow you to do that but the finish would be even more matt than this! Means it might not suit some kinds of pics I guess.

 

[Auraomega]

Was it me that recommended Whitewall by any chance?

Their aluminium and black and white can be a bit awkward, I'd definitely recommend using their colour profiles to soft proof before getting printed on the aluminium as it seems to struggle on some dark or gradual tones.

The acrylic is usually pretty spot on and does look incredibly professional.

 

[Nexus]

Which did you prefer?

I'm looking at getting some of my prints blown up to make pretty big wall prints. I'd originally thought about doing Canvas', but my housemate says they want acrylic prints, but I've not seen too much about them.

 

[Phal]

To be fair it could have been anyone who recommended lol It was such a long time ago but if it was you then ta

As for which I prefer, the smaller one was just a sample really to see what the texture was like. It's difficult to compare them especially since I prefer the beach pic anyway The Bee macro was just the only decent pic I had at the time which I thought would look good in a square crop which was the smallest print available.

The acrylic does look nice but its a shame it adds so much to the cost. The acrylic print seems to be a regular Forex print with acrylic glass over the top so I might try a regular Forex print some time as the price looks more reasonable.

 

[Auraomega]

The acrylic does look nice but its a shame it adds so much to the cost. The acrylic print seems to be a regular Forex print with acrylic glass over the top so I might try a regular Forex print some time as the price looks more reasonable.

It is, the acrylic is there for finishing touches really rather than to add anything spectacular to the photo.

There is an option to have a direct aluminium print with acrylic too, but then we are getting expensive again

 

[Phal]

The one that initially caught my eye was the one with the super duper special resin layer over the top but that seems to be the most expensive lol