Photographic Prints vs. Fine Art Prints
What's the difference? Photographic prints vs. fine art prints... Photography has come a long way since we've been in business! With advancements in technology, there are now various ways to print photographs, each with its own set of pros and cons. The two most popular methods and the main ones we use here at Streets Imaging are the silver halide process (photographic print) and the pigment-based inkjet process (fine art print). This article is aimed to help you understand more about photographic prints vs. fine art prints and help choose which method is best for you. The silver [...]
Reducing workplace emissions
Transforming our workplace for a better tomorrow I'm super happy to tell you all that, since starting our measurements in 2020 we have reduced our greenhouse emission estimates by 15%! We switched our energy provider over to 100% renewable energy and in doing so have reduced our carbon emissions by 40 tonnes. We have also moved a huge number of our freight jobs over to an alternative dispatch company and have seen staff travel drop significantly with now a number of us walking to work. We are doing our absolute best to try and completely reduce our need [...]
Sustainable Fine Art Paper
Hahnemühle Agave You may well have noticed that Streets has a new more sustainable fine art paper to choose from in our Fine Art Range! From Hahnemühle's new Natural Line their Agave Fine Art paper has excellent colour reproduction, superb blacks and that rich, yet delicate texture similar to the Canson Edition Etching. Not only does it produce a beautiful print, but Hahnemühle's Agave is also here to give you a more sustainable choice when it comes to photographic printing - and here's why: This paper uses no optical brighteners or paper coatings. Agave is a perennial that [...]
We are now a 100% carbon neutral photo lab…
As of 2020 Streets is self-measuring and offsetting our whole carbon footprint. By doing so we are supporting a project that prevents deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest to be 100% carbon neutral photo lab. This project aims to protect forests in the Municipality of Lábrea, a region of the Amazon Biome with one of the highest rates of deforestation. Damage has been caused to ecosystems through the expansion of agriculture and cattle ranching and the close proximity to roads places the unique biodiversity under even greater pressure. The privately-owned land is under threat from professional land-grabbers and illegal occupation, [...]
Postal Delay Update 27/08/20
We've received information from Australia Post regarding postal delays affecting a number of areas Australia wide due to the COVID-19 lockdowns in Victoria. Please read what they have to say below and keep this information in mind when calculating the turn around times of your orders, particularly those for Fathers Day gifts. Over the last three weeks, Australia Post has experienced a significant increase in demand as Victorians have increased their online buying due to stage 4 lockdowns. So much so, that our parcel volumes in Victoria for August are up approximately 150% year-on-year compared to the national [...]
Kids Photo Competition
Entries are NOW OPEN for young photographers aged 4 - 12 years to submit one image into each of the following three categories for our Kids Photo Competition. Portrait | Nature | Abstract Each winner of the categories above will WIN A 12x18" CANVAS PRINT! How to enter: Share your child's photos to your instagram or facebook account using the following hashtags for each different category. Include their name(or initials), age and title of the image in the accompanying text. Make sure the post is set to public. #streetskidscomp2020portrait #streetskidscomp2020nature #streetskidscomp2020abstract Entries will be closed at [...]
Photographic Prints vs. Fine Art Prints
What's the difference? Photographic prints vs. fine art prints... Photography has come a long way since we've been in business! With advancements in technology, there are now various ways to print photographs, each with its own set of pros and cons. The two most popular methods and the [...]
Reducing workplace emissions
Transforming our workplace for a better tomorrow I'm super happy to tell you all that, since starting our measurements in 2020 we have reduced our greenhouse emission estimates by 15%! We switched our energy provider over to 100% renewable energy and in doing so have reduced our carbon [...]
Sustainable Fine Art Paper
Hahnemühle Agave You may well have noticed that Streets has a new more sustainable fine art paper to choose from in our Fine Art Range! From Hahnemühle's new Natural Line their Agave Fine Art paper has excellent colour reproduction, superb blacks and that rich, yet delicate texture similar [...]
We are now a 100% carbon neutral photo lab…
As of 2020 Streets is self-measuring and offsetting our whole carbon footprint. By doing so we are supporting a project that prevents deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest to be 100% carbon neutral photo lab. This project aims to protect forests in the Municipality of Lábrea, a region of the [...]
Postal Delay Update 27/08/20
We've received information from Australia Post regarding postal delays affecting a number of areas Australia wide due to the COVID-19 lockdowns in Victoria. Please read what they have to say below and keep this information in mind when calculating the turn around times of your orders, particularly those for [...]
Kids Photo Competition
Entries are NOW OPEN for young photographers aged 4 - 12 years to submit one image into each of the following three categories for our Kids Photo Competition. Portrait | Nature | Abstract Each winner of the categories above will WIN A 12x18" CANVAS PRINT! How [...]