Padel racket with a photo: which photos work and the price

A padel racket with a photo is the most personal thing we make. Not a name, not a logo, but a real image: a child, a pet, a moment that matters. Precisely because it is so personal, it raises different questions from text or a simple logo. Here is how it works.

Why put a photo on your racket

A name on a face is clear and always works. A photo goes a step further: the racket becomes an object with a story. It works especially well for gifts, a photo of the person receiving it or of their child or pet, and for players who want their own racket to be that bit more personal than a colour and a set of initials. For more on designing your own, see your own padel racket design: from idea to racket.

Which photos work well

• High resolution. At least 300 DPI at the final print size. Photos straight from a modern phone camera almost always qualify.
• A clear subject, little noise. A close-up of a face, a pet or a landscape comes across better on a round face than a busy group photo full of detail.
• Enough contrast. Photos with light and dark next to each other print more sharply than flat, even images.

What works less well

Screenshots, photos that have already been enlarged once, and images with a lot of small detail, a large group of people for example, often end up soft or unclear at the size of a racket face. Not sure about your file? Upload it anyway: we check the resolution of every file after you order and get in touch if it is too low.

How to add a photo in the designer

Open the designer, choose “Upload your own image” and drag your photo to the position you want on the face. You can scale the photo and, if you like, add text in a free spot beside it. What you see in the designer is a direct simulation of the end result. A full walk through of the tool is in how the padel racket designer works.

The check matters even more here

With a photo we look a little harder during the check before finishing than we do with text: are the colours right, is the image sharp enough, is it positioned well. If something will not come out well, we get in touch before we start. There is no proof to approve, so nothing is waiting on you.

The print itself is a full-colour, UV-resistant film applied to the 3K carbon face in our workshop in the Netherlands. How that compares with other printing methods is set out in the guide to padel racket printing.

What does a racket with a photo cost?

A photo on the face only (Basic) costs €99.99. Want the side printed as well, with a name or a date for example, then you choose Full Custom at €119.99. Both prices include VAT. Shipping is charged separately at checkout and depends on the country, from €6.95 in the Netherlands to €24.95 in Switzerland and Norway. Production takes up to 7 working days, followed by at most 3 working days with DHL anywhere in Europe.

Prefer artwork from your photo?

With AI you can also turn your photo into artwork, in anime, illustration, pop art, oil painting or watercolour, and see it on the racket in 3D straight away. Artwork from your photo costs €119.99, or €139.99 with a printed side (colour, name, text or logo).

Open the designer and start your design →