> On Dec 13, 2017, at 12:15 PM, Igor PDML-StR <pdml...@komkon.org> wrote: > > 1. I have a policy: I never give RAW files to anybody. (In the film era, I've > never given negatives to anybody, with just one exception for a close friend > of mine per a special agreement). > I would only consider giving RAW files in very special cases. > > Several photographers that I know have a similar policy. > > When I give photos to others for printing, - I give those as the > Full-resolution JPEGs with the maximum quality level. > (Also, just in case, I save them in sRGB color space to avoid any confusion.) > > > 2. If you are not printing yourself anywhat routinely at home, I would > consider mpix.com for ordering the prints. Last time I checked, they can also > "drop-ship" to your clients directly, and IIRC, even in a discreet packaging, > not revealing the shop name, if requested. (Verify that, my memory might > deceive me here.) > > 3. The optimum way of choosing the photos in the situation like yours is to > post them to a website (Flickr will do), with the filenames that can be used > for identification, asking your clients to provide you with the list of > numbers. > > 4. When I provide full-res. photos, I usually upload them to one of the > online storage accounts (I like box.com) - in a separate folder, and set > sharing via a direct link, which I provide to the addressee. > Box.com interface provides convenient interface for both previewing and > downloading single images, as well as the entire folder. > (I am sure that most other similar sites, such as dropbox, google-drive, have > very similar interfaces.) > > Just in case: > Before sending the link to the clients, check in a browser where you are not > logged in as yourself (e.g. by opening an "Incognito" browser window), that > the link works and doesn't require creating any account or whatsoever.
Thanks, Igor. Lots of good suggestions there. Especially about using Flickr to let them preview images; using Box—I use DropBox--to make files available to clients; and the printing service. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net “Man has been a murderer forever.” - Peter Matthiessen. -- 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.
