Metallic paper

Mendy recently sent some of us an email that she had ordered a print from Mpix on metallic paper. She sent me the picture she had printed--the kids playing on the beach at sunset. I never would have thought to do that, even though both places I print (Mpix and White House Custom Color) offer this paper option. So, on a whim, I ordered two prints on metallic paper. One was a 6x9 of "Point Loma Glow" and the other was the color version of "Off Duty."

I have to say, I was impressed. Mendy made a great call on using metallic paper with sunset colors. I can't wait to get the Point Loma picture printed at 10X15 for display. What surprised me more was how good the color version of "Off Duty" looked. It's hard to tell from the black and white, but there was just a hair of sunlight striking the life guard hut. The metallic paper really makes the grays of the clouds and rough water pop, and shows off the little bit of sunlight.

Mpix doesn't recommend metallic paper for portraits, and I can see why. But keep this option in mind for sunsets and where you have gray, silver, blue, yellow and red colors.

Thanks, Mendy!