If your image is selected for the Exhibition Gallery, we will need a print, either by using our print service, or sending to us a print of your own. (See details about shipping your work in the navigation on the right-hand column.)
Unique among photographic galleries, we do our own printing in-house for exhibitors who need it. That gives us the ability not only to ensure that your print is where it should be at the time it should be, but it makes it far easier for photographers to participate in our exhibits by eliminating shipping cost.
More important, it gives us complete control over print quality, so that when we say we deliver an exhibition-quality print, we mean just that. The quality of the prints in the gallery reflects not only your artistry, but also our 50 years of experience in printing.
All prints are made in a color-controlled environment using Canon large-format printers, Eizo monitors, and custom ICC profiles.
Remember, matting and framing are free for the duration of the exhibit if the printed image area conforms to our standard mat windows and frames. Custom mats and frames in larger sizes are also readily available. Just tell us what you have in mind.
The image file you originally submitted for jurying is not large enough to make an exhibition print, although it is large enough for reproduction in the exhibition catalog. Please do not upload that file again, unless it is the only file you have.
Prints for exhibition should always be made from the best-edited, highest-resolution file you have, and should be cropped as you want it to appear in the final print. Sizing of the image is not important — we will adjust sizing to fit the matte window you request. Please don’t leave white borders or use watermarks. Without special instructions (“notes” on the order form), we will crop the image tight to the widow you select. With instructions, we’ll make the print and matte exactly as you want.
Of course, if you want to send us a loose, matted, or framed print, that’s a different story. See Framing, below.
We can accept TIFF, PSD, or JPG files for printing. If possible, please upload a file that is:
The image should be adjusted as you want it to appear in the final print. We will match what you send to the extent possible. Sufficient resolution is the most important quality of your file. In general, send us the largest file you have.
Please note that the file size we refer to is the file when it is CLOSED, ie, not open in editing software, which will show a much larger file size than when closed.
Use the link below to log in and order prints. You will 1) specify mat window, or 2) order a custom mat window if desired,3) tell us the price you'd like to put on the print, and (4) tell us what we should do with the print after the exhibit, should it not sell.
ORDER PRINTS AND MATS HERE (you'll need to log in on the way)
We do custom printing of portfolios and exhibition prints unrelated to PhotoPlace Gallery. Contact us about your needs.
We offer a choice of six different papers. A print up to 12" x 16" (maximum) costs $49 or $55, depending on the paper.
Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Pearl. ($55.00)A pure cotton paper, natural white with no optical brighteners, characterised by its warm shade of white. The delicately defined, even surface texture gives the paper a soft feel and the print a great sense of depth. In combination with its pearl-gloss inkjet coating, it produces outstanding prints with exceptional reproduction of color and detail, deep blacks and beautiful contrasts. Meets the most exacting requirements for age resistance. One of our favorite papers.
Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta ($55.00)A pure cotton paper, natural white with no optical brighteners, characterised by its warm shade of white. The delicately defined, even surface texture gives the paper a soft feel and the print a great sense of depth. In combination with its pearl-gloss inkjet coating, it produces outstanding prints with exceptional reproduction of color and detail, deep blacks and beautiful contrasts. Meets the most exacting requirements for age resistance. One of our favorite papers.
Carson Baryta Prestige ($49.00)Carson Baryta Prestige. Is an acid-free alpha-cellulose and cotton white paper base with a true barium-sulphate coating. At 340 gsm, it has a heavy hand-feel. More than any of our other papers, it evokes the look of a traditional darkroom paper, providing excellent durability, outstanding black optical density (D-max), and superb image sharpness. It offers an extraordinary wide gamut which improves color reproduction and increases visual impact. One of our favorites.
Hahnemuhle Photo Rag ($49.00)For many, this is the standard by which other matte papers are judged. 100% cotton rag, white, lignum- and acid free, 308 gsm, with smooth matte texture, a wonderful cottony hand-feel and a deep black D-max.
Hahnemuhle Museum Etching ($55.00)A heavy weight (350 gsm), natural white, cotton rag art paper. Its noticably textured surface with fine felt structure add depth and a three-dimensional effect unlike any other paper. It is acid- and lignum free and contains no optical brighteners. For images that might benefit from a noticeably textured surface, there is no better choice.
Epson Hot Press Bright ($49.00)A perennial favorite among many photographers, it is 100% cotton rag with a heavy weight of 330 gsm and the feel of a true fine art paper. Its hot press production technique yields a smooth matte surface, and optical brighteners help deliver bright whites and a wide color gamut. Acid, lignin, and chlorine free and pH buffered for longevity.
Uncertain about paper choice? Let us pick the paper for you. We’ll match your image with the paper we think will serve your image best. ($52.00)
Standard & Custom Mats
To help artists minimize costs and to encourage submissions from distant photographers, PhotoPlace Gallery will mat and frame juried work free of charge for the duration of the exhibition, as long as the image fits in one of our standard window sizes. If your image proportions do not fit our mat widows, or if you would like to have white paper space around your image, order a custom mat when you order your print. See below.
All of our mats are white 16 x 20, with widow sizes as follows:
10" x 15" 11-1/2" x 11-1/2" square 10-1/2" x 13-1/2"
If we are making the print, we will size the image with absolute minimal cropping to fit these windows. If you are providing the print, please make the image about 1/8” larger than these sizes, or make it smaller to allow for a white border. Please do not send us your print to the exact size of the window. It will not be usable without cutting a custom mat.
If your image doesn’t work in one of the standard windows above, you may (1) send your print matted, (2) order a custom mat when you order a print or (3), if you are shipping us a loose print, you may order a mat on the Gallery Exhibitor Shipping Form (you'll need to log in on the way). The cost of a custom archival mat is $25. If you are having your print returned, we'll of course include the mat with the print.
Free framing is available to all exhibitors
All frames that we supply are 16 x 20 black metal. Mats are white, to fit in 16 x 20 frames. Both mats and frames are free for the duration of the exhibit, whether you supply your print or have us make your print.
If you would like to send a matted, framed print, it must be a 16 x 20 black metal frame with white or off-white mat, covered in glass or acrylic. We are happy to discuss other treatments and welcome larger sizes or unusual presentations, but you must clear them with us first. Really. Please do not send anything in a non-standard frame without prior approval. Just send us an email describing what you have in mind.
Finally, we can provide you with any sort of frame in sizes other than 16 x 20, at additional cost. Please inquire.
If you are shipping us a print (loose, matted, or framed), please complete a Gallery Exhibitor Shipping Form and submit it online. It contains vital information: selling price, gallery label information, and more. Should your work not sell and you'd like it returned, you must include a prepaid shipping label with your work or prepay return shipping when you complete the shipping form. Prepaid shipping will be refunded if your work sells. We will not be responsible for work without prepaid shipping 14 days after the exhibit is taken down.
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