Art Printing, Mounting & Framing +

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 developing.

Iconic Images

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.

Lisa Farrell

Metro’s professionalism, quality & genuine dedication to photographic talent make them our number one choice for exhibition production & printing.

Mariano Vivanco

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.

Mark Edwards

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.

Robin Muir, Vogue 100

At Vogue and National Portrait Gallery we really can say, without any question how much we appreciated all the work Metro put in.

We offer the following types of printing

Partial photo of a face covered in hundres and thousands printed on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper which is available in both gloss and a semi matt finish.

C Type Professional Photo Printing

We have been printing the highest quality C-Type prints for decades and digital C-Types produced on our Lambda 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.

Printing linking you through to our giclee printing service.

Fine Art Giclée Printing

We have Hahnemuhle and Canson Giclée Certified Studio staus and with over 30 years experience in photographic printing we use the most advanced inkjet technologies. Giclée is a gallery-quality inkjet print onto fine art watercolour paper. This is most suitable for art illustrations, but can also be used for colour and B&W photographs.

This a picture take of a very large black and white ilford fibre based print of two people.

Black & White Printing

We have worked in collaboration with Harman Technology to develop genuine B&W 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 exhibition quality.

Picture of a Duratran. Duratrans are a real chromogenic print on translucent material and are then mounted on lightboxes.

Duratran Printing

We produce 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.

Metro called it Direct to Media. Essentially this is a UV printing machine that can produce very large, up to 3m x 2m prints on any flat material less than 10cm thick. So we can print on wood, metal, slate and pretty much anything you can think of.

Direct to Media Printing

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.

This is a print on adhesive vinyl. The vinyl is on a roll and 1.2m wide, but it can printed in multiple pieces in order to cover a wall.

Vinyl Printing

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.

Mounting and framing

Picture Frame Hire

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.

Picture Framing

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.

Photo Mounting

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.

Scanning & film services

Scanning

Our top-of-the-range photographic film scanning department consists of a drum and flatbed scanner, capable of capturing exceptional detail and tone; as well as flatbed scanning and CCD scans.

Film Developing

At Metro Imaging, we have consistently processed photographic film for more than thirty years using the very best dip and dunk photo processing for transparency (E6), negative (C41) and black and white film

Film Sales

We offer a wide range of Colour and Black & White film for sale. Our film is all official UK stock. Film can be sent out by Royal Mail, collected from us in London EC1, or delivered in Central London on our green bikes.

Sample Pack

Can’t decide which paper is right for you? Then why not order one of our sample packs! – Each pack contains all our C Type, Giclée and Black and White photo papers making your choice simpler.

Packs cost £6 including postage and VAT. Enter your details below to place your order. Orders placed before 4 pm on weekdays are normally dispatched the same day. Just remember to tick the Free Sample pack postage option on checkout.

Samples of our printing, mounting and framing, can also be seen at our front of house in our London lab.

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