Online ordering is being rolled out — ROES still has our full catalog. Visit the ROES page to order anything we print.

Our Story · Since 1972

Made by hand,
in North Carolina.

Three generations of printers in one building between the mountains and the coast. We grew up alongside the photographers we print for, and we still run the lab the way we always have: a real person on every order.

NC Tricolor Imaging lab and client reception

Five decades of printing

Every era of photography, one lab.

NC Tri-Color opened in 1972. We printed through black-and-white film, through C-41, through the digital wave, and now through whatever the AI era is becoming. The tools keep changing. How we treat the work hasn't.

What stays the same

People, paper, and a Fuji Frontier.

01 — People

A human on every order

Every order is checked by hand before it leaves the building, and when you call, a real person picks up the phone.

02 — Quality

Genuine photo prints

Photo prints come off a Fuji Frontier on genuine Fujicolor Crystal Archive paper.

03 — Service

Built for photographers

Color correction, retouching, drop-shipping to your clients, sports and event packages, and free ICC profiles for every paper we print on.

Visit or call

5263 Raynor Road, Garner, NC.

Order online, through ROES, or stop by and pick up in store, an easy drive from Raleigh. Questions? Call (919) 833-9331 or email hello@nctricolor.com.