At Select Digitals, our prints are produced on an Epson 4800 printer using archival inks and papers.
After completing the printing process, each print is allowed to dry completely for a minimum of 48 hours before packaging and shipping.
In addition, and to further protect each print, we apply three coats of PremierArt Print Shield to each print.
For our fine art prints, we normally use Epson Velvet Fine Art Paper for a matte finish, or Epson Premium Luster for a more photographic look. Other print media are available on request.
A generous border is provided for ease of framing, title, and photographer's signed name.
Each print is shipped with a stiff backing board and inside a crystal clear protective bag.
The print can optionally be shipped with a 3/16" foam core backing.
Our standard prints are printed on 13x19 sheet paper. The actual print area for our gallery prints (not counting title) is 10x17; the actual print area for our 12x12 prints is 10.75x10.75. The gallery prints are printed landscape; the 12x12 prints are printed portrait.
For larger prints, up to 17 inches wide, or for prints on other materials, such as canvas, we use material on rolls. When printing on material supplied on rolls, we can print border-to-border and of any length. We can also furnish our prints on other print sizes upon request.
All of our images undergo image processing to some degree. This is done primarily in Adobe Photoshop.The processing normally includes cropping to fit the paper size, some color and other corrections, and some image sharpening.
Some images (Licorice and the Sunflower Galaxy in the current gallery) are composites of multiple images. In the case of Licorice, it is very difficult to obtain detail in the face of a black labrador retriever. So, an image was taken of Licorice optimized for the correct exposure of his face and the burned out background was replace with a river scene taken at the same location and time. I think you will agree that the resultant image captured the essence of this fine dog. In the case of the Sunflower Galaxy, the image resulted from taking some 130 CCD images (including "calibration frames") through a 5" telescope for a total of 320 minutes of exposure time. Yes, that's right--over five hours of exposure time! Processing astronomical images require multiple programs and extensive processing to bring out the detail in such faint objects as the distant Sunflower Galaxy--which is some 35 million light years away.
Select Digitals can print your images, too. Contact Royce for a consultation on your printing needs and for pricing information.