Crafting Great Photo Prints

Photo print making is complicated. To do it well you need to understand chemicals, printing paper characteristics, optics, electronics, digital printing software, networking, scanning and even laser beams.
At MyNewsPhotos we combine these in a way like no other photo company to create or newspaper reprints. Maybe that’s why so many respected publications and professional photographers have their prints made by MyNewsPhotos.

• All files sent to us for printing are examined INDIVIDUALLY.
  
• After examining each and every image, we calculate a correction for that image.
  How we figure this correction is our secret but it does include improvements in density (how light or dark the picture is), color, saturation (how deep the colors are), contrast, (the difference between the light and dark areas of the image). Once this correction is applied to the file, instructions are sent to a set of lasers to "write" the image on to a Kodak's best paper. (Kodak makes many types of photographic paper, but none makes a better print than the type we use: Kodak Royal paper.)
  
•  Every Batch of Paper is Tested and Retested.
  Photo paper is like wall paper. Every batch has its own unique printing qualities so we test every batch when it arrives and then retest it every day to make sure the color balance is right.
  
• Better Prints Through Chemicals.
  Once the image is exposed onto the paper it is processed using Kodak's RA-4 chemicals. A complex set of pumps, float switches and sensors all computer controlled make sure that the chemicals are the correct strength to accurately develop the paper. We prepare each batch of chemicals using only deionized water.
• Drying Prints Cannot Be Overlooked
  The prints are then dried using warm, filtered air. You'd think that would be simple but temperature and humidity control are important here. If the prints dry too fast, they curl too much and are hard to handle. Dry too slowly, and they are sticky and allow dust to adhere on the emulsion after exiting the dryer. Every paper type has unique drying characteristics that vary from size to size and season to season.
  
• Once dry, we INDIVIDUALLY look at every print to make sure it measures up to our standards.
  If it doesn't, we refigure the correction and remake that print.
  
• Ready for Shipping to a New Home.
  After the photo meets the MyNewsPhoto process standards we package it for shipping. Only after all this can the print be called a MyNewsPhoto print.