A while back I read about the launch of a drop-in print centre in London and last week finally got round to trying it. It vastly exceeded my expectations on all fronts - the premises are large and airy with an environment totally designed to assure print work can be done to the top standards - the retouching booths, for example, are painted grey, have top-notch monitors and allowed me to colour-proof my work (and adjust if necessary) before it was printed. And that costs just £3 for a quick fifteen minute session. The staff were helpful and friendly and spent time explaining everything to me, helping me to choose the paper and process that would suit my work and generally made sure everything went smoothly. I just did one 20"x16" print, which cost £11 + VAT - little more than Photobox for example, and the print was turned around in 20 minutes. I'll definitely be going back and would highly recommend it to others here. They told me that, next month, they are launching a postal service but, for me, part of the value is in being able to drop in, proof my images and walk out half an hour later with my prints.
The only things I'd point out is that the quoted prices don't include VAT and that they want images to be 8 bit, resized to match the desired print size, at 300 ppi.
-------------------- John
Who could suppose that angels move the stars, or be so superstitious as to suppose that because one cannot see one's soul at the end of a microscope, it does not exist?
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