Where to print digital photos?

chrisyeo · Post by **chrisyeo** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 11:56 pm

Decided to post this under the astrophotography section because this applies to digital astrophotos as well:

I've been trying to print some digital photos, and I've tried both Kodak and Fujifilm digital prints, but the colour reproduction always turns out unsatisfactory. There's something about the prints that make them unnatural compared to normal film prints. The highlights seem washed out and the colours look reduced. Does anyone else feel the same way?

Can anyone suggest where I can get digital prints done with good colour reproduction, for normal digital as well as astrophotos? Or is there anyway to work around this?

Thanks,
Chris

Post by **weixing** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 12:08 am

Hi,
Most of the time, I find it ok... Hmm... may be the colour calibration of your screen is off??

Or may be you should try those shop that will adjust the colour of your image...

Have a nice day.

ariefm71 · Post by **ariefm71** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 12:09 am

Chris,

You may want to try Astro Imaging Centre @ Lakeside MRT station #01-02. It's owned by Albert Lim.

Arief

PS: They have a website, www.astroimagingcentre.com, but currently down.

Jingguo · Post by **Jingguo** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 12:15 am

hello. from what i know the Astro Imaging Centre @ Lakeside MRT station already move to somewhere else. i heard they move to somewhere near holland V.

Post by **weixing** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 12:16 am

Hi,

You may want to try Astro Imaging Centre @ Lakeside MRT station #01-02. It's owned by Albert Lim.

It is no longer there already... it had move to: 21 Ghim Moh Road #01-215 Singapore 270021. You can look for Kim mum and I think he'll help you to adjust your photo... Telephone number is 62197460.

Have a nice day.

ariefm71 · Post by **ariefm71** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 12:21 am

Astro Imaging Centre @ Lakeside MRT

Oops, they should change the address printed on their plastic bags :-)

chrisyeo · Post by **chrisyeo** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 8:18 am

If you are particular about colour, you may wish to find a shop where you can specify that they can turn off the auto-colour correction.

I managed to print my photos the way I want in the end, by telling them to switch off the auto-correct. Only thing is that images are slightly brighter on the laptop screen then on photo, so I'll need to push it up a little.

Cheers,
Chris