Why use a professional lab for printing your favorite photos?

Just for future reference, a quick correction: c-prints last about 70 years while pigment prints last 400+ years.

but doesn't this all depend on the very expensive cameras at the front end? Well i know it does but this isn't even mentioned in your video here. for example you can't print an iphone photo up big like your examples.

Awesome vid!

Karl, have you ever worked on the Canson Infinity photo paper? If yes, what paper do you recommend for Wedding, Baptism and Civic Wedding photography. Thank you :)

This was excellent, really well done.

Great information.... well done.

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Hi Karl,
How do store you Photography equipment's?
like flashes, modifiers and stands
do you have dedicated storage area? or is is just kept in your big studio?

maybe you can do a video showing us your way of storing the equipment's

thanks

Karl, is he too big or are you too small ? :)

As always a brilliant and informative video, I really appreciate that you neither talk down to nor patronise the viewer. I do have a question though, because of a health condition/disability I have I will never be able to commit myself to going down the usual route of starting off with weddings etc. I have to take my photos as and when I am able. I know you are a massively successful photographer and certainly incredibly talented. But could a newcomer, if the photos are good enough, expect to be able to sell enough prints from a website to make a living allowing for costing in this quality of printing. Obviously I'm intending using SquareSpace and I will be selling prints locally as well and I'm looking at microstock and stock photos as well.

Thanks for the information! Do you know if it makes any sense to save pictures in ProPhotoRGB. My question is, if its possible to produce photoprints or inject prints with a larger colour space than Adobe RGB?

Definitely use a professional lab if you want quality results.

Great video! While I am not quite ready to create large prints, I now know a lot more than I did about the topic before watching this video; thanks, Karl. (BTW Love your theme music! :0) )

If it is a small photo, then it can be convenient to print at home, though there is value to just requesting a bunch of prints and getting a great image back where you simply don't have to think about much proofing, or tweaking. You essentially pay a price premium to not have the headache. You also don't get the worry about if the ink is looking a little low and if there will be any fading before you complete the print. I just wish the cost of good professionally done prints weren't so expensive, especially for less important prints (e.g., you want a print out of an extremely cute fox that you saw in the woods).

As usual Karl you continue to inspire us to better results.Thank You

Excellent thanks.

you are my inspiration Karl
your photos are amazing

Hey Karl, I'm big on printing large C type pieces and use the 'Printspace' which is based in London. Do you think it's worth giving Fitzlab a try? Are they better than their competitors?
Cheers.

Riveting ...

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