Sneak Peek! 6 Things That Will Boost Your Print and Upsell Game at WPPI 2019

If you’re looking for upsells to dazzle clients, WPPI will have them in abundance. Here’s a quick preview of some of the new print products that will populate the show floor.

Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Metallic

Hahnemühle’s newest Photo Rag® Metallic paper derives from the company’s existing Photo Rag® line, so it’s a premium stock made from 100 percent cotton. At 340gsm and .47mm thick, Photo Rag® Metallic is a substantial paper. As you’d expect from a high grade, the fine-art paper is acid- and lignin-free and has no optical brighteners, so you should be assured of its archival endurance.

Prices: starting at $68
hahnemuehle.com

Miller’s Professional Imaging Spans

Miller’s new Spans wall art let you create a large piece of wall art spanning multiple prints. You’ll have 19 layouts and 8 substrates to choose from. Layout options range from 24 x 24 to 92 x 62 inches while substrates include gallery wraps, gloss acrylics, wood prints and more.

Prices: starting at $191
millerslab.com

DNP Imaging Luxury Media

Made for DNP’s DS620A and DS820A dye-sublimation printers, the new Luxury Media consists of two new papers: Metallic and Silver Pearl. According to DNP, the Silver Pearl media was “engineered specifically to enhance the subtleties of portraits” with natural skin tones and softer edges.

Prices: starting at $167
dnpphoto.com

Richmond Press Printed Folders

Richmond Photo Lab’s new press printed folders are a great vehicle for diplomas, marketing brochures and more. Printed on a heavyweight matte paper, they’re available in 8.5 x 11- and 5.5 x 8.5-inch sizes (in horizontal or vertical orientations, too).

Prices: starting at $0.75
richmondprolab.com

Bay Photo Lab Photo Papers, CollageWalls and Frames

Bay Photo will be showing off several new output products for the first time, including 30 new CollageWall arrangements, now available in larger sizes (up to 10 x 3 feet) and with non-rectangular layouts. The lab has also acquired technology that enables them to make large photographic prints (up to 50 x 96 inches) in a variety of surfaces, including Fuji Deep Matte Velvet, Kodak Metallic and more. Also added to its arsenal are new photo papers including Fujiflex and Kodak ENDURA Silk, and a new Slim Barnwood Float Frame that lets you display print sizes ranging from 8 x 8 to 24 x 36 inches.

Prices: starting at $42.54 (float frame) and $84 (collagewall)
bayphoto.com

Fundy Designer Design Card and Studio Magazine

Recent updates include the ability to quickly design cards and studio magazines. There’s a library of card designs as well as magazine templates with the same drag-and-drop ease of the album builder.

Price: free for designer pro and album suite customers
fundydesigner.com

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