This is a long overdue review for a great job they did of turning a photograph a friend had taken of my boyfriend and I into a wonderful giclée. They asked about small details like whether I wanted the sides printed true to the photo vs mirroring part of the picture due to some lens flares in the original that may have not made it look as nice. I appreciated that they took that into account and suggested it. read more

Very friendly and helpful. Prints all turned out beautifully. No complaints at all! Will def return

Great customer service. They really know their craft and are generous with sharing information.

Most of this review is correct. They provide excellent service and do a very professional job of printing. I love working with them. But the address provided in this yelp listing is no longer correct. They are no longer located on Howard Street and Gabriel doesn't work there anymore. read more

Small photo of my mom skiing with her friends from 1945. Dickerman did a great job enlarging the photo so we can put on display. Friendly, courteous, professional, quick to respond to email messaging. read more

I've used Dickerman for more than a decade to make large prints. I was always completely satisfied ... until recently. Now, in order to upload an image larger than 100MB, Dickerman uses a service called WeTransfer.com, which says that before it can do the upload to Dickerman, it must confirm my identity by sending a verification code to my email address ... but I never get the code. Without the code, it's impossible to upload anything for Dickerman to print. read more

Dickerman Prints - Repeated attempts to get the verification code have all failed. - Printing Services Near Me - San Francisco, California

I've worked with Dickerman Prints for three months to put up my gallery wall quite slowly, a project I wanted to do by myself with pictures of our family. They were amazing with my slow trickle of orders and honestly, I'm so happy with how everything came out. I have one picture on the wall that I printed at Walgreens and it looks awful. I wish I hadn't used them. Thank you, Dickerman's! read more

Dickerman Prints - I did that! Thanks, Dickerman Prints! - Printing Services Near Me - San Francisco, California

I had a last minute project and found them on google. They were very fast and affordable. The service is great too.

I had only 48 hours to have an art piece printed and framed in time for a wedding gift last week. I called Dickerman and after explaining my predicament, the gentleman on the phone swiftly guided me through what options to select online based on my specs, and shortly afterward I was able to quickly upload my image and process my order with ease. Within an hour I received an email confirming my print would be available for pick up the next day. I obtained my frame and matting from another location and when I arrived at Dickerman - they were so gracious and professional, I was made to feel as though my tiny print job was as important as the obviously more expensive work I observed throughout the studio. They even took it a step further and gave me an extra copy of the print that they produced, placed my new print in the frame purchased elsewhere, gave me advice on mat backing and discoloration, wrapped it with care, and thanked me for my business. Class act, next-level service, and professionalism. I will not be going anywhere else for my printing needs. Thanks, guys! read more

Going through my mother's things as we moved her to an assisted living facility, I came across an old negative of her brother who died in his early 20s. This negative had been sitting in a garage in the heat of Fresno for 50 years. So not in the best of shape. It was also an unusual size (4.5"x5.5"). After calling a few places that wanted nothing to do with it, I found the reviews about Dickerman and decided to take a chance. They were AMAZING! I'm currently disabled and could not bring the negative to them. No problem, they told me how to package it and the best way to ship it to them. They scanned the old negative, cleaned it up a bit, and sent me back beautiful prints in both 8 x 10 and 4 x 6. Yes, they are a little more pricy than some places. But if I ever need any type of quality prints again, I will absolutely go to Dickerman Prints. They have a new customer for life. read more

First time, small fry customer get's the royal treatment I walked in off the street on a whim and had a photo in my phone printed 16" x 16". They confirmed that it would look sharp at that size, took the file, and said they would mail me the proof. (I live an hour away.) 3 days later I got the proof, as promised. I ordered the print. 3 days later I got the print, and it looked amazing... BUT. As a newbie, I didn't know to ask them to leave a one inch margin so that I could drop it into a cheap frame. I felt like I should have known, but decided to ask. I emailed and asked and they said no, it's reasonable that you would have assumed we would have given you a bigger margin. "We will print you a new one if you pay for shipping." WOW! So happy!!! A week later, no print, so I ask. Apparently it was stolen off of my porch! I let them know and offered to pay for half if they were willing to print another for me. "No problem." they said. ARE YOU KIDDING? The print was only $70 to start with. Turns out that Dickerman's is in the business of creating life long customers, and high quality prints. read more

They did an excellent job printing three photos for me. Worked with Garnell. Based on my images, he picked out the paper he thought would look the best. I had already done some editing of my photos, but he tuned up the color and sharpness for me. I had a deadline, and they were very responsive in working with me to get the prints done quickly, and then sent to the framer. read more

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 read more

Dickerman Prints - Printing Services Near Me - San Francisco, California

I've had a few photographs printed here in the past and only recently tried their DIY option. I'm no professional photographer by any means and was intimidated by the prospect of just showing up with a USB drive, but the experience was straight-forward and empowering. Everyone I've encountered there has made me feel at ease, and the space itself is calming and conducive to quiet concentration and the spirit of creative work--I could imagine spending all day there were I ever to tackle a more complex project in the future. Thank you Dickerman Prints! Looking forward to the next time. read more

Dickerman Prints and Gabriel in particular do extraordinary work and have the utmost compassion. I recently lost my daughter to a late term stillbirth. We took photos but weren't able to find a professional photographer, so they were done with iPhones. Gabriel edited and printed the photos, and carefully put them in the frames I purchased. They look beautiful and timeless. And he was so kind and gentle in the process. I am deeply grateful. read more

Got high quality prints with good packaging and quick turnaround. Needed prints quickly for a gift, and they were able to do oversized prints and last minute notice. read more

Recently I started getting some of my work hung in national galleries. All of the images, which were juried, were printed by Dickermans'. This shop is unbeatable for price and performance. read more

Amazing professional photo printing. You'll definitely pay for the quality, but it's worth the extra cost. This is where all the local museums have their print work done. Staff is very friendly and helpful. read more

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! read more

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. read more

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 yelp 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!! read more

My cousin passed away from Cancer in July and her husband asked me to print out her picture for the funeral services. I knew to use Dickerman Prints because I had used them to print out my wedding photos back in 2017. At that time I was very impressed with the quality of their work. I spoke to Gabriel over the phone who was so amazing from the start. He was very sympathetic and had everything done for me that same day. He printed three different versions and made additional edits (that I didn't even ask for) with the lighting and her makeup to compliment my cousin at no additional cost. I ended up giving the extra photos to her best friend and immediate family. They loved it. I was so happy with how it turned out and beyond pleased with the customer service. read more

This is hands down the most accessible, affordable, impeccably maintained print studio I've ever had the pleasure of working in. The lab is housed in a huge garage/warehouse space that's be redone with cubicles for each computer workstation, color-balanced lighting, clean tables for prints, supplies (white gloves, butcher paper, print boxes, etc), and kitchen area. I went to do the self-serve direct digital output, printing my digital tiff as a C print, and the entire experience was ten million items what I needed or imagined. There are some amazin old CRT monitors at each station, calibrated WEEKLY. The Colex your print goes through is calibrated either daily, or twice a day, I forget. Either one completely satisfied my wildest dreams. They dedicate the machine to matte paper for half the day and glossy for the other half. I came in one day, worked on my test prints for a few hours, and just shy of closing time, put everything away for the day and picked up exactly where I left off the next morning. Coming from using the enlargers and Colex in college, and the unbelievable color shifts that go along with it, its unbelievable to be able to pause your workflow and pick up from the same place hours or days later! The staff are friendly and extremely knowledgeable. For me, a large part of what I appreciate about group darkrooms and studios is being able to ask for opinions on color/tonality/whatever. I was having some banding issues with solid-color areas in my print, from using the gradient tool to edge burn in Photoshop (don't do it!), and got great advice from the staff on how to resolve it, along with some super helpful customized photoshop actions. There is NO HOURLY FEE! The prices for the self-serve are so unbelievably reasonable! For a 12x30, smallest size for test prints, its $24. Next one up is something around $34. I spent two days, 6 hours, and around $150 to get my 20x24 print looking EXACTLY as I'd envisioned. It would have taken over a week and easily twice as much money to go to Light Waves, or some similar lab. Staffed by similarly awesome folks I'm sure, but It takes time to send in tests, get them back, send a new file in... this was far better. I kept asking how they could afford to run without hourly rates or higher prices, and the staff kept telling me that the idea is just to provide artists with a clean, well maintained studio space to print in. Amen. On top of everything else, they'll twitter your website, openings, and any other fun photo news to keep the community going. ---You guys are the greatest! read more

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! read more

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. read more

I had been having photos enlarged and printed at another local shop. They were not printing one day, so I tried Dickerman. I am absolutely sold on this shop, and see no reason to go back to my prior or anywhere else! Service is timely, especially the Do-It-Yourself option which is easy even with minimal photoshop skills; it doesn't get much faster than while-you-wait a few minutes. Or leave/ emails the files, and they'll do it. Cost is less than what my prior charged. Staff is 10-star friendly and helpful. Computers on-site let you make last-minute tweaks knowing that what you see on the monitor is what you will get in your print. read more

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. read more

If you're looking for high-quality, high-resolution prints, complete creative control, knowledgeable, friendly technical help if you need it--and the coup de grace: cheap prices (about 1/2 the price of so-called custom printing), then you're gonna love this place. My only gripe is they've spoiled me to print anywhere else and I live an hour away... Jack G., Marin County read more

A great first experience. Gabriel was first rate! Extremely helpful and patient. I'll going back on a regular basis.

Dickerman prints is great if you want to upload an image from home, and pick it up shortly thereafter. I like their print on demand service. It's great quality, very quick, although it would be even better is they had a wider variety of sizes to choose from. read more

I don't get it! How could I get such a crappy print from a business that has a five-star rating on yelp? I just received a 16X20 print from them made from the same file I recently sent to Bay Photo. I wanted to compare the services. Let me tell you. NIGHT and DAY difference in the quality. And I was told it was custom printing. Garbage. This is NOT an ad for Bay Photo - it's a truthful reaction to what just happened to me. I simply do not understand how they could look at the file and then send me that print. The print is nothing like it looks like on my monitor or iPad while the one from Bay Photo is great. Same file, different results. Sorry, Dickerman - but you blew it! REVIEW UPDATE- I want people to know Dickerman Prints has offered to re-do my print at no cost and to assure I'm happy with their service. They want to see the Print I got from Bay Photo to have something to judge it by and to make sure it meets my expectations. I'm delighted they have made that offer and I WILL take them up on it. The problem is that I don't often get into SF during business hours. But I will try to soon and will post the results. *****THE NEW RESULTS ARE IN****** The original problem was one of communication and expectation. Seth had used his judgement to produce a print with normal color balance not knowing I'd intentionally given the image a warmer, somewhat sepia tone. That resulted in a print that while closer to real life perhaps, was VERY different from what I'd just worked to create. Everyone at Dickerman handled my concerns extremely professionally and went well beyond expectations in making sure I was satisfied with my print. Not only did I get a print that met my expectations, I received THREE with slightly varying degrees of correction to ensure my happiness. Seth and Garnell were gracious and pleasant to deal with. Dickerman Prints provides an excellent service. read more

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 read more

This place is awesome. Its run by incredibly kind and intelligent guys who are friendly and make you feel instantly welcome (no photo egos!). I spent all day printing on demand for a show and felt like I was almost in my own studio. I even felt comfortable enough to leave my stuff behind while I went for lunch. I'm happy with the prices and my prints are gorgeous. I'll definitely be back! My only complaint is that the construction going on was really loud, but hopefully it will be over soon. read more

Used Dickerman Prnts for printing large 20x30 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. read more

Good quality work, priced accordingly, relatively speedy. (Review based on scans of old faded photos. $30 for one 3.5x5 and one 5x7. Next day turnaround.) read more

Gabriel and the staff were amazing in helping to guide me through the process of unlocking the great pictures I have on my phone, and turning them into artwork hanging on my wall. I can't recommend them more highly. read more

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 30x30 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 Yelpers. This place needs to stay open forever. Support local businesses like Dickerman! read more

Not only is Seth an extraordinarily patient teacher but has surrounded himself with true professionals. There is always someone available to answer a question or make a suggestion. The quality of prints from my image files is far better than I've ever seen. read more

I came here to print some photos off my phone. The guys who helped me were very nice and patient. The quality and service is great, as well as the quiet setting. Will be coming back! read more

Always perfect processing and scans of my film photos. I am extremely picky with how the film are handled as I do want to preserve those photos and memories captured. Film photography is new to me but he's definitely getting me into doing it more and more as I just love the quality and understanding that it's not just a snap and go kind of picture. Embrace the unknown! read more