Thanks, P.J.
Those prices don't sound too bad at all. I can use the Sam's Club
membership that I have access to as a member of a local fraternal
organization, so I just might check into that. I've also been looking
around at the various online sources and there doesn't seem to be a huge
disparity between them. I just wonder if any one of them is better at it
than the others.
Guess I'll do a little more research.
-- Walt
On 3/24/2012 3:21 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:
I don't have a Costco membership, but Sam's Club offers similar
services. 11x14's are 2.87, 20x30's are 8.96. I have no idea what
the weight or thickness the paper is on those, or what the colors look
like. I expect you won't pay a lot more from any online source aimed
at consumers.
On 3/24/2012 3:56 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote:
On 3/24/2012 2:32 PM, John Sessoms wrote:
From: Walt Gilbert
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
If you've got a Costco nearby, you might look into a membership.
Their photo-lab is reasonably good. I use them pretty much for
anything 12x18 or smaller.
As far as pricing, the school solution where I went to school was a
print sells for at least 4 to 7 times your cost, otherwise you're
losing money.
Thanks, John.
The pricing is what I'm most curious about. I figure I can go with
the low end of the scale starting out, and limit my prints to a
fairly small size for the time being. I doubt I'll do many prints
that are very much larger than 8x10 for now. If I can order from an
online printing service with a good price/quality reputation and have
them shipped directly to the buyer, I'll be happy. I'm not quite
ready to start doing gallery-quality prints, but I'd like to be able
to offer nice photos for people who may be interested in buying a
print of any of my photos that they happen to see.
It all boils down to the fact that I'm going to have to crawl before
I can walk. It's going to take a little time, but I'm OK with that.
Thanks again for the input!
-- Walt
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