Professional Ilfoflex Prints
Photo Finish Types
I can supply a variety of print finishes to suit your tastes.
The main types are ;
1.Ilfoflex High Gloss
2. Ilfoflex Matte (Best for black and white prints)
3. Ilfoflex Semi Gloss (Satin finish)
4. Canvas
Prints on glossy paper will be vivid and shiny with vibrant colors, while a matte finish, by contrast, will produce prints that are softer with more muted tones. Semi-gloss paper offers some of the best of both worlds:
a shiny finish with colors that don’t pop out quite as much as glossy prints.
Many times black and white photos look better on matte photo paper because the paper captures that old time feel.
Why Ilfoflex Prints?
In another league entirely to that of ordinary photographic prints - superb colour saturation ensuring brilliance and a detailed representation.
The sharpness, colour intensity, clean whites, and critical accuracy are stunning.
Ilfoflex prints are made on a dimensionally stable tri-acetate polyester base (i.e. plastic, not paper).
In plain English, that means that your print will not fade, discolour or deteriorate for a very long time.
The Ilfoflex process is completely different from the other methods of printing from slides, such as the "Type R" processes offered by Kodak, Fuji and others.
In these other processes, the chemistry contains colour dyes that interact with the developer to place the colours onto the paper.
The reverse is true of Ilfoflex in that the dyes are imbedded in the paper, and are selectively bleached out during processing.
The dyes used are called Azo-dyes, which are known for their exceptional stability and colour purity.
Ilfoflex prints are known among artists, curators and art collectors for both their archival qualities (best of any common colour printing material) and their rich, saturated colours.
When you compare them to other prints, they are also noticeably sharper - this is a direct result of the dyes being in the paper, not in the chemistry.
Because the dyes are in the paper’s emulsion, they act as an anti-light scattering layer. This keeps the projected image from spreading out as it penetrates and exposes the emulsion.
Ilfoflex prints are also more environmentally friendly. Other processes release greater quantities of toxic dyes into the environment.
With Cibachrome’s, since most of the dye stays in the paper, there are less dyes in the waste chemistry.
It’s nice to find something that’s both better for the environment and more pleasing to the eye.
Finally, these prints are archival. Museums and art collectors insist on this method because they don’t fade in normal light.
Unlike regular colour prints, which fade even when stored in a dark closet, Ilfoflex prints will last a lifetime.
That means that your investment will be around for a long time to come.
I can supply a variety of print finishes to suit your tastes.
The main types are ;
1.Ilfoflex High Gloss
2. Ilfoflex Matte (Best for black and white prints)
3. Ilfoflex Semi Gloss (Satin finish)
4. Canvas
Prints on glossy paper will be vivid and shiny with vibrant colors, while a matte finish, by contrast, will produce prints that are softer with more muted tones. Semi-gloss paper offers some of the best of both worlds:
a shiny finish with colors that don’t pop out quite as much as glossy prints.
Many times black and white photos look better on matte photo paper because the paper captures that old time feel.
Why Ilfoflex Prints?
In another league entirely to that of ordinary photographic prints - superb colour saturation ensuring brilliance and a detailed representation.
The sharpness, colour intensity, clean whites, and critical accuracy are stunning.
Ilfoflex prints are made on a dimensionally stable tri-acetate polyester base (i.e. plastic, not paper).
In plain English, that means that your print will not fade, discolour or deteriorate for a very long time.
The Ilfoflex process is completely different from the other methods of printing from slides, such as the "Type R" processes offered by Kodak, Fuji and others.
In these other processes, the chemistry contains colour dyes that interact with the developer to place the colours onto the paper.
The reverse is true of Ilfoflex in that the dyes are imbedded in the paper, and are selectively bleached out during processing.
The dyes used are called Azo-dyes, which are known for their exceptional stability and colour purity.
Ilfoflex prints are known among artists, curators and art collectors for both their archival qualities (best of any common colour printing material) and their rich, saturated colours.
When you compare them to other prints, they are also noticeably sharper - this is a direct result of the dyes being in the paper, not in the chemistry.
Because the dyes are in the paper’s emulsion, they act as an anti-light scattering layer. This keeps the projected image from spreading out as it penetrates and exposes the emulsion.
Ilfoflex prints are also more environmentally friendly. Other processes release greater quantities of toxic dyes into the environment.
With Cibachrome’s, since most of the dye stays in the paper, there are less dyes in the waste chemistry.
It’s nice to find something that’s both better for the environment and more pleasing to the eye.
Finally, these prints are archival. Museums and art collectors insist on this method because they don’t fade in normal light.
Unlike regular colour prints, which fade even when stored in a dark closet, Ilfoflex prints will last a lifetime.
That means that your investment will be around for a long time to come.
