Printing & restoration
Your photo,
printed properly.
Camera Centre UK has been printing photographs for over 40 years. Upload your photo or artwork, our in-house designer takes a proper look, and we come back to you with a quote. No online checkout, no guesswork.
40+ years
printing photographs in Cardiff
In-house designer
every file checked by a person
Quoted first
nothing printed until you agree
Morgan Arcade
upload online or drop in over the counter
What we print
Tap a service to see the sizes, finishes and the kind of file that works best.
Photo prints
Lustre, gloss and matte prints from your film scans, phone shots or digital files; the same paper we've used for four decades.
- Best for
- Albums, desk frames, gifts, sets of holiday photos, prints of your film scans.
- Popular sizes
- 6×4, 7×5, 8×6, 10×8 and square 8×8.
- Finishes
- Lustre (our default, fingerprint friendly), gloss or matte.
- Send us
- The original JPEG straight from your camera, phone or our scans.
Choosing your print size
Not sure how big to go? Pick a size to see the real dimensions and what your file needs to be, or check your own photo below.
6×4 print
152 × 102 mm · aspect ratio 3:2
The classic. Albums, wallets, sending to family, sets from a roll of film.
Ideal file size
1800 × 1200 px
300 dpi, crisp up close
Minimum we'd recommend
1020 × 680 px
Below this it starts to soften
Print shapes and photo shapes rarely match perfectly. A phone photo is 4:3, so a 6×4 print trims a sliver from the long edge. If the whole frame matters to you, say so in your notes and we'll add a small white border instead of cropping.
Check your photo
Pick a photo or type in its pixel size and we'll show you how big it can go. Nothing is uploaded; this all happens on your device.
Getting a print-ready file
A good print starts with a good file. None of this is compulsory; send what you have and we'll tell you honestly how it will look.
Do this
- Send the original file straight from your camera, phone or our scans
- JPEG at maximum quality, or TIFF, PNG or RAW if you have it
- Crop only if you're sure; we can always crop, we can't put pixels back
- Keep important detail away from the very edge; a sliver is trimmed in printing
- Tell us if the whole frame must be kept and we'll add a white border instead
Avoid if you can
- Screenshots of a photo; they're only as big as your screen
- Photos forwarded through WhatsApp, Messenger or Instagram (heavily compressed)
- Files that have been saved, edited and re-saved as JPEG many times
- Heavy sharpening or filters; they can look harsh once printed
- Photos of a photo taken at an angle, unless it's all you have (we can copy the original in store)
On iPhone, share the photo and choose 'Actual Size' when you export, or use AirDrop rather than a messaging app. On Android, share from Google Photos with 'Original' quality. On a camera, copy straight off the memory card, or bring the card in and we'll pull the files off for you.
Speciality
Photo restoration
Damaged photographs are rarely beyond saving. Send us a scan, or bring the original into the shop and we'll copy it here; no need to risk it in the post.
Quoted individually
- Faded, yellowed or colour-shifted prints brought back to life
- Tears, creases, scratches and water damage repaired by hand
- Missing corners and damaged faces carefully rebuilt
- Old family photos, slides and negatives copied and re-printed
- Black & white originals cleaned up, or gently colourised on request
- Every restoration is different, so we price each one after our designer has seen the file. Send it over and we'll tell you honestly what can be done.
Print prices
Live prices from the lab. Restoration and artwork reproduction are quoted individually.
From £1.00
35mm colour - Develop & Print (6x4)
Develop & Print 6x4
£17.99
per roll
35mm colour - Develop & Print (7x5)
Develop & Print 5x7
£21.99
per roll
120 colour - Develop & Print (4x4)
Develop & Print square 4x4 prints
£17.99
per roll
Up to 6x4
£1.00
per Image
Up to 6x8
£2.50
per Image
Up to A4
£7.00
per Image
Up to A3
£12.00
per Image
Up to A3+
£14.99
per Image
Up to A2
£19.99
per Image
Up to A1
£27.99
per Image
40x50 - Ikea Sizes
£17.00
per Image
50x70 - Ikea sizes
£24.00
per Image
60x80 Ikea sizes
£29.00
per Image
Send us your file
Your upload goes straight to our designer. We only use it for your print job.
Prefer the counter?
Just bring it into the shop.
You don't have to upload anything. Walk into Camera Centre UK with your phone, a memory card, a USB stick, a CD, your negatives, an old print or a whole album, and we'll take it from there over the counter. We'll copy what we need, talk sizes and finishes with you face to face, and give you a price before anything is printed.
- • Phone, camera, memory card or USB
- • Original prints, slides and negatives
- • Damaged photos for restoration
- • Bring the frame if you have one
How it works
- 01
Send it or bring it in
Upload your photo or artwork below, or walk into the shop with your phone, memory card, USB stick or the original print. Both routes end up on the same designer's desk.
- 02
Our designer reviews it
We open the file at full size, check resolution and colour, and work out what's possible, especially for restoration jobs.
- 03
We come back with a quote
You'll hear from us by email or phone with a price and a turnaround time. Nothing is printed until you say yes.
- 04
Collect in store
Prints are collected from Camera Centre UK in Morgan Arcade, Cardiff. We don't offer a postal service yet; we'll keep you posted.
Prefer to talk it through?
Pop into Camera Centre UK in Morgan Arcade with your prints or negatives, or drop us a message and we'll come back to you.