Do you print your astrophotos? Other · Stuart Taylor · ... · 28 · 1611 · 6

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Alex Ranous:
What I do is bring in my finished image from PixInsight into Affinity Photo.  In Affinity, you load the Bay Photo ICC profile into their soft proofing tool.  In the soft proofing tool you apply a layer using that profile, and the image is adjusted so that it'll look like what the printed image will be from their printers.  You then adjust your proofed image to get it looking like you want it.  I usually end up having to significantly brighten the image and maybe bump up the saturation.  When you get is looking like you want, you save this adjusted image which you can then upload to Bay Photo.  You can also use Photoshop for this as well.  You can find youtube videos that demonstrate how to use the soft proofing feature.

Thanks Alex!
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I haven't for the most part because it would make my house dominated by Ha and O3, lol. I have printed a few but the reality is so much of our image consumption is online so having a print now and then makes sense but not much more. Besides, I'm not good enough for a whole book yet, lol. When I get a bit further along I expect I'll print a few more. My printer can print 11x17" borderless so I can go large if I need to.
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For the last 1 1/2 years Ive used Bumblejax in Seattle for acrylic and chromaluxe metal prints for family and friends. And I’ve been very impressed so far.  So now I’m gonna order some for myself!! They do good work, and are local for me anyway. They also have really good customer service. I texted them at 9pm last Sunday to ask them questions about color profiles. And got a text back within 30min.
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