Forty years in the imaging industry, offering everything from photographic and fine art giclee printing to mounting & framing. For the traditionalists, we also offer film sales, scanning and film processing. Check out our many services and products online or better still, drop in or give us a call.
Metro's professionalism, quality & genuine dedication to photographic talent make them our number one choice for exhibition production & printing.
— Lisa Farrell, British Journal of Photography
Iconic Images has worked with Metro Imaging for ten years, printing fine-art prints from the archives of Terry O’Neill, Norman Parkinson, Ed Caraeff and many others.
— Iconic Images
At Vogue and National Portrait Gallery we really can say, without any question how much we appreciated all the work Metro put in.
— Robin Muir, Vogue 100
Metro have produced all my work for the past 15 years. From publications and small exhibitions to museum shows, everything is handled with attention to detail, care and professionalism.
— Mark Edwards
Throughout the 15 years we have worked with Metro I have consistently been able to rely on quality and high-level standards in every area of the print process.
— Mariano Vivanco
Digital C-Type prints produced on our Lambda or Lightjet printers have the archival and tonal benefits of traditional photographic papers, with the advantages of digital photo printing. C-Types are a conventional photographic print from a digital file, and as such is the most suitable option when printing a colour photograph.
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Our Giclée print studio with over 30 years experience in traditional photographic printing, and using the most advanced inkjet technologies. Giclée is a gallery-quality inkjet print onto fine art watercolour papers. This is most suitable for art illustrations, but can also be used for colour and B&W photographs.
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After working in collaboration with Harman Technology to develop silver gelatin fibre-based and resin-coated photographic prints from digital files. The resin-coated is suitable for most types of B&W printing, and Fibre-based is ideal for gallery use.
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Our Superwide Lightjet XL500 printer can produce mural size photographic Duratrans at a quality level unmatched by anything else out there. Duratrans have to be lit from behind, so need to be mounted in a rear lit display, or we can produce led lightboxes, which are conventional photo frames containing the Duratran and led panel.
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Direct to media printing is exactly that; we print your image directly to a substrate of your choice. Be it paper, card, aluminium, Perspex, canvas, wood, slate... Our Jetrix UV inkjet flatbed printer can print on any flat surface up to 3m x 2m, less than 10cm thick. To ensure your material is suitable, we can print test prints around A4 in size.
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Vinyl Phototex is chosen for its high-quality Giclée finish as well as its ease of application to wall or mounting material due to its self-adhesive properties. We can print on vinyl using our direct to media printer, in strips of 1.5m x 3m and these can be applied to the wall in the fashion of wallpaper to cover a complete wall or interior.
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Picture frame hire is a great alternative to our framing service; we offer photo frame hire on a short or long-term basis, for art or photographic projects. Our range of ready-to-go picture frames, come in a range of sizes including 20 x 16, 24×20 and 30×20 inches, and are constructed to our usual high standards.
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Whether you have photographic prints or original art, our bespoke framing service provides expertly hand framed work by our talented finishing team. We have facilities to mount and frame works tup to 10ft x 6ft.
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Photographic mounting is a great way to present your photographs for exhibitions or the home. Surfaces such as MDF and foamex are prized for durability, MDF for rigidity, Foamboard for lightweight versatility. Reverse Perspex is ideal for vibrant colours and aluminium adds a modern twist.
Find out moreBespoke is our classic service, you sit back and we do the work. Work Online or come in and work with our expert technicians to get exactly the results you want!
Our great value solution, Metroprint is the go-to-service if you feel confident in preparing your own files for print, adding mounting and framing as required.
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