just moved to france - looking to get the lay of the land

[ryan.]

hey all, i just moved to toulouse france and am looking to start shooting

weddings this summer. i could use some help with good places to buy albums,

prints and so on. i use bayphoto in the states and was hoping to find a simalar

lab here. also would love to find a floral album distributer here! any help

would be great!! thanks ahead of time!!!

 

ryan c.

[chris_hartwig]

Hi Ryan,

 

Welcome in France ! I'm afraid it's going to be tough to find services and products similar

to the ones you used in the USA... There is no service similar to Baylab in France, at least

nothing as complete and geared towards the pro needs... We do have online labs, but they

are not nearly as great as yours ! I do recommend photoweb.com, for their OK print

quality, but it's an amateur service (ICC profile available, Frontier prints, Fuji Crystal

Supreme paper)... You may want to visit Picto in Toulouse, a pro lab with some reputation

(and highest prices).

I'm currently looking abroad for prints, like in Germany (despite the language which I can't

speak) ! Some photographers in France prefer to buy an Epson 3800 or 4800 and do their

own printing !

 

Regarding albums, you'll have the same problems... Mine come from Spain, and my Flush

Mount albums from Italy (and soon the USA !).

 

No you may be wondering how we can work in such a business desert... all I can say is it's

not easy, and it can be easier to shop abroad !

 

Anyway, welcome in the South of France !

 

Chris, from Marseille