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Leicestershire-based ColourMaster Images has chosen Epson Stylus Pro printers and UltraChrome ink to produce photographic prints and Giclée canvas wraps by botanical photographer Clive Nichols.
With awards including Garden Photographer of the Year 2005 and The Royal Horticultural Society Garden Photographer of the Year, Clive explained the origins of the project:
“I have been wanting, for some time, to offer my images to the public as limited edition fine art prints but it was important to me to work with people who respect my work and really appreciate and understand colour, which is the prime motivation in my photography. ColourMaster do just that and create fantastic printed art with exemplary customer service.”
Formed in 2004 by David Leedham and Georgina Boulter, ColourMaster Images states it is building a reputation with professional photographers for quality products and personal dedicated service. The firm is delighted to add Clive Nichols’ name to its list of photographers. David said: “Clive's stunning images, especially the macros of perfectly formed flowers which are almost abstract, look incredible as large prints and wonderfully illustrate and emphasise the intricate, delicate inner parts of the flower.”
Using fine art materials, the company combines digital printing technology and colour expertise with traditional principles, with each canvas print being varnished by hand.
Taking advantage of UltraChrome ink technology, the Stylus Pro range incorporates the micro piezo DX3 print head able to produce a resolution of 2,800 by 1,440dpi. Both the 44 and 17in Stylus Pro wide format printers are designed to combine consistent colour quality with speed, flexibility and ease of use. The smaller printer is engineered to provide large format performance in a convenient desktop size.
Senior product manager at Epson UK, Martin Johns, said: “Epson Stylus Pro printers offer consistent performance and excellent colour quality to the photographic printer. We are pleased to enable innovative companies like ColourMaster to produce prints by some of the world’s leading photographers such as Clive Nichols.”
ColourMaster prints Clive Nichols images on Hahnemühle Photo Rag: bright white 310gsm and a 340gsm 100 per cent cotton canvas. The latter they finish, by hand, with two coats of liquid laminate.
Clive's pictures are arranged in themed galleries of vibrant colours and subtle tones and include a range of macro botanical portraits, digital flower photography, artistic fine art photographs of flowers or whole garden scenes, including images from Clive's latest book The Art of Flower and Garden Photography.
Prices start at £65, rising to £295 for a large 24 by 36in canvas. Through its online facility, ColourMaster sells photos around the world to interior designers and lovers of flowers and art.
