In all honesty, it's because I'm as broke as the Ten Commandments. I'm
in a bit of a catch-22 where I can't afford to do my own prints unless I
sell enough prints to be able to do them. It's going to be hand-to-mouth
for the foreseeable future, so I'm forced to do things in the least
affordable way in order to have any hope of ever being able to do it
affordably.
But, if I ever do get to that point, I'll be sure to look into those
options. But, for the time being, it's beyond my grasp until I can claw
my way within reach.
-- Walt
On 3/24/2012 10:55 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
Why not invest in a decent printer? Printing is, to my mind, an essential part of
the photographic process and digital tools give you complete control. When you
leave the printing to someone else, they are free to alter your vision. You can now
get the superb Epson Stylus Photo R3000 for $599 at B&H, after rebate.They
still have the earlier R2880, which is nearly as good, lacking only the
auto-selecting of black cartridges for matte or glossy. Its $449.95 after rebate. I
paid nearly double for mine a couple of years ago. The R2000, which performs best
on glossy papers is $389 after rebate. All can print up to 13 x 19 borderless or 12
x 18 with a border. And they deliver superb prints.
P)aul
On Mar 24, 2012, at 11:42 AM, Walt Gilbert wrote:
I'm planning to start relatively small -- not going over, say, 8x10 at first. My main concern is
that the prints look nice and are on appropriate paper. Wally World seems to offer a range of
services from "Here's your picture" to "Give us a couple of extra days and then you
can have a glossy picture". I'm mostly looking to simply get prints that are suitable for
framing for the time being, and then stepping up to gallery-type prints if/when I start producing
work that justifies it and there's any kind of demand for it.
As of now, my composition is such that I still do more cropping than I'd like,
and I'd hate to get a large print made only to discover that the resolution is
sub-par.
-- Walt
On 3/24/2012 10:24 AM, Jack Davis wrote:
Can you afford a pro lab? I do all my own printing up to 16X20. I've found the
price for having these larger prints done (from CD's) significantly less
expensive than they once were. Example 16X20 'prox $35 these days. Had been
about twice that, back in the film days, when that often included a scanning
charge.
Jack
----- Original Message -----
From: Walt Gilbert<ldott...@gmail.com>
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Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2012 7:53 AM
Subject: OT: Advice& recommendations on selling prints
Hi all,
As I mentioned in another thread, someone recently inquired about buying a
print and I was wondering if any of you might have any suggestions for good
resources to help figure out who to use for the printing, what to charge and
all that jazz. I really haven't the first clue as I've always just had small
prints made up at Wally World -- occasionally an 8x10, and the resulting print
is about as predictable as you might expect.
Thanks for any help anyone can offer!
-- Walt
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