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<blockquote data-quote="Rock Daddeo" data-source="post: 293630" data-attributes="member: 20045">I'm eager to learn more about preparing my photo files for commercial printing and enlargement. I want to ensure the file I see on my monitor is as close as possible to the final printed image. Links to information, or your personal advice, would be welcome. I don't think I want to go as far as purchasing a calibrator for my monitor, but I'd like to get the image as good as possible with what I now have available to me. Here's what I'm using:Late-2009 iMac 27-inch3.33 GHz Intel Core 2 DuoAdobe Suite CCAll files are RAWI know my way around PhotoShop, and I'm now learning Lightroom. Most of my photos are outdoor landscapes. My goal is to enlarge, mount and frame my best photos for display in my home. I welcome any recommendations for vendors who provide good service. I'm not looking for state-of-the-art, ultra-expensive reproduction, but I don't want to sacrifice too much quality for dollars. I'm new at display photography, and paying top dollar would be a waste at this stage of my hobby. In a nutshell, I'm looking for a reproduction company that offers the most value for the price.Thanks for your help!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rock Daddeo, post: 293630, member: 20045"] I'm eager to learn more about preparing my photo files for commercial printing and enlargement. I want to ensure the file I see on my monitor is as close as possible to the final printed image. Links to information, or your personal advice, would be welcome. I don't think I want to go as far as purchasing a calibrator for my monitor, but I'd like to get the image as good as possible with what I now have available to me. Here's what I'm using: Late-2009 iMac 27-inch 3.33 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Adobe Suite CC All files are RAW I know my way around PhotoShop, and I'm now learning Lightroom. Most of my photos are outdoor landscapes. My goal is to enlarge, mount and frame my best photos for display in my home. I welcome any recommendations for vendors who provide good service. I'm not looking for state-of-the-art, ultra-expensive reproduction, but I don't want to sacrifice too much quality for dollars. I'm new at display photography, and paying top dollar would be a waste at this stage of my hobby. In a nutshell, I'm looking for a reproduction company that offers the most [B]value[/B] for the price. Thanks for your help! [/QUOTE]

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