Dickerman Prints

5 stars are rare but I have challenged Dickermans with oversized fine art reproductions from a very detailed art work. I am extremely fussy and they had not winked and delivered …

Had my most treasured color slides scanned here, with good quality results. That was all I wanted; but couldn’t help but notice the wonderful framed pictures. I had a painting on canvas that I still had to get framed, and although I’d planned to take it to Cheap Peets to look for a frame to do it myself, I ended up having Dickerman’s frame it for me. The right decision! I’m not a professional, but I got professional treatment and better results than I would have (and have) gotten elsewhere.

I didn’t know that such places existed. I wanted to print a lot of pictures and showed up with a thumb drive. The staff showed me how to use photoshop to improve the images, and I spent hours on their computer tinkering with them. They printed them within an hour and I was very happy with the quality. They also scanned some pictures for me, and the price was perfectly reasonable. It looks like this place is great for those who know little about photography (like me) and for those far more skilled. Plus, everyone was friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful.

I had a negative experience here. The employee who was «assisting» me was grossly over charging me for the requested service. After getting a quote, I looked at a nearby store and found myself very pleased with the service and product.
Janice

I’ve been meaning to write this for a while, but life got in the way. I called Dickerman prints back in Sept in a panic because I had naively used the discount online site of a local office supply store to have a large banner made for a memorial service with a photo of the deceased loved one. The banner was fine, but the photo was horrible, very red.
I had picked the banner up just a day or two before the memorial and didn’t have time to have it redone and was really disappointed because I didn’t think I would be able to use it, but called and spoke with Gabriel on the off chance that something could be done.
Gabriel was really wonderful, and especially sympathetic because I had lost my friend. He took the photograph and agreed to try to reproduce it in the size that would fit the banner so that I could glue it over the old picture, although he couldn’t make any promises.
The next morning I went back and the picture was ready, looking just beautiful. He had had to do color adjustments and fit the printing in to their time frame for that type of printing, but I so appreciated his being willing to go above and beyond to help me make our memorial so special. And he didn’t gouge me on the price, although he certainly could have and I would have paid the price.
I learned a lot about «you get what you pay for» and if I ever need to have anything printed again, would cut out all the pain and go right to Dickerman!

I was walked through every step of photoshop and my enlargements came out amazing! Definitely a return customer.

I purchased a living social coupon and so disappointed on the quality of the end product.
So here’s the backgroud here… My daughter had a photo session overseas and there was no time for that studio to process all the photos (in order for me to give as X-​Mas gifts) so took their high resolution files to Dickermans to PROFESSIONALLY touch up and then make enlarged prints (which is why I purchased the Living Social coupon) of select photos
Honestly, I didnt give them clear directions other than please touch up and enhance the photo since they are the experts.
I picked up and they didnt even touch up blemishes on my daughters face so I complained and they immediately said they would do again. A few days pass and I pick up the photos and it was so marginal I walked away dissappointed but so many other things to worry about during the holiday season.
Why I am writing this now 2 months after X-​Mas? I just got the final enhanced photos from the studio overseas and all the images were so polished and so impressed with the quality it put into perspective how little Dickerman did to process my photos.
They were very professional about re-​processing my order (hence the 2 stars) but all i can think is lazy or unskilled when it comes to touching up high res images
I see the positive reviews but it makes me think that they provided lower service since I paid a lower price?
I will disclose that I only write reviews when I have a very unsatisfied experience. This is my fourth review.

I came in today to get some large prints for a project I was doing. I was a little nervous with the «do it yourself» part because I’m not a computer whiz, but I needed it right away and this was the fastest way to get it. Gabriel helped me from beginning to end and I was extremely happy with the quality of the prints. I will definitely come here for all of my future photo needs.

I had an Amazon Local deal, but the service I got was worth so much more than even the regular price. I don’t know anything about photography or digital image production, but Gabriel helped me every step of the way. The photo file had lots of «dust,» and he taught me how to clean it up in Photoshop. He also showed me some options for lightening the image and let me choose which I liked best.
Then, when I mentioned to him that this job was a reprint from an earlier deal (I discovered the print had a crease in it, and I didn’t know if it happened in the shop or in transit), Gabriel told me I could have a second reprint for free, to replace the creased one.
I will definitely return for future prints, and will be happy to pay full price for such superb service and quality.

I went to Dickerman Prints as I needed 3 pictures printed as a present for my wife. The chap who spoke to me to assist couldn’t have been more helpful. He lined everything up for me on the workstation and got them printed out perfectly. I’ll definitely be going back for future prints.

Happy to give these guys another 5 star review. I’m a professional photographer and I always take my medium and large format film here, It’s always perfectly developed, dust free, and on time. These guys really have their shit together.

I was referred here by a friend so I could print out a couple photographs. I literally have zero experience with photoshop. Gabriel was unbelievably helpful with each step of the process. He explained the pricing options and told me that print on demand was my best bet. And although p.o.d. means you do it yourself, he talked me through everything while I clicked around cropping/​resizing/​etc. I really felt like he went above and beyond what could be expected and as a result I will absolutely be coming back to use their facilities.

Dickerman Prints was awesome!
They offer organic espresso, tea, or water while you’re working and waiting. All the work stations are mac’s with photoshop. I had to adjust all my photos to RGB Adobe and color balance them, which is something you might want to know in your editing process.
They have certain times to print on glossy paper and other times for matte, so if you want it all done in one visit, plan accordingly.
I got eighteen 3.5“x5″ cut prints on matte paper for about $ 35. Super high quality. The guy who was working there, Gabriel, was so nice and helpful. And he wasn’t hard to look at either!

Used Dickerman Prnts for printing large 20×30 photos.
The quality of prints was excellent and they were ready for a pick up in less than 24 hrs. Friendly and very knowledgeable staff! Great/​convenient location in SOMA. Will definitely use Dickerman Prints services again.

This place is awesome. I’d never printed photos before (except from my home printer) or worked in photoshop, but Dickerman made it easy and even fun.
We had some special images we wanted to have printed in the highest quality way, and a trusty Unilocal search revealed Dickerman as being the best. As soon as I walked in, I was introduced to Gabriel who set me up at a work station. Gabriel patiently walked me through all the steps until I had the process down, then showed me some little tricks to enhance /​retouch /​crop my photos till they were just the way I wanted them. Perfect! He was so nice and kept checking with me periodically to ensure I had everything I needed.
I walked away with a gorgeous stack of prints and a great feeling. I strongly recommend and support businesses such as Dickerman’s. They put out a great product, have a pleasant environment, and their customer service skills are unsurpassed. THANK YOU, Gabriel!

This place deserves more than five stars, to be honest. Yes, I’m a 16 year old photographer with a part-​time job as a photo editor, wedding/​event photographer and portraiture photographer, I have to admit, these prints are superb! I never though Matte paper can be so beautiful until seeing my prints come alive!
I came in and it was quiet, of course it was a Wednesday night and I was the only one there along with one of the staff. She was the most lovely, caring, kind and all around best person I’ve met working at a location like this. She helped me with bordering the photos and getting the prints out knowing that I’ve never done digital prints. I spent 3 hours with her tutoring me with printing, it was amazingly helpful and she’s the best!
I will definitely come back here to print my photos! Hands down, best place to print your images. Laura is the best!

The Best Print Shop in San Francisco.
I have bounced around trying to find the right place to use as my go to printers, and I found it at Dickerman.
The staff is extremely kind, helpful, and informative.
The facilities are first-​class in every way.
The printers are second to none, and to be able to find an affordable digital C-​Print machine so close to home just makes my life so much easier. The quality is what you will find in museums.
If you have any printing to do or have old negatives you would love to see come to life, go see the guys at Dickerman.

I came in here to print several images for a show that was going up in a mere 4 days. The staff sat me at a workstation, quickly located the CF card reader I needed, and I adjusted all my work on their calibrated monitor… the first print came out and… it looked amazing.
Their print-​on-​demand service worked out perfectly for me and I’ll be sure to try their other services soon.

I discovered this little secret when I received an offer from Living Social over the weekend. Just getting into the hobby, I was excited to see my photos come to life in print. The timing could not have been better!
The instructions from Living Social was pretty basic, and I had to navigate through Dickerman’s website to understand how to get my files to them. The site had a few simplified videos on creating the file so that they could work with it. This was a slight downside, where I had to essentially learn how to use PhotoShop and upload what I wanted. It was also probably my connection that really sucked in getting such a huge file to them. Definitely take their website’s advice and ZIP your file (s) before sending it.
They are not open weekends, which sucked a little, but first thing Monday morning, I received an email saying that my prints were ready! Excitement! When I went to go pick them up, had to navigate through the Mission of SF, but when I got there, it was a quaint and cozy studio, with examples of art on their walls that got my creative juices flowing.
The staff were awesome! The clerk asked if I wanted to see my prints, oh yeah! He busted out the cloth gloves and gave me a pair. Very professional! My pics all came out on one sheet, but he said that the Print on Demand service require that I cut them on my own (probably for liability sake, understandable). He was very detailed in showing me how the cutter worked, and it worked like a charm! I cleaned up my scraps and took off.
This was definitely a great experience and I can’t wait to use their services again!
Pros
Fast, prompt service
Prints came out more beautiful than expected
Professional staff that takes care of your art
Cons
Uploading experience
Location

This place runs like a well-​oiled machine: You walk in with your picture file (whether on a USB or a disk) and plug it into the computer, and it’s put in the queue to print. I was told mine would take 10 minutes, but I swear it was out in two. Once the printer spits out your product, you can use the cutting tables (with white gloves!!!) to size or separate your print. And whomever is manning the desk will also give you a large envelope reinforced with cardboard so your prints don’t get damaged in transit.
A nice trick, which they point out on the website, is to cluster multiple images on one larger file and print them all on that one sheet to cut back on costs. For example, we did seven prints in various sizes, laid out in Photoshop then transported on a jump drive, on a 30×30 print, then used the cutting board to separate them for various frames.
The staff is incredibly friendly, and I was in and out in under 10 minutes. Parking in the neighborhood is generally easy during the daytime, and the business honors the 15% discount to Unilocalers.
This place needs to stay open forever. Support local businesses like Dickerman!