High-Quality Photographic Enlargements

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The advent of the microcomputer and digital photography has led to the rise of digital prints over many years, and now photographic enlargements are exclusively digital. These prints are created from high-resolution graphic formats such as JPEG, TIFF, and RAW.

The types of printers used for photographic enlargements are now virtually all inkjet printers. Photographic enlargements made with a high-quality inkjet printer, archival quality inks and substrates are also referred to as giclees. This approach is used for archival-quality artwork, short print runs, and for the customization by the buyer (such as printed size.)

When printed on good quality heavyweight art paper, the photographic enlargement can stand up to archival standards of permanence comparable or better than other collectable artwork. Many examples of photographic enlargements can be seen by the public at airports (such as the Kansas City International Airport, Kansas City, MO), or at conventions and exhibitions. Or, photographic enlargements as fine art are everywhere: as statements in corporate boardrooms and as wall decor in many creative-oriented companies, such as ad agencies.

The digital photographic enlargements differ from reproduction via lithography, flexography, gravure, and letterpress printing in these ways:

Every photographic enlargement can be different, because printing plates are not required, as in traditional methods.
There is less wasted chemical and paper, because there is no need to bring the digital photographic enlargement "up to color" and check for registration and position.
The ink used on digital photographic enlargements does not permeate the substrate, as does conventional ink, but forms a thin layer on the surface and may in some systems be additionally adhered to the substrate by using UV curing process.

Because there is less initial setup, it is cost effective for small print runs and photographic enlargements.

For Photographic Enlargements in Kansas City
Currently serving primarily Kansas City, Luke's Lab including Kansas City, MO; Overland Park, KS; Kansas City, KS; Shawnee, KS and all surrounding Missouri and Kansas communities in the 7-county Kansas City metro area. Contact us for custom sizes.