buy some good glossy paper and give it a try, even if you end up not doing it for hire, you can always use the paper for yourself. Cant hurt to try it out. I have a small hp deskjet ( forget the model number ) that makes pretty nice color prints.
----------------- J.C.O'Connell [email protected] ----------------- -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Walt Gilbert Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2012 1:04 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT: Advice & recommendations on selling prints I have an HP Deskjet 3000, but haven't ever tried using it to print images on the assumption that it's just not up to the task. In fact, I haven't even bothered to buy any decent paper stock for it. I suppose I could give it a whirl and see if it's "close enough for government work" until I can get something better. I just hate to send out an inferior print if I can offer the purchaser a better value -- even if it causes me some extra expense. Do you suppose it would be worth the trouble to bother getting decent paper for it? -- Walt On 3/24/2012 11:11 AM, JC O'Connell wrote: > if you just want to do 8.5x11" prints you can buy > a really decent photo printer for only $100 or so. Paper > and ink will be an ongoing expense however. > > ----------------- > J.C.O'Connell > [email protected] > ----------------- > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Walt > Gilbert > Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2012 12:08 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: OT: Advice& recommendations on selling prints > > 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<[email protected]> >>>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List<[email protected]> >>>> Cc: >>>> 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 >>>> >>>> -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
