Point101 has launched an online giclée prints service. Giclée is a fine art term describing high quality, short run print jobs using large format ink-jet printers and archival inks. Point101’s giclee prints are available on Ilford Pearl, Fotospeed Matt and Hahnemühle Photorag media; and in standard, square, A sizes and panoramic formats. Their Flash-based interface lets you position, crop and accurately preview your images in a virtual living room. To upload your photos and get detailed information on giclée prints, head to the website below.

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Point101 Press Release

Point101 Launch an Easy Way to Buy Giclée Prints Online for Photographers

At last there’s an easy way for amateur and professional photographers to buy large giclée prints of their most treasured photos. Point101 offer standard, square, A sizes and panoramic formats on 3 different papers.

(PRWeb UK) June 22, 2010—Point101, the large format printing company, has launched its competitively priced giclée prints (http://www.point101.com) service.

Giclée (pronounced zhee-clay) is a fine art term describing high quality, short run print jobs using large format ink-jet printers and archival inks. Point101 prints all its giclées at 1440dpi with fade-resistant archival inks, and offer a selection of some of the finest quality papers with different textures and finishes.

Their flash based interface lets you position, crop and accurately preview your images in a virtual living room and provides its users with a number of free online tools such as quality score, estimated viewing distance and coloured borders.

“Our intuitive upload system finally lets photographers get their images printed as giclees in a quick, easy and accurate way. We have lots of popular sizes and formats available and we deliver stunning prints in 48 hours”, said Kerry Keays, founder of Point101.

Point101’s Giclee Prints (http://www.point101.com) are available on some of the finest quality, acid free papers available; and in standard, square, A sizes and panoramic formats from 5 x 7” right up to 40 x 60”. They all have excellent archival properties and are capable of reproducing images at a very high print resolution, namely:

Illford Pearl - 255 gsm

A world renowned name in photographic papers. A beautiful pearl finished paper giving a traditional photographic feel and handsome sheen, holds good detail and vibrant colour. Photos appear bright and punchy - prices start from £7 inc. tax and delivery.

Fotospeed Matt - 240 gsm

This is an exceptional ultra smooth matt paper, it gives great optical image density and sharpness. This paper holds surprisingly vivid colours and offers fantastic results for photographers - prices start from £7 inc. tax and delivery.

Hahnemuhle Photorag - 188 gsm and 308 gsm

A first-class medium & heavy duty art paper with a textured, fibrous finish. This produces a luxurious and unique print with less vivid and more subtle colours. The natural look and feel of this paper is popular with our trade customers and professionals, it is often used for art reproductions - prices start from £8 inc. tax and delivery.

Point101 systems are profiled for accurate colour reproduction on all their professional papers and you can upload your photos and get detailed information on giclee prints and all their products on their website www.point101.com.

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