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I've had nothing but great service. gs George Sinos -------------------- [email protected] www.georgesphotos.net plus.georgesinos.com On Sat, Mar 24, 2012 at 11:07 AM, Walt Gilbert <[email protected]> wrote: > 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.
