Your Print Shop needs two different kinds of images: the high-resolution files used to make the products customers order, and optional display images that help customers picture the finished artwork. Prepare and manage them separately.
Choose products before preparing the files
Begin by deciding which prints, frames, canvases or other products you intend to offer. Check the largest size and the aspect ratio required by each product before exporting the production files.
If one photograph will be sold in several proportions, decide whether you can accept the resulting crops or whether you should prepare separate versions. Do not assume that a crop suitable for one product will suit every other size.
See What print sizes should I offer?
Prepare the print-ready production file
For Queensberry printing, supply an RGB, 8-bit file at 300 dpi with an embedded ICC profile. Adobe RGB (1998) is preferred for its wider gamut, although sRGB is also accepted. A high-quality JPEG is preferred for a flattened, single-layer print file.
- Size the file to provide enough pixels for the largest product you intend to offer.
- Check colour, exposure, contrast and printable detail at an appropriate viewing size.
- Soft-proof the file using Queensberry's current printer profile, particularly if you do not want Queensberry to colour correct it.
- Check the crop for every product ratio you intend to sell.
- Use a short, useful filename containing only letters, numbers, spaces, underscores or dashes, followed by the file extension.
- Retain your master editing file separately so you can make a corrected export later if necessary.
Read Queensberry's current file specifications before preparing the final exports.
Keep display images separate
A room view or product mock-up is a customer-facing illustration. It is not the file Queensberry should print. Upload and maintain the correctly prepared production file separately from any display image.
See How to prepare display images for your Print Shop.
Create or open the Print Shop
- Open the galleries area in Workspace.
- Create a new gallery and select the Print Shop gallery type, or open the Print Shop you have already created.
- Add its name and description.
- Assign the appropriate Gallery Price List.
- Create clear categories where these will help customers browse the collection.
See Start here: building a Print Shop in Workspace and How to create and set up a Gallery Price List.
Upload the production files
Open the Print Shop or the category that should receive the photographs, then use its upload control to select the prepared files. Confirm the destination before starting and keep the uploader open until Workspace reports that the upload has finished.
Uploading directly into a category can save time when the photographs have already been organised. Check the destination carefully so images do not need to be moved later.
If you work in Lightroom Classic, you can instead use the Queensberry Workspace uploader to export selected photographs directly to the appropriate Workspace gallery. The uploader is for Lightroom Classic, not the cloud-based Lightroom application.
See Install and use the Queensberry Workspace Lightroom Classic Uploader.
Check the files after uploading
- Confirm that the expected number of images arrived.
- Check the first and last filenames and look for duplicates or failed uploads.
- Review orientation, sequence and category placement.
- Open several images and confirm that the intended price list and products are available.
- Check the crop preview for representative horizontal, vertical and unusually proportioned photographs.
- Add clear customer-facing titles and descriptions where they will help someone understand or choose the work.
- Add the appropriate display image separately, if you are using one.
Review the customer experience
Open the public Print Shop and follow the same path as a customer. Browse several categories, select different photographs and products, review the crops and prices, and add a representative item to the cart. Correct anything unclear before promoting the shop.
Start with a focused collection and a manageable product range. It is easier to add more work after the first group of files, products and prices has been checked carefully.
