On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 6:35 PM, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote: > Here are some of the things that I've learned about printing at Costco with > lightroom: > > (thanks Paul) > You can find an icc profile for your local Costco on line. Try here: > http://www.drycreekphoto.com/icc/ > > If you just upload a photo costco will crop it so that it fills the frame > rather than prints all of the photo. > The way I found to prevent that is to use the print menu and set up the page > configuration for the right sized paper and let lightroom add the requisite > borders.
Thats what I do. Size it in LR or PS. > > I started out with .25" of border which proves to be way too much for 4x6 > prints. Next, I'll try 0.1 or maybe 0.05" > > There is no advantage to printing 8x10, they'll print it on 8x12 and won't > even center the print, and 8x10 and 8x12 cost the same. No Costco around here, but Shoppers and Wally world will let me print 8x10 o 8x12. > Dave Brooks > Lenz, the local art store, has this 9x12 portfolio for about $10 which is > good for 48 8x12 prints: > http://www.calumetphoto.com/item/IT0208/ > > Anybody else have good hints or suggestions for printing? > > -- > Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
