Working with a local print and poster shop we are about to prototype a “print-on-demand” service. The business focus of our photography sites to this point has been on commercial stock photography, where images purchased are used for commercial purposes such as in magazine articles, advertisements, or web illustrations. The images purchased are in electronic form.

Recognizing that many of the images in our collection have significant artistic merit, through the print-on-demand service we will be making available for purchase individual printed copies of the images.

For this service, a computer connected to the Cinemage photo collection will be located in an existing print and poster shop. Customers can search the collection to find the images that they wish to purchase. The store will then print the image on a high-quality printer. Printing takes only minutes so the customer can walk away with a finished print. The customer will have the option of also having the print professionally mounted and framed.

The advantage for the print shop is that they can make available a wider variety of images for sale without incurring inventory cost or having to order prints for later delivery. The advantage for the customer is also a wider selection of available images as well as almost instant turn-around on their purchase.

Print on Demand Service