Monk Art Photography Custom Image Printing
At Monk Art Photography, we specialize in premium quality photographic image printing onto canvas and photo rag fine art papers. We use only the highest quality museum grade acid free canvas , and 100% cotton photo rag fine art paper; printed with archival photographic pigments, on the latest model Epson 9900 printer. Combine this with many years of printing excellence, and we are able to produce the finest quality printed images possible.
Premium Printing & Coating.
We don't offer a budget range of papers or canvas here; as in our experience,
this produces a cheap result that doesn't last. All of our prints are coated with a
UV filtering liquid laminate for a true archival finish that will last a lifetime. The
laminate is produced by the canvas manufacturer specifically for their canvas, and
has been tested, along with the canvas itself, extensively by the Wilhelm Imaging
Institute in Germany, who are the industry benchmark for all artistic archival
permanence (www.wilhelm-research.com). We spray every print with three coats
of laminate to ensure a complete coverage; to seal them from the air and airborne
contaminants, and also to protect them from the harmful effects of UV light, the
2 major causes of artwork degradation.
These are exactly the same techniques and materials used in the printing of all of
Adam's limited Edition Photographic prints in the Gallery. All materials are the
finest available, and all workmanship is of the highest standard possible, all the
time.
Image Preparation & Pre-Press.
You can simply give us a print ready file (disk, thumb drive or camera flash card), or, you can take advantage of our highly experienced image finishing and retouching service for the ultimate results at just $16.50/10mins. We can expertly perform anything from simple colour correction and image spotting to whole wedding albums or book pre-press image preparation. Our whole system is fully profiled and colour correct from start to finish ensuring extremely accurate and definable results, so you get exactly the WOW factor you are looking for.
Important Technical Details
We can print from almost any type of image file, though TIFF or PSD format files are preferable. JPEG images are also acceptable provided the compression rate is low and the file quality is "very high" or better. File types such as PDF or EPS are possible to print, but very hard to control colour accuracy. All image files should be sized to a resolution of either 360dpi or 240dpi, and profiled to "Adobe RGB 1998", to ensure highest reproduction quality. If in doubt please feel free to call, email or drop in to discuss it.
For all colour critical printing work, we recommend a full size proof strip prior to completion of job to ensure colour accuracy, if possible a hard copy of files should also be supplied. This allows us to provide you with the best possible results from your digital files.
