Superbikepics.com > Product pricing & ordering guidelines

Superbikepics.com is a high-quality, low-cost provider of prints & posters to race fans across the country, as well as images for editorial & web use. We bring the hottest racing action from the Formula USA National Road Race Series to you in full-color and vivid detail!

All images are dry-mounted on 3mm Sintra and ready for framing. This prevents warping or bending over time due to humidity/moisture.

Event CD - $300 (includes shipping)
Full-resolution digital files of every Racer by Number image taken of you. If you are also featured in any race action, those will be included as well. Please indicate the race(s) in which you were entered and these images will also be included, as available. Hint: Buy an event CD before your scheduled event and you are guaranteed to have more pictures as a priority client

Web images are provided via email or FTP download at customer's choosing. Images burned to CD and shipped require an additional $5.00 S&H fee.

For high-resolution TIFF files intended for print publication, please email me and provide the following information:

We will email you a quote.
To speed processing time, TIFF files can be downloaded from our password-protected server upon receipt of payment.

Simply click the 'add to cart' button for your desired images and checkout using paypal.

Example email text: "Formula USA Daytona, 2 x 8x10 and 1 x 20x30 of 02_FL0229_1234.jpg"

$5.00 - CD of images
$5.00 - Up to 8x10, any quantity
$10.00 - 16x20 and 20x30, any quantity
$20.00 - Up to three 24x36 and 36x48 posters, due to shipping dimensions

Payment is by PayPal.com, Check, or Money Order. PayPal.com allows you to use your VISA, Mastercard, Discover, or American Express credit card for purchases.

PayPal payments also allow me to release your order the same day your payment is received. PayPal payments should be made to ryan.schlagheck@worldnet.att.net. If you choose to pay by check or money order, I need to receive payment and clear the deposit before I release the order for printing.

You can make checks payable to Ryan Schlagheck and mail payment to:

SUPERBIKEPICS.COM
ATTN: Ryan Schlagheck
7 Strawfield Road
Unionville, CT 06085

Occasionally I receive email asking about my pricing. I've decided to put the answer here for reference, such that prospective customers can decide for themselves whether Superbikepics.com products and services are worth their time and money.

Question: Why do you charge so much for photos? My friend prints them for me off your website for pennies per print. How do you justify your fees? What am I paying for?

Answer: Sure, you could print the images on your color inkjet printer at home and I'm not stopping you from doing so. The images we post online are formatted to reduce the time to download. While this causes a degradation in overall image quality, what's important is the content of the image. You can rest assured that the printed output will be of the highest quality. Downloading and printing pictures from the Superbikepics.com website also means you have to deal with the watermark over the image.

In addition, we don't use inkjets for our prints! Our prints are produced professionally on high-quality heavy stock photo paper and equally high-quality ($50,000-$150,000) photo printers. Inkjet prints tend to fade very quickly, even when using high-quality "archival" inks.

Inkjet prints produced from website images are printed at 72 dpi rather than the defacto "print standard" of 300dpi (actually 305dpi to be exact). The higher the dpi, the more detail and generally, the more crisp the overall photo. In addition, I use high-quality digital SLRs and lenses to capture the action with excruciating detail and vivid colors.

I can sum up the answer in one word: Quality. Specifically, the quality of our images is comprised of equal parts quality equipment, quality service, and quality professional motorsports photography experience.

I want to do what it takes to earn your business! Deliverying high-quality prints and posters right to your door at extremely competitive prices is how I intend to do it. Thank you for stopping by and I hope to hear from you soon! Best wishes at the track!