Which Photo Paper Is For You?

Here's The Breakdown to Help You Choose

We all know that Photographic Paper choice is a subjective one, but with so many options, it doesn’t have to be a daunting one. Let’s take a closer look at what distinguishes each of our professional silver halide photo papers, so you can more easily choose the best one for your images. All of our photographic papers are archival, so as long as they are displayed or stored in a moderate climate, their structural integrity and rich color will withstand the test of time.

Lustre

It’s our default paper surface for good reason! Lustre features a fine grain pebble texture with a slight semi-gloss sheen, and is known for its exceptional sharpness. This makes Lustre not only a great choice for images, but a go-to option for graphics with text, including photo cards, calendars, album and book covers, and more! Lustre paper presents slightly richer prints than matte papers and displays beautifully natural skin tones, especially popular among wedding and portrait photographers.

Glossy

Glossy is a shiny and highly reflective paper, contributing added depth to the darker tones of your images, and displaying bold and vibrant colors. This surface features a neutral tone scale for accurate color and natural skin tones. You might recognize Glossy as the long-known paper of choice for (but certainly not limited to) printed memories that fill shoeboxes to be cherished for years and generations to come. Perfect for all types of photography where glare is not an issue.

Silk

The silk textured finish of this elegant paper surface is perfect for vibrant images with warm highlights and natural skin tones. Silk paper features a unique texture similar to linen, which gives your images a nostalgic, vintage style and feels more like fabric than traditional photographic paper. Silk Photographic Prints have a semi-gloss finish and are popular among Wedding, Portrait and Schools & Sports Photographers. 

Deep Matte Velvet

Deep Matte Velvet displays your images with a soft, but rich elegance. Velvety smooth to the touch, this paper was designed with a protective layer resistant to fingerprints, and its non-reflective surface delivers gorgeous black and whites or vivid color under any lighting situation. Deep Matte Velvet is ideal for display prints, especially in areas with multiple light sources and distractive reflections. This paper is gorgeous!

Pearl

Fuji Pearl is a glossy paper featuring sharp detail, high intensity colors, and a distinctive pearl-like appearance. Fuji Crystal Archive Pearl brings an illustrious depth to your images, and is also known for lending an intense warmth. With an expanded color reproduction range, the final print results display beautifully vivid color saturation. We’ve noticed that Fuji Pearl is well-loved by astro-photographers, most likely because the shimmery pearl complements those sparkly stars. Pearl is also perfect for competition and display prints. 

Fujiflex

The ultra-smooth high gloss surface of Fujiflex features a warmer base tone and extra rich colors. The depth and dimensional quality of Fujiflex is one that almost can’t be described, and begs to be seen firsthand to be believed. This depth helps Fujiflex SuperGloss prints reflect more light which makes them more brilliant than other papers, and the colors are even deeper and richer than Pearl or Metallic papers. The final display evokes a heightened sense of color realism that the viewer feels they can jump into. That’s why we designed Epic Prints with Fujiflex as the paper of choice!