Last fall my dad purchased an Epson P800, and I ordered a roll of
Canson Infinity Platine Fibre Rag. We have calibrated our monitors, and created a profile for the paper. The prints turned out great. Now, I want to make a larger print, and need to find a service bureau to work with. I also have a question about framing.
The image I am working on is 6016x6259 pixels. I think I it will look good at 30x30 inches, and it might be okay at 40x40 inches. I would like to do the framing something like
this piece by Adam Schallau’s. He placed an acrylic print inside a black linear liner, and used a large veneered frame from Larson. Before committing to this level of quality I want to be very confident in the results. Printing on paper or metal is also an option.
Roberts Photo is just around the corner from me. They will make prints on standard paper in the store, and can order metal prints. They have printed a few non-critical items for me, and the results were fine. However, I did not get the impression they are the right place to go for fine art printing. This is the same impression I get from 99% of the online printers. I would feel more confident with a printer that offers a variety of papers, and provides good ICC profiles. I would also like to be able to send 16 bit TIFF’s in ProPhoto RGB color space. I would at least like a clear explanation of how to get my files from Lightroom to the printer with predictable high quality.
For acrylic prints,
Nevada Art Printers provides ICC profiles and accepts large files.
Bumblejax can provide ICC profiles, but only accepts 8 bit files. They prefer sRGB, but can accept other color spaces if embedded in the file. For paper and metal prints, I have not found a source that stands out to me. I would appreciate suggestions on printers to work with. A company in the Indianapolis area would be preferred.
Now my framing question. What is the preferred construction when a linear liner is used with a paper print? Is it acceptable to place the glass directly against the print? If not, what is used as a spacer?
Thanks