Wow! THAT was as great podcast, Matt! Even though I have printed for many years, I definitely learned some vital new information to improve my prints for customers. For me, my photography process is not complete until I know the finish image prints wells. So far, I have only completed some test prints from NMFA, but they have been exceptional! And now with their revamped website, it's super easy to add a variety of frames. Again, thanks for the in-depth interview that covered about every question I had for printing with NMFA. Cheers!
One of the things I've noticed with photographers displaying metal prints at art fairs is they are overly saturated and almost cartoon like. So with that in mind when I ordered my first few metals I backed off on the saturation from my paper print file and they turned out great. Vivid colors but not garish. The other thing I noticed with other photographers was their metal prints were very soft in comparison to the same paper prints they had on display. Not sure if that was the photographers file prep or the lab they used on the metals. My local lab seems to do pretty well but I have not compared side by side with competition.
Good points. Metal doesn't do a great job of showcasing finer details as we discussed on the podcast here. Great point about saturation as well. That is especially problematic on glossy metal.
Do you have any thoughts - suggestions - recommendations for printing nightscape images? Mine are usually low light foregrounds with the Milky Way or star trails in the sky.
Yeah for sure. I have printed a lot of images like this. I think metal does a nice job. You’ll want to pump the luminance of your shadows a bit so they show up in the print.
One of the best podcasts for tips to get photos printed.
Glad you think so!
My brothers Lyric and Rob. Love these guys. They feel like my business partners rather than just a print lab I use. Great episode 🤙🏻
That’s how I feel as well. They are so great to work with. I’m glad to see your name pop up here!
@@MattPaynemy pleaser bro. Glad I could support you all
Really good podcast Matt. I'm thinking of selling some of my photos for the first time. This was very helpful.
Glad it was helpful!
Wow! THAT was as great podcast, Matt! Even though I have printed for many years, I definitely learned some vital new information to improve my prints for customers. For me, my photography process is not complete until I know the finish image prints wells. So far, I have only completed some test prints from NMFA, but they have been exceptional! And now with their revamped website, it's super easy to add a variety of frames. Again, thanks for the in-depth interview that covered about every question I had for printing with NMFA. Cheers!
You are welcome Ken, I'm glad you got some value out of the episode!
really interesting discussion, esp. the part about the bulb temp. hadn't thought about that one
Right on, Brian. Yes, that is pretty important... I've learned the hard way on it! =)
Thank You ❤
You're welcome 😊
One of the things I've noticed with photographers displaying metal prints at art fairs is they are overly saturated and almost cartoon like. So with that in mind when I ordered my first few metals I backed off on the saturation from my paper print file and they turned out great. Vivid colors but not garish. The other thing I noticed with other photographers was their metal prints were very soft in comparison to the same paper prints they had on display. Not sure if that was the photographers file prep or the lab they used on the metals. My local lab seems to do pretty well but I have not compared side by side with competition.
Good points. Metal doesn't do a great job of showcasing finer details as we discussed on the podcast here. Great point about saturation as well. That is especially problematic on glossy metal.
there is an episode idea for you and Wayne
"The Do's and Don'ts in Processing for Large Prints"
Not a bad idea, and what's funny is I'm sure we won't agree on everything haha!
@@MattPayne i like your easy going approach 😄
Do you have any thoughts - suggestions - recommendations for printing nightscape images? Mine are usually low light foregrounds with the Milky Way or star trails in the sky.
Yeah for sure. I have printed a lot of images like this. I think metal does a nice job. You’ll want to pump the luminance of your shadows a bit so they show up in the print.