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Originally Posted by Stuart R
Never sent a photo for lab processing but might give it a whirl - any recommendations?
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When I want lab printed pictures I use
ProAm Imaging in Bradford. They are VERY cheap (£1 for 16x12/18x12
) and they achieve it by asking that you prepare your images to a certain profile & dpi, resized ready in folders according to size. There are full instructions on their website along with the profile that you need. I have written a Photoshop action to do the conversion for me once Ive resized the image to the size I require. The action is in the attached zip file for anyone interested and their current profile can be
obtained here. To install the profile, download it, right click, click install. To install the action, extract and then drag onto the actions pallate in PS
They charge £4 postage but if I send a disk on Monday I find the prints are usually back Wed/Thur and the quality is excellent. Monochromes are particularly good without any cast (that I can see) which is nigh on impossible to achieve on a colour printer at home unless printing without colour. For small batches I've used Jessops who I find quite good but comparatively expensive for larger prints.
What ever you do –
don’t use Tesco’s 