Recommend an online printer service for photo as a gift? I'm looking to print out a B&W photo as a housewarming gift, my daughter-in-law picked one of mine out. She wants a large...

bgberlin Loc: On the Delaware River

I'm looking to print out a B&W photo as a housewarming gift, my daughter-in-law picked one of mine out.
She wants a large print, as the house has lots of wall space. Prices are all over the place with National Photo Lab being reasonable, then Artmill being expensive and Whitewall being $$$$.

I'm looking for about 30X40" with a 1/2" gatorboard backing. All recommendations welcome and then I'll check them out. How about Adorama photo?

Thanks....Bruce

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

bgberlin wrote:

I'm looking to print out a B&W photo as a housewarming gift, my daughter-in-law picked one of mine out.
She wants a large print, as the house has lots of wall space. Prices are all over the place with National Photo Lab being reasonable, then Artmill being expensive and Whitewall being $$$$.

I'm looking for about 30X40" with a 1/2" gatorboard backing. All recommendations welcome and then I'll check them out. How about Adorama photo?

Thanks....Bruce

Do you want a print made on fine art paper and printed with ink, or a C-type print, printed on thin paper, with limited paper type selections. My experience is that B&W ink prints made on Hahnemühle Baryta paper, (or Epson, Moab, Harman, Canson, etc) can provide excellent prints with great detail, depth, and tonal range that are far superior to the cheap wet-process photo prints. I used to use Ilford Gold Fiber Silk photo paper (not for inkjet) as a cheaper alternative, processed with a LightJet laser (Whitewall). It is pretty decent but not quite in the same league as the others.

Kespina

I also would be interested in hearing who others recommend.

Kespina

I also would be interested in hearing who others recommend.

cjc2 Loc: Hellertown PA

If you are planning to 'farm this out', I suggest you use one of the better labs. I use WHCC for my client prints on my SmugMug account and everyone (including me) seems happy. There is a lab in RI named Blazing Editions that I think also does good work. You get what you pay for. Best of luck.

gwilliams6

Printique by Adorama is consistently ranked the best one in the USA. I have used them for years for personal and professional work, just the best, with the best customer reviews also.

https://www.printique.com/?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=PPC&gclid=CjwKCAjw9r-DBhBxEiwA9qYUpfuq1tlqrWMglJxIaB3Q1K-B2RvOfazcePbrj4b9lX1ESiiqJFFv0BoCJOUQAvD_BwE

brianajo Loc: Youngstown, Oh

bgberlin wrote:

I'm looking to print out a B&W photo as a housewarming gift, my daughter-in-law picked one of mine out.
She wants a large print, as the house has lots of wall space. Prices are all over the place with National Photo Lab being reasonable, then Artmill being expensive and Whitewall being $$$$.

I'm looking for about 30X40" with a 1/2" gatorboard backing. All recommendations welcome and then I'll check them out. How about Adorama photo?

Thanks....Bruce

I read about this company..they are suppose to be really good.. " white Wall"
https://www.whitewall.com/us/photo-prints?gclid=Cj0KCQjw3duCBhCAARIsAJeFyPVQe5vzgK-4QwsTTgxgvldq3XocxjQPH72rWXBozq0AQfuf-CMqdQ0aArvrEALw_wcB