Facets That Are Favorable In A Professional Photo Lab

By Celia Hall


A professional photo lab offers a wide range of services to satisfy corporate and small business needs. Printers should be able to offer basic digital printing, but the methods of printing vary from company to company. Some use ink jets, whilst others use photographic paper. They should also be able to mount prints on canvas and in frames. It is also possible to have prints transferred onto books, clothing and a wide variety of other products. This makes the service ideal for those needing corporate gifts or marketing material.

Print quality offered by professional laboratories should be superior to that of ordinary printers. Professionals in the industry are used to satisfy printing requirements, because their specialized experience and knowledge produces better results. Advanced equipment also has an impact on image quality. Equipment that is state of the art produces excellent quality on a varied range of materials to satisfy a range of corporate and artistic needs.

Fine arts prints demand a precise eye for color, as reproductions need to be the same as the original artworks. Often, image color needs to be digitally manipulated to arrive at the correct shades, lightness and contrast. The software used to achieve this is costly, and experience and knowledge of the programs is required to achieve the desired results.

Marketing printing needs demand precision in terms of color and contrast. Changing images from digital to print can alter the color quality and clarity when not carried out skilfully. Testing methods should be available to achieve precision. This service is imperative and will be delivered by superior laboratories.

Online print services offer a more convenient way to retain the services of a company. Some laboratories use hard sales tactics to convince companies to use services they don't necessarily need. Whilst it's important that additional services are available, it is also more pleasant to deal with staff who try to deliver according to the clients' needs.

The cost of prints becomes especially important with large scale projects that can become costly. Online services need to offer an easy to use interface. Streamlined navigation, secure payment and simplicity are imperative.

Online album facilities offered by some sites allow clients to reassess the shots they want printed. They may also allow customers to crop and manipulate their own images. Professional designers will be more adept than amateurs, so companies need to decide whether they need to employ the lab's own designers to enhance their images professionally. Interfaces that are too difficult or slow to use waste valuable company time. Slow upload speeds also make some online labs less attractive than others.

Printers usually offer options in terms of speed of delivery and cost. Faster delivery is more expensive. Prints can sometimes be collected from retail stores by those who find this option more convenient.

Poor printing quality can result in inconsistencies and errors. Clients should have recourse if this happens. Quality guarantees allow consumers to work securely with a printer without risk of unsatisfactory results. A professional photo lab should offer attention to detail, and an absence of bleeding and ink slippage.




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