Bespoke vs Self-Service

Our professional photographic printing department is uniquely equipped to fulfil everything from standard to the most complex creative brief. We have designed our photographic printing services to meet needs of all levels, from simple Self-Service photo printing online, to in depth consultation and curation via our Bespoke service.

Bespoke Photo Printing

Bespoke is our classic service, you sit back and we do the work. Come in, or send us your files via our Uploader, Dropbox or Wetransfer with your instructions and we can resize, crop, add borders, colour correct and adjust according to your instructions. Or come in and work on a one to one basis with our expert technicians to get exactly the 'directed printing' results you want, plus be looked after by a dedicated production manager

The original Metro premium service
We do all the work for you
Work directly with our expert technicians
Send files
 
Contact or Visit
 

Self-service Photo Printing

Our great value Online printing, mounting and framing solution is the go-to-service. If you feel confident in preparing your own files for print, then simply upload your images and follow the simple steps to make your top quality prints. Add mounting and framing if you require. Complete your order with secure online payment. Couldn't be easier!

Great value Online only service
Add mounting and framing
Kiosk & Instagram prints
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Bespoke Service - What's included

Bespoke standard
Come see us or send your files via our uploader, Dropbox or Wetransfer with instructions for what you want. We do all the rest!

Bespoke premier
For extra support; fully assisted printing with one of our expert technicians on a one-to-one basis.

Premier Standard
Colour management
Colour correction
Adding borders
Resizing & cropping
Test strips  
Directed printing  
Master file archiving  
Dedicated production manager  
Provenance certificates  

Self Service - What's included

Self-service standard
Our great value Online printing solution. Simply upload your files and follow the guided steps.

Self-service premier
As our standard service, but an expert technician will review your file and ensure you get the perfect print.

Premier Standard
Colour management
Colour correction  
Adding borders    
Resizing & cropping    
Test strips    
Directed printing    
Master file archiving    
Dedicated production manager    
Provenance certificates    

Printing, Mounting, Scanning and Delivery prices

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Metro Imaging
32 Great Sutton Street
London
EC1V 0NB

Types of fine art and photographic printing

<h2>C-type Photo Printing</h2><p>Digital C Type photographic prints produced on our Lambda or Lightjet photographic printers have the archival and tonal benefits of traditional photographic papers, with the advantages of digital photo printing.</p> <p>Ctypes are essentially a conventional photographic print from a digital file, and as such are the most suitable option when printing a colour photograph, to display either mounted or framed.</P>

C-type Photo Printing

Digital C Type photographic prints produced on our Lambda or Lightjet photographic printers have the archival and tonal benefits of traditional photographic papers, with the advantages of digital photo printing.

Ctypes are essentially a conventional photographic print from a digital file, and as such are the most suitable option when printing a colour photograph, to display either mounted or framed.
<h2>Fine Art Giclée Printing</h2> <p>Our Giclée print studio brings together more than 30 years experience in traditional photographic printing, with the technological advancements of inkjet technologies.</p> <p>Giclee's are a gallery quality inkjet print onto fine art watercolour paper. They are most suitable for printing art illustrations, but can also be used for printing colour and black and white photographs. </p>

Fine Art Giclée Printing

Our Giclée print studio brings together more than 30 years experience in traditional photographic printing, with the technological advancements of inkjet technologies.

Giclee's are a gallery quality inkjet print onto fine art watercolour paper. They are most suitable for printing art illustrations, but can also be used for printing colour and black and white photographs.

<h2>Black & White Printing</h2><p>Metro worked in close collaboration with Harman Technology to develop silver gelatin bromide fibre based and resin coated photographic prints from digital files. This allows museum quality real black and white prints from new or archive digital files.</p> <p>Resin coated is the cheaper of the two process's, and is suitable for most types of black and white printing, without the danger of a colour cast. Fibre paper takes your images to another level and is great for gallery or museum use.</p>

Black & White Printing

Metro worked in close collaboration with Harman Technology to develop silver gelatin bromide fibre based and resin coated photographic prints from digital files. This allows museum quality real black and white prints from new or archive digital files.

Resin coated is the cheaper of the two process's, and is suitable for most types of black and white printing, without the danger of a colour cast. Fibre paper takes your images to another level and is great for gallery or museum use.
<h2>Duratrans Printing</h2><p>One of the great features of our new Superwide Lightjet XL500 is the ability to produce mural size photographic Duratrans (up to 3m x 1.8m) at a level of quality unmatched by anything else out there.</p> <p>Duratrans have to be lit from behind, so need to be mounted in a pre existing rear lit display, or we produce led lightboxes inhouse, essentially a conventional photo frame containing the duratran and an led panel, suitable for exhibitions, museums, homes and galleries.</p>

Duratrans Printing

One of the great features of our new Superwide Lightjet XL500 is the ability to produce mural size photographic Duratrans (up to 3m x 1.8m) at a level of quality unmatched by anything else out there.

Duratrans have to be lit from behind, so need to be mounted in a pre existing rear lit display, or we produce led lightboxes inhouse, essentially a conventional photo frame containing the duratran and an led panel, suitable for exhibitions, museums, homes and galleries.
<h2>Direct to Media Printing</h2><p>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...</p> <p>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.</p>

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.
<h2>Vinyl Printing</h2><p>Vinyl Phototex is chosen for it’s high quality Giclée finish as well as its ease of application to wall or mounting material due to it’s self-adhesive properties.</p> <p> We can print on self adhesive 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.</p>

Vinyl Printing

Vinyl Phototex is chosen for it’s high quality Giclée finish as well as its ease of application to wall or mounting material due to it’s self-adhesive properties.

We can print on self adhesive 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.