Packaging and Shipping 11x14 Prints

[mark30pwr]

What is the best way to package and ship 11x14" prints for mail or courier?

I've seen them rolled up in those tube containers, but I am not sure if this is the best way. Are there any other ways that they should be protected when shipping?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Frank E.]

I usualy keep a few of the boxes my lab sends my prints to me in. That way when I need to ship out prints, I reuse the box. I also give all prints 16x20 and larger to my walk in customers in these same boxes.

Hope it helps,

Frank

What is the best way to package and ship 11x14" prints for mail or
courier?

I've seen them rolled up in those tube containers, but I am not
sure if this is the best way. Are there any other ways that they
should be protected when shipping?

Thanks in advance.

 

[mark30pwr]

Frank,

What kind of boxes are you referring to? The round cylinder ones or the rectangular ones?

Hope it helps,

Frank

What is the best way to package and ship 11x14" prints for mail or
courier?

I've seen them rolled up in those tube containers, but I am not
sure if this is the best way. Are there any other ways that they
should be protected when shipping?

Thanks in advance.

 

[mike veglia]

What is the best way to package and ship 11x14" prints for mail or
courier?

I've seen them rolled up in those tube containers, but I am not
sure if this is the best way. Are there any other ways that they
should be protected when shipping?

For unmounted 11x14 I use the free USPS Priority Mail cardboard cartons. There is a size that you can use for 11x14 (I use a scrap piece of mat board and a bag to protect the print in the box). More often than not, these days, I use an internet lab that ships directly to the customer anyway. Most people ordering custom enlargements also want mounting done IME.

Mike Veglia
http://www.motorsportvisions.com

 

[Frank E.]

All of the labs I have worked with send back prints in a fairly flat box, just a bit bigger than the largest ordered image.

If my order has a 16x20 the box will be about 17x21 and will be about 2 inches tall.

Hope this helps.

Frank

What kind of boxes are you referring to? The round cylinder ones
or the rectangular ones?

Hope it helps,

Frank

What is the best way to package and ship 11x14" prints for mail or
courier?

I've seen them rolled up in those tube containers, but I am not
sure if this is the best way. Are there any other ways that they
should be protected when shipping?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Russell Stewart]

I roll my images up and place in tubes of about 4 inches in diameter. My images actually arrive in these tubes from the lab as 20x30 inch and I trim the individual images out of the 20x30 and resend.

As long as you don't use a smaller diameter tube and lustre paper the prints survive perfectly. If you use gloss paper you need to place a large sheet of acid free tissue on the print and then roll... this will protect the gloss surface.

Russell

PS Make a band of photopaper to go around the print when rolled and then tape. This will keep the print rolled smaller than the tube (so that it can be removed without damage) and keeps the sticky tape away from the print.

 

[Russell Stewart]

tubes are way stronger than flat boxes, in fact they are virtually bomb proof from anything that the courier or mail service can throw at them.

I roll my images up and place in tubes of about 4 inches in
diameter. My images actually arrive in these tubes from the lab as
20x30 inch and I trim the individual images out of the 20x30 and
resend.

As long as you don't use a smaller diameter tube and lustre paper
the prints survive perfectly. If you use gloss paper you need to
place a large sheet of acid free tissue on the print and then
roll... this will protect the gloss surface.

Russell

PS Make a band of photopaper to go around the print when rolled and
then tape. This will keep the print rolled smaller than the tube
(so that it can be removed without damage) and keeps the sticky
tape away from the print.