Canson-Infinity Certified Print Lab

Fine Art Inkjet

Printing for Photographers

Our Printing Tools and services

Thurston Print Lab creates Fine Art prints on the highest quality materials at the most competitive prices available, using state-of-the-art Color Management to ensure color fidelity, accuracy, and consistency.

We specialize in custom printing of photographer’s portfolios for reviews, competitions, and exhibitions.

COLOR MANAGED WORKFLOW

Custom Printer Profiles

What sets us apart is we create Custom ICC Printer Profiles for all our papers insuring the most accurate and consistent color prints possible and make the acessible to you to allow you to Soft Proof your images before you place your print orders.

Exhibition Prints

Fine Art Media

Our Fine Art Media Prints for Exhibitions and Reviews, use 100% Cotton Rag Archivable or Baryta media and are Optical Brightener Agent free and pH balanced for long lasting prints of exceptional quality.

Production Prints

Photograde Media

High quality economically priced non-archivable Photograde media for Production quantities, Student project work, proof prints, visualizing of sequences or narrative projects, and confirming layouts and designs.

Client Support

online tools

Online Chat, Zoom Screen Sharing Sessions, Display Calibration Hardware and Software, Paper Selection and Custom Printer Profiling and Setup, we offer complete Color Management Solutions, Support, and Training for our Clients.

What's new at Thurston Print Lab

Canson-Infinity Loves our print lab

Thurston Print Lab is proud to become one of a worldwide network of 150 Canson Certified Print Labs, and the only Canson Infinity Certified Print Lab in San Diego, California.

This program brings together a network of the best printing laboratories from around the world, that meet the rigorous technical criteria established by the Canson Infinity technical team and ensures the highest-quality standard of work.

Becoming a Canson Infinity Certified Print Lab assures you that we use the finest quality materials from Canson and use the best Color Management practices to produce consistent high quality prints on their Media, and that we have met their stringent Print Audit criteria and Inspection Process.

Print Media Prices

Additional Services Prices

Reprographic Services Prices

Our Print Pricing is very simple, the first 12 Prints, either Individual images OR Duplicate images are all the SAME PRICE.
Get a 20% Discount when your order total combined is of 12 or more prints of any size.
Unlike our competitors, we do not charge a high price for the first print as a setup charge and only discount copies of that Print alone.

Print Media Types

We use the Industry’s finest Inkjet Photo Papers from some of the best paper mills in business for our Archival Pigment Prints.

All of our Fine Art Media are either 100% Cotton Rag, Sustainable Fibers/Cotton Rag Blend or Baryta based,
and Optical Brightener Agent (OBA) Free, pH Balanced, and Archivable for the Finest Quality Exhibition Prints.
Our Photograde Media are Low-Cost alternatives, and equivalent to higher priced Epson branded Papers.
In Fine Art Papers we offer Smooth Matte, Textured Matte, Watercolor Matte, Lustre/Satin, and Glossy Finishes.
In Photograde Papers we offer Bright Smooth Matte and Lustre/Satin Finishes.

Testimonials

What People Are Saying about us

Having met you and being able to confidently turn my work over to you has made a huge difference in this process. I feel very fortunate. I'm sure there are lots of people like myself who wish they could print big on quality paper but are stopped short by the cost and difficulty. I added up how much it would have cost to go through a lab in LA and it was well over a thousand dollars. I don't know what I would have done had I not had Thurston Print Lab do this excellent work.

I found Thurston Print Lab when searching for a Canson-Infinity Professional Print Lab in California. John expertly printed and shipped a photograph I needed for a gallery show out of state. The attention John gave to my project and the quality of printing has convinced me to use Thurston Print Lab to make my future portfolio, gallery and museum prints.

I am so glad to be working with you where I can get my questions answered, and so well, rather than with a big lab where I’d never be able to enjoy such personal attention.

John went above and beyond in helping me materialize my first professional portfolio for the 2019 Medium Photography Festival. His level of knowledge and expertise is something that I haven’t come across elsewhere in San Diego for a long time. John is attentive, considerate, knowledgeable, and friendly throughout the entire process. The moment I finally viewed the prints for my portfolio I knew I would be returning to Thurston Print Lab for my future prints.

To be honest I haven’t worked much with printer profiles and stuff tho cuz I’ve had talented people like you around me who took care of that part! I am very pleased with the award winning print he produced for me.

Thank you so much for working with me on this project. And I appreciate you for being patience with me throughout the printing session. I am quite happy with the final print and the way it turned out. Great job!

John is a great printer. He cares very much about creating a really high quality product for his clients and uses only the top materials. John is very personable, friendly and flexible. He cares about his clients and is always willing to share his knowledge and talk shop. I have used him many times for my printing needs and he will be my printer of choice for the foreseeable future.

I love working with John! It's One-Stop Shopping. My Edits, My Prints, My Mats, and shipping my Prints to my Client!

I am very excited to see how beautiful my Black and White Images for my Exhibition at the Imperial Valley Museum in Ocotillo CA, "Along the Border" have turned out.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Answers to all your Questions about our Products and Services can be found here.

What Size and Type Prints can I order?

We offer Bordered and Borderless Photographic Prints in the following sizes:
8″ x 8″, 8.5″ x 8.5″, 8.5″ x 11″, 8″ x 12″, 10″x15″, 12″ x 12″, 11″ x 17″, 12″ x 18″, 13″ x 19″, 17″ x 17″, 17″ x 22″, 16″ x 24″, 24″ x 24″, 20″ x 30″, 24″ x 36″, 30″ x 40″, 30″ x 45″, 32″ x 48″, 36″ x 48″, 36″ x 54″.

For Reprographic Services we offer standard 24″ x 36″ ARCH D Sheets

Contact Us for Custom Sizes

What Media can I choose?

Fine Art Media

Canson Baryta Prestige Glossy
Canson Platine Fiber Rag Satin
Canson Edition Etching Rag Textured Matte
Ilford Cotton Smooth Rag Matte
Hahnemühle Natural Line Agave
Hahnemühle Metallic Rag Glossy
Hahnemühle William Turner Watercolor

Photograde Media

Arista-II RC Lustre Paper
Arista-II Double Weight Matte Paper

Reprographic Media

HP Universal 20 lb. Bond Paper

Download our Custom Media Profiles

How do I Prepare my Images for Printing

All Photographic Image Files submitted for Printing whether Color or Black & White/Grayscale images need to prepared as:

Adobe98 RGB Colorspace
16-Bit TIFF File Format
None compressed and Flattened
Pixel dimensions of Print Size and Type

For Reprographic Images save the files from your CAD application as .PDF files for emailing them to us.

Visit our Image Preparations and File Naming Guidelines on our Products Info page.

Do I need to use a calibrated Monitor?

ABSOLUTELY you must view and edit your Image on a Properly Calibrated Monitor in order to get accurate Screen to Print Matching for Photographic Prints.

Without a Properly Calibrated Monitor, your Prints will appear too Dark because your Monitor is too Bright.

Visit our Monitor Calibration Tutorial in our
Tutorials for How-To Details.

What is Soft Proofing?

Soft Proofing allows you to preview on a Calibrated Monitor what your Printed Output will look like using our Custom ICC Printer Profiles along with the Color Management features of your Photo editing software.
You can download our Printer Profiles, and review Soft Proofing in our Tutorials.

How do I place my Order?

Order Prints Online* Sign In to your Account, click on the Shop Menu and select your:
- Media Type
- Print Type
- Print Size
- Rendering Intent
- Upload your image(s) to print
Click Add to Cart
Choose your Delivery Method
Pay for your Order
Order your Prints in person if in San Diego
- Refer to our Covid-19 Guidelines

*Using Chrome Desktop Browser is recommended

How can I pay for my order?

We Accept Payments Online or In Person using Debit or Credit Cards.
Checks are not accepted
All Print Orders need to be paid for when Order Placed.

When will I receive my order

Once your pay for your order we will process it and contact you for how you would like it shipped to you. We will Invoice you separately for shipping as the costs are variable. Shipping is not included in there prices of your prints.

We recommend putting your prints in a mailing sleeve placed inside of a much larger box to ensure safe transit and arriving undamaged.
We recommend shipping multiple larger prints in 5″ x 36″ shipping tubes.
Shipping Costs are weight and distance based
Typical UPS 2 Day Ground $15-25 in CA, slightly more to US East Coast.

I am in San Diego, can I come to you?

We are open for business locally M-F, 9AM-5PM and are located in the Central San Diego Metro region.
With the Covid-19 Safe Business Reopening Guidelines in place we can now have face to face sessions here or online consultations.
Use our Contact Us Page to schedule an appointment for an in-person or online meeting.

What Online Help do you offer?

We offer a variety of ways to help you out from navigating our site to preparing your images for uploading:

You can Chat/email with us online and the Chat Box should be in the lower left corner of your screen.
You can use the Calendar on our Contact Us Page to schedule a screen sharing session for any aspect of using our site and/or editing and preparing your images for uploading and printing.

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ORDER TERMS & CONDITIONS

1. Payment. All prices set forth on our Site and stated herein are in US Dollars and at this time we only accept orders from, and ship to customers in the United States. All Prices are based on current costs and subject to change at any time without notice.
By submitting an order on our Site to purchase print products, or other services, the customer agrees that all charges, taxes, and shipping/handling fees will automatically be charged to the credit card or paid by the customer with an approved payment method.

2. Discount Coupons and Codes. Any and all Discount Coupon Codes are for one time use and are only valid until Expiration Date unless specifically defined as unlimited usage, and may not be used in combination with any other discount(s) or any Print quantity discount offered. They must be entered in your order at the time of ordering.

3. Refund Policy. We strive to give you the most accurate print materials by using a Color Managed Workflow with all our equipment. You as the customer are also part of that CMW equipment and must use a Monitor Calibrated as per our CMW Guidelines set forth here, in order to get accurate screen to print matching. Failure to do so will give unpredictable results that we will not be responsible for, such as prints that are too dark. Therefore all sales are final.

Orders are non-refundable once TPL begins work on your order, which means TPL has received the necessary materials (i.e. digital files and payment) and started work on your job (i.e. your job is in production).

4. File Submissions. The customer is 100% responsible for reviewing and Soft Proofing their files as described here, and correcting any issues prior to placing the order.
We check all submitted files before printing, but you are still 100% responsible for the accuracy of your print-ready files, and we encourage you to Soft Proof all files carefully before submission.

TPL is not liable for errors caused by any of the following:
Inferior quality or low-resolution of uploaded images
Files that are not created following our specifications
Errors in user-selected options such as paper type, size, quantity, or rendering intent Incorrect dimensions, image orientation, or file submissions in accordance with our file guidelines
Duplicate orders submitted by the customer.

Under these Terms and Conditions, you agree that you will NOT upload any artwork files consisting of the following material: any material that could infringe rights of privacy, publicity, copyrights, or other intellectual property rights without the permission of the owner of these rights and the persons who are shown in the material if applicable. You accept full legal liability for the content of material processed and printed on your behalf and under your instructions. We reserve the right to refuse an order without disclosing a reason.

5. Color Accuracy. We will reproduce color from submitted print-ready files as closely as possible, but cannot exactly match color and density (as viewed under a 5000K viewing conditions). Due to inherent limitations with the printing process, the accuracy of color reproduction is not guaranteed and may vary. By placing an order with TPL, you agree to this limitation.

6. Turnaround. Orders will be processed as soon as possible after being received. Orders must be paid for, and print-ready files received by 5 P.M. PT (Pacific Time) for printing turnaround time of roughly 24 Hours.

TPL is not liable for any delays in production or turnaround times resulting from print files that are submitted after 5 P.M. PT.

Business days are Monday-Saturday and does not include Sunday or holidays. Orders that are submitted on Sunday, and holidays will be processed the next business day. TPL is not responsible for any delays or damages caused by delivery carriers. Orders may be delayed due to unforeseen circumstances such as equipment failures, power outages, etc. Therefore, turnaround times are not guaranteed.

7. Complaints. All complaints must be registered within 7 calendar days of receiving the order. Should the job contain manufacturing defects or errors, we will rerun and/or replace at no charge. We maintain the right to judge what a manufacturing defect or error is.

8. Sales Tax. All orders are subject to California Sales Tax as defined for businesses within the County and City of San Diego, which currently is 7.75%, unless a valid and verified Resale Permit is submitted by the customer.

9. Releasing Artwork. Customer supplied print ready files will be archived for 3 Years from the invoice date. Print files must be requested within 30 days of invoice date, after 30 days, files will be removed from our server and archived. We reserve the right to delete files of inactive customers.

We may also from time to time include customers’ printed pieces as samples of our products on our website or in our marketing materials. You agree to grant us permission to display or mail samples of your piece(s) unless you specifically request that we do not include them in our samples.

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TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL THURSTON PRINT LAB —INCLUDING ITS RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES, OR AFFILIATES (COLLECTIVELY, THE “COVERED PARTIES”)—BE LIABLE FOR ANY INJURY, DEATH, LOSS, CLAIM, DAMAGE, ACT OF GOD, ACCIDENT, DELAY, OR ANY SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, WHICH ARISE OUT OF OR ARE IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH ANY USE OF THIS SITE OR WITH ANY DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THIS SITE, OR FOR ANY INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES OBTAINED THROUGH THIS SITE, EVEN IF A PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO CERTAIN USERS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COVERED PARTIES’ TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES AND CAUSES OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NEGLIGENCE) ARISING FROM THIS AGREEMENT OR YOUR USE OF THE SITE EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU TO THURSTON PRINT LAB FOR THE REQUEST.

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Fine Art Inkjet

Printing for Photographers

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COLOR MANAGED WORKFLOW

Custom Printer Profiles

Exhibition Prints

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Client Support

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What's new at Thurston Print Lab

Canson-Infinity Loves our print lab

Print Media Prices

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Testimonials

What People Are Saying about us

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GENERAL TERMS & CONDITIONS

GENERAL TERMS & CONDITIONS

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7. Amendments to Terms & Conditions

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