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Printing lab help - 04-07-2009, 01:13 AM


I have a picture i want to send out to have done into a couple of 16 x 20's
one for me and one for a very special person in my life,

im thinking of using BayPhoto and going with there competition prints

now ive not had a picture printed in 18 yrs,

ive no clue as to what type of paper to use, or even how to tell them
what mounting i want,

ive not a clue,

I DO know,
I want a gallery quality print, thats important to me, for the gift,

i want to send them the "raw" and let them do all the twaking,
as im not confident in that iether, yes im really green around the edges

i could use some opinions,
some help,
and ya, you can even laugh,,
as long as its with me,
im attaching the picture i want done,

any help, hints, tips, how to's most appreciated,

john
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04-08-2009, 11:33 AM


John,

I don't think any labs accept PSD or RAW files. They usually only except TIFF or JPEG files in RGB. Call the lab and talk to the customer service reps. They will usually send you a .pdf of the catalog and that will let you browse to find out paper and service you would like to print.

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