DSI Digital Silver Prints® are real silver gelatin (silver halide), black & white prints on a fiber base, or a premium RC base paper. DSI Digital Silver Prints® are made from the fusion of modern digital technology and traditional exposure/chemical printing. We use a Lightjet 430 photographic laser printer to expose light sensitive Ilford silver gelatin paper, up to 50” wide, then process the exposed paper in liquid photo chemistry. DSI Digital Silver Prints® have a proven archival superiority and a completely neutral image tone, without a color cast. This is simply the best fine art black & white print available directly from a digital file.
Black and white fiber based prints are the “high watermark” of photography in terms of permanence. The silver image itself appears black because the pure silver is not affected by exposure to light, unlike color dyes or even pigments.
DSI DIGITAL SILVER PRINT® FIBER
- True silver gelatin baryta based paper, 310gsm
- Fiber gloss surface (less glossy than inkjet or RA4 papers)
- White paper base with warmer image tones
- Processed in liquid chemistry to archival standards
- Air dried and flattened in a press
- Ideal for exhibitions, portfolios and fine art prints
- Superior silver content for richer tones and shadow detail
- Turn around time for fiber prints is 5-10 days
DSI DIGITAL SILVER PRINT® RESIN COATED
- True silver gelatin resin coated RC paper
- Ilford Pearl surface (similar to lustre surface)
- Medium weight paper base, 190gsm
- Processed in liquid chemistry to archival standards
- Neutral to cool image tone, excellent sharpness and contrast
- Turn around time is 5-7 days
Two ways to order prints
Custom Printing is ideal for the photographer who wants more time behind the camera shooting and less time in front of the computer tweaking files.
- Your Image file thoroughly inspected
- Cropping and resizing
- Custom sizes
- File manipulation for an additional charge
- Proof prints
- Chemical sepia and selenium toning
DSI Custom Digital Silver Prints®
Standard and Custom sizes available up to 48x120 - please call | |||||||||||||||
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Custom Digital Silver Prints® | up to 8 x 10 | 8 x 12 | 12 x 12 | 11 x 14 | 12 x 18 | 16 x1 6 | 16 x 20 | 16 x 24 | 20 x 20 | 20 x 24 | 20 x 30 | 24 x 36 | 30 x 40 | 40 x 60 | 48 x 96 |
| Custom Fiber 1st Print | $60 | $72 | $108 | $116 | $162 | $158 | $197 | $237 | $246 | $296 | $369 | $532 | $564 | $1,128 | $1,625 |
| Custom Fiber Copies 2-10 | $48 | $58 | $86 | $93 | $130 | $126 | $158 | $190 | $197 | $237 | $295 | $426 | $451 | $902 | $1,300 |
| Custom Resin Coated (RC) 1st Print | $43 | $51 | $77 | $82 | $115 | $116 | $144 | $173 | $180 | $216 | $270 | $389 | $480 | $960 | $1,567 |
| Custom Resin Coated (RC) Copies 2-10 | $34 | $41 | $62 | $66 | $92 | $93 | $115 | $138 | $144 | $173 | $216 | $311 | $384 | $768 | $1,254 |
Direct-to-Print Service costs less because you select the print size, make the cropping adjustment all online. Our web-based Direct-to-Print service can be made from JPEG/JPG files. We suggest that you crop your images to the correct aspect ratio before uploading your photo. For best results, make sure your monitor is accurately calibrated, as we do not reprint or make any adjustments to Value Print orders. If this is your first time printing with us, we recommend starting with a Print Sample Promotion. Toning not available on Value Print orders.
- Fast online ordering
- Discounted pricing
- Matting, Mounting, and Framing available
We recommend that when converting color files to black & white that you preserve the RGB layers. Conversions can be made in Adobe Photoshop or Lightroom. We also highly recommend the Nik Silver Efex (part of the Nik Collection) software application. Nik Silver Efex works as a plug-in or a stand-alone software application.