Posted by Dan Roberts on February 11, 2013 at 11:10 PM
Sorry if this has been discussed before. I did a quick search and didn't see anything obvious on this topic.
Does anyone have any experience with aluminum prints? I saw some prints in a gallery a while back and was really impressed. So I've been searching on line and there seems to be a pretty clear price differentiation between companies that do this. I talked to a couple of the ones that do more custom work and they sounded like business done "out of the garage". Then there are the lower cost suppliers like Adoama that do traditional print sizes.
Any experiences to share or recommendations?
Posted by David Bostedo on February 12, 2013 at 12:15 AM
Dan - I've gotten samples or small prints from Image Wizards and Bay Photo, and I got a slightly larger print from Full Metal Photos (on a Groupon special). I think it's a very nice treatment, and I'd say that the only thing keeping me from getting a few more is wall space, and deciding to print a few more images. I think from what I've seen, the Image Wizards material is a bit nicer, as is the edge finish, but it's a minor difference.
Posted by Lance Warley on February 12, 2013 at 6:46 AM
I love them. I've been using Image Wizards.
Image Wizards does something that I'm not sure the others provide - they'll send you a 1'x1' section of the print as a proof. They'll send you proofs as often as you want, and you only have to pay for the shipping. This is great before you give them the go-ahead to print the whole image.
P.S. I just went to your site. What a treat! You get some of those beauties on aluminum and you may never go back to paper.
Posted by Dan Roberts on February 12, 2013 at 8:07 AM
Thanks for the replies, guys and thanks for the compliment, Lance. I'm getting ready to do a display and thought I'd hang one or two metal prints in the mix. I requested a sample from Image Wizards.
Posted by Phillip Noll on February 12, 2013 at 9:19 AM
I also use Image Wizards. Great quality and customer service.
Posted by Rick Turner on February 12, 2013 at 2:38 PM
I sell lots of large metal prints to interior design clients and direct to the owners.
I recommend Pounds Labs here in Dallas and Austin and Bay Photo in California.
Pounds does most of my prints but Bay Photo did some extra large metal prints mounted onto print background and they were perfect.
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5 repliesDoes anyone have any experience with aluminum prints? I saw some prints in a gallery a while back and was really impressed. So I've been searching on line and there seems to be a pretty clear price differentiation between companies that do this. I talked to a couple of the ones that do more custom work and they sounded like business done "out of the garage". Then there are the lower cost suppliers like Adoama that do traditional print sizes.
Any experiences to share or recommendations?
Image Wizards does something that I'm not sure the others provide - they'll send you a 1'x1' section of the print as a proof. They'll send you proofs as often as you want, and you only have to pay for the shipping. This is great before you give them the go-ahead to print the whole image.
P.S. I just went to your site. What a treat! You get some of those beauties on aluminum and you may never go back to paper.
I recommend Pounds Labs here in Dallas and Austin and Bay Photo in California.
Pounds does most of my prints but Bay Photo did some extra large metal prints mounted onto print background and they were perfect.