In a few words

It's very simple. You have a digital file and you want to print it in a size larger than your printer can accomodate. Typically you are an Epson 2xxx, 3xxx or 7xxx user (or a Canon or HP user of equivalent printers). I'm offering to make that print for you for a reasonable fee.

NOTE: I do not have the time, inclination and capacity to develop this printing activity on a large scale. Instead, I am seeking to establish a friendly, long-term relationship with a limited number of amateur and professional photographers to whom I can be of assistance to our mutual benefit. I ask that you contact me via e-mail before using this service. This will ensure that you won't be disappointed if I can't do your print because I am gone shooting for 2 weeks in some foreign country (photographically-speaking of course).

Frustrated by the small size of your display prints?

Treat yourself to spectacular large format prints of your best work, up to 44" wide by 10' long, without breaking the bank! I will print your digital files on my large-format Epson 9600 using Ultrachrome© pigmented inks for spectacular color rendition and accuracy. The Ultrachrome inks offer a wide color gamut and an incredible lightfastness of 60+ years.

If you want to make prints larger than the 13"x19" limit of most consumer printers, send me your self-prepared digital files on CD-R or DVD-R and I'll print them for you at a very reasonable price.

Print Sizes & pricing

Below is the price list for prints on Enhanced Matte cool-tone alpha-cellulose paper.

Print Size	Price
16x20	$25
16x24	$32
20x24	$37
22x26	$40
20x30	$42
24x30	$56
24x32	$60
24x36	$63
16x50	$65
20x57	$82

Multiply by 1.5 for prints on matte cotton canvas. Above these sizes, canvas prints are billed at $18 per square foot up to 44" wide. Canvas prints come pre-varnished. No canvas stretching is performed. For a large volume of prints, ask for volume pricing.

About Inks, Paper & Profiles

I print using the Ultrachrome inks (not the newer K3 inks) using Matte Black ink (as oppsosed to Photo Black ink). These inks give better results on fine-art papers and canvas than the K3 inks, which have been optimized for glossy stock. Prints are made on your choice of Fine-art Cotton Rag paper or Canvas. I no longer print on glossy or semi-glossy stock.
To ensure color accuracy, the color space that you used in preparing your files should be embedded within the file.

File Preparation

Save your files in TIFF or native PSD.

Your files must be color-corrected and sharpened by you, all layers should be flatened. The color space profile you've used to color-correct your image should be embedded within the file. I will NOT make any adjustments to your files. It is your responsibility to prep your files for printing. The service I provide to you is that of printing your own pre-flighted files on my wide-carriage professional printer at a very reasonable cost. You best bet to ensure satisfactory results is to proof your print first on a consumer printer such as the Epson 2200, using Ultachrome inks. There might be minor variations in color due to the 9600's stricter tolerance, more sophisticated print head and more accurate profiling.

File Size

Your file's resolution should be anywhere between 180 dpi and 300 dpi. It is possible to get excellent results with a resolution as low as 180 dpi, when starting from a very good scan. There is no real benefit to using a resolution higher than 240 dpi in a large print destined to be seen from a distance. If you wish to print a large file but your scan doesn't have enough megabytes, I can up-resit for you using Genuine Fractals.

Shipping & Handling

Prints are wrapped face down inside a rigid Kraft mailing tube, between sheets of buffered wrapping tissue. Each tube can accomodate up 3 prints. There is a flat shipping & handling fee of $15. I ship via U.S. postal service Priority Mail. I can offer shipping to business addresses using UPS Next Day or 2nd Day, at actual cost per UPS's rates.

Ordering

Open my order form, print it and send it with your digital file to:

PhotoTripUSA Publishing
8780 19th St. Suite 199
Alta Loma CA 91701
Fax (435) 514-5955

Payment

Payment can be made by check or credit card and should accompany your order.