Print sizes:
My standard images have a longest dimension of
approx. 33.7 cms and are printed on A3 paper. This
is most suitable for framing to 50 x 40 cms. Other print sizes are also available to special order. The largest prints I make are on A3 plus paper (48.3 x 32.9 cms, 19 x 13 inches).
Photographs are normally supplied unmounted and unframed ready for posting
in a cardboard tube or flat box.
Paper and Inks
All prints are of archival quality, and are produced on either an Epson R1800 printer or an Epson E2880 printer
(both professional printers that utilise the latest generation of inks). My exhibition photographs are mostly
printed on a heavyweight paper that has a matt surface and a slight texture. On request I can also supply photographs
printed on glossy paper.
Properly framed and mounted, the fade
resistance of the prints made on these printers is generally rated at 80 - 100 years. For further information see
the tests on the R1800 printer carried out by the Wilhelm Institute.
Limited Edition Prints:
Photography, by it's technical character, allows for the production of multiple identical or different original
images from a negative or digital file. The concept of producing limited numbers of prints is therefore artificial and
for this reason none of my photographs are sold as "limited editions". I hand-print each protograph to order myself,
and don't use other printers to produce "giglee prints" for me.
Giclée (pronounced "zhee-clay" is an
name for the process of making fine art prints from a digital source using ink-jet printing. The word "giclée" is derived
from the French language word "le gicleur" meaning "nozzle", or more specifically "gicler" meaning "to squirt, spurt, or spray".
It was coined in 1991 by Jack Duganne, a printmaker, to represent any inkjet-based digital print used as fine art.
Generally the numbers of prints I make of any one photograph are extremely limited because I update my portfolio
so frequently. Although your print may not bear a number, it will almost certainly be one of only a dozen or so that I will
ultimately produce.
For customers local
to North Fife, Tayside and Dundee
My standard photographs can also be supplied with a "snow white" card matt at a
small additional cost. This matt has an aperture which is bevel-cut to fit the photograph. These mounted photographs
are ready to fit into a frame with a standard size of 40 x50 cms.
I regret that, as yet, I have not discovered an economical and safe method of mailing framed or mounted
prints to customers further afield.
NOTE:
While my photographs will normally be printed on an Epson R1800 printer, in exceptional circumstances where
this is not available for maintenance reasons, I may print your image on another printer or alternatively sub-contract this
work to another commercial company.
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