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Another excellent idea with the leash holder.
RichardR said:
Printing on ceramic tile must be a challenge...... I don't think
tiles would feed through my printer very well! :)

BTW, that shot of the lab on the tile is just a superb pro quality
image!
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RichardR said:
****,
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thanks for the comments.......you would not believe the results I get printing tiles from a good picture. I am going to print a tile mural of the same golf hole without the golfer.

the shot of the lab is my first attempt at a pencil sketch in PSP. I haven't been able to duplicate it since.......LOL
It is one of my favorites for sure......
 
mjp29 said:
There was an article in a photography magazine that actually
explained how it is less expensive to have a store print your
photos than to buy the photo paper and color ink for your printer
(plus you usually get professional quality paper like Kodak or
Fuji).
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True, but you're not in control of the process, and don't have "instant" delivery.
 
Gee whizzz....I forgot to tell you that I sell some 5x7's at a gallery in Abingdon, Virginia....Also...have note-cards available with any image you might want....have sold address labels...done tee shirts for friends and family..give them as gifts to friends and family....sell 5x7's on ebay....folks seem to enjoy the quarter-sized notecards...Also have sweet Christmas cards using..........."stuffed birds"....LOL ..cathy...Oops..the catalog, Photographer's Edge has had 4 images of mine....no birds either !!
 
BrianC said:
Another excellent idea with the leash holder.
BrianC said:
Printing on ceramic tile must be a challenge...... I don't think
tiles would feed through my printer very well! :)

BTW, that shot of the lab on the tile is just a superb pro quality
image!
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BrianC said:
****,
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thanks for the comments.......you would not believe the results I
get printing tiles from a good picture. I am going to print a tile
mural of the same golf hole without the golfer.

the shot of the lab is my first attempt at a pencil sketch in PSP.
I haven't been able to duplicate it since.......LOL
It is one of my favorites for sure......
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Inigo Montoya said:
mjp29 said:
There was an article in a photography magazine that actually
explained how it is less expensive to have a store print your
photos than to buy the photo paper and color ink for your printer
(plus you usually get professional quality paper like Kodak or
Fuji).
Click to expand...
True, but you're not in control of the process, and don't have
"instant" delivery.
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As far as "you're not in control of the process" - that's debatable, it depends on what you mean by a phrase like "the process."

As far as "instant delivery" goes, over the years it has become more and more frustrating to load a printer with photo paper, install color ink, and wait wait wait for photos to print.

If the cost is actually less, I have no problem with uploading the photos and then picking them up at a store that I'm going to be at every 2 weeks anyways.

You go spend time waiting for your printer to print the photos and cross your fingers you have enough photo paper and ink (while I upload and pickup).
 
send me one of your favorite files and I will send you a printed tile just for fun.......... a square cropped image. I need to print at 300dpi or close to it.

brian
 
I have been bringing them to work in 8x10 format and putting them on a bulletin board on my ofice wall. I think I need to make a similar wall with the frames to bring a little more attention to them. Thanks Bill.
Bill Huber said:
I like to share my work with all of you on the forum, but I also
like to look at it myself. (I am a little harder on me then you are)

I think I can safely say we all have a lot of pictures, in the past
I had most on the hard drive and could look at them anything I
wanted, and that is quite often.

But about 2 months ago I decided to print some out and hang then on
the wall so I could see them any time I wanted. Well, and show off
a little when people drop by.

I went to the local Target store and found some frames. These are
Document frames, that is they are for 8 1/2 by 11 in items (that is
standard letter paper in the US). The frames are cheap, $3.99 each,
but they look very nice on the wall. The have a metal frame, nice
clear glass and a very nice back, can be hung on the wall or stood
up on a table or desk.

I like using the Doc frame because I do not have to do anything but
print them out and hang them on the wall, no trimming and cutting.
I have my printer program (PixPrint 3) set up with the right
margins to give me a white boarder all the way around the picture.
I change the pictures every now and then to my new favorites and
put the old ones in a drawer to give to people that want them.

Now the question is what do you do with all of you wonderful pictures.

--
No, I'm not a Pro, but I did read the Olympus Talk Forum last night.
Bill Huber, Fort Worth, Tx
UZI, E-10 http://www.pbase.com/wlhuber
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John
E 20N, FL 40, Lipo, TCON300, B300,
WCON, TCON, MCON, C2100, 2020, D400
http://www.pbase.com/vor/profile
 
Hey....I want one too !!!! Would love to know how you do this....I would be willin' to try it....talk about neat gifts for my children !!!! cathy
 
in p-shop...it says that my images are 72 pixels/inch.....Geez....how do you get 300 dpi ??? I am not very literate re computer and image lingo !!! cathy
 
mjp29 said:
As far as "you're not in control of the process" - that's
debatable, it depends on what you mean by a phrase like "the
process."
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The printing process. Were we talking about anything else? :-)
OlyOlyOxenFree said:
As far as "instant delivery" goes, over the years it has become
more and more frustrating to load a printer with photo paper,
install color ink, and wait wait wait for photos to print.
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I click "print" then go on about editing another image, web browsing.... or anything else. No need to sit there idly. A watched pot never boils. :-)
OlyOlyOxenFree said:
If the cost is actually less, I have no problem with uploading the
photos and then picking them up at a store that I'm going to be at
every 2 weeks anyways.
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I basically agreed on that point. If you're making lots of prints at once -- say 100 4x6's, it'll run you around $26 at Walmart and you don't have to mess with anything.

But take last Saturday as an example.... my mom was telling me she was having trouble getting a family photo to print properly. Aside from whatever orientation/cropping issues she was having, she was using an 800x600 version pulled off my pbase gallery, and using a cheap-O Lexmark printer (we're talking $49 over 3 years ago). I told her "don't bother", then opened the full 4MP image here, tweaked it a little, dropped in a sheet of Epson's professional semi-gloss paper and had an 8x10 to hand to her when I dropped by later that day.

I still plan on seeing what Walmart can do with that image, but at $2.86 for an 8x10 it's actually more expensive. I get my paper and ink from http://www.atlex.com . Genuine Epson color carts for my 820 are $20, B&W is $16.

I figure I use the color carts at a 2:1 ratio to the black, so a "set" costs around $28*, and is good for at least 20 pages if I remember my initial tests correctly. 20 sheets of the semi-gloss is another $11, so my cost per page is around $1.95. I can screw up one out of every 3 prints (or have estimate off by more than 5 sheets per cart set) and still break even.

I buy several carts at a time along with paper so shipping costs are minimal / in the noise.
OlyOlyOxenFree said:
You go spend time waiting for your printer to print the photos and
cross your fingers you have enough photo paper and ink (while I
upload and pickup).
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I hope I'm misinterpreting your tone there.... but in any event, there's no need to cross my fingers... If I tell it to print 10 sheets, I can count to ten and make sure it's in the hopper. :-)

If you mean being worried about running out of paper and ink on-hand, that's never an issue. See above about buying (sort of) in bulk.
 
What I actually do with my shots right now....

Most sit here on the PC where I review them after offloading my memory cards, I browse them from time to time, and too many sit in "backlog" waiting for me to get around to processing them... :-)

I post some here, and maintain galleries on pbase, including some "semi-private" galleries of family photos and from my boys' soccer games.

There's also the occasional print here and there, and as I said above... the pace there may be picking up soon.
 
I store all my photos on my harddrive, and back up to cd's. I usually print family photos on 6x4 paper, using my Canon S900 printer on Pro paper. Some is printed in A4 format (European format, about 8.2"X11.7") and used as gifts. I also have a couple on my kitchen wall. Planning to use a wall in my home office to show off too ;-)

Then some are shared here, and my favourites get uploaded to my gallery at the link beneath my signature.
I keep all my pics, unless they are totally off focus or something.

Now and then I spend some evening hours by my 'puter looking at my shots. And occationally I try tweeking them in PS...mostly unsuccessful...LOL.

--
TrondN
C730UZ + Raynox DCR-1540 Pro
http://www.home.no/trond-nordland
 
....using one of my own photos....and I just love it! Imagine the good feeling I had when I wore it and friends 'noticed" and went nuts over it.

He does great work! ...and I hope to have more made....I can see these for great gifts, too! Wow your friends and family!

--
Lucy
Olympus C3020Z
http://www.pbase.com/lucy
'Photography is the art of seeing what others do not.'
...heard on the History Channel
 
Inigo Montoya said:
mjp29 said:
As far as "you're not in control of the process" - that's
debatable, it depends on what you mean by a phrase like "the
process."
Click to expand...
The printing process. Were we talking about anything else? :-)
Click to expand...
Actually, when you said "you're not in control of the process" it could be interpreted in many ways. I can be in control of the image in photoshop as a part of "the process." Regardless of where the actual printing occurs, there is more to "the process" than paper and ink. I can control many variables, just as easily, before I upload an image to be printed. Furthermore, I don't see where either of us is in control of the printing process - the photo can come out great or not so great from our own printer or from a store. I just like the fact that the print from the store is guaranteed not to be from a cartridge that is running out of ink and that it is delivered on professional Kodak or Fuji paper - and to boot it is guaranteed, so if I don't like it they will print it again or refund my $ - try asking your printer for a refund.
Inigo Montoya said:
Inigo Montoya said:
As far as "instant delivery" goes, over the years it has become
more and more frustrating to load a printer with photo paper,
install color ink, and wait wait wait for photos to print.
Click to expand...
I click "print" then go on about editing another image, web
browsing.... or anything else. No need to sit there idly. A
watched pot never boils. :-)
Click to expand...
I basically agree with you here if your computer and printer are very fast. But you still have to deal with buying photo paper and ink, then you have to load both into the printer. My argument would be, if it is not time critical, you are going to receive the highest quality paper and ink on Kodak or Fuji paper that is guaranteed to your satisfaction.
Inigo Montoya said:
Inigo Montoya said:
If the cost is actually less, I have no problem with uploading the
photos and then picking them up at a store that I'm going to be at
every 2 weeks anyways.
Click to expand...
I basically agreed on that point. If you're making lots of prints
at once -- say 100 4x6's, it'll run you around $26 at Walmart and
you don't have to mess with anything.
But take last Saturday as an example.... my mom was telling me she
was having trouble getting a family photo to print properly. Aside
from whatever orientation/cropping issues she was having, she was
using an 800x600 version pulled off my pbase gallery, and using a
cheap-O Lexmark printer (we're talking $49 over 3 years ago). I
told her "don't bother", then opened the full 4MP image here,
tweaked it a little, dropped in a sheet of Epson's professional
semi-gloss paper and had an 8x10 to hand to her when I dropped by
later that day.
I still plan on seeing what Walmart can do with that image, but at
$2.86 for an 8x10 it's actually more expensive. I get my paper and
ink from http://www.atlex.com . Genuine Epson color carts for my 820 are
$20, B&W is $16.
I figure I use the color carts at a 2:1 ratio to the black, so a
"set" costs around $28*, and is good for at least 20 pages if I
remember my initial tests correctly. 20 sheets of the semi-gloss is
another $11, so my cost per page is around $1.95. I can screw up
one out of every 3 prints (or have estimate off by more than 5
sheets per cart set) and still break even.

I buy several carts at a time along with paper so shipping costs
are minimal / in the noise.
Inigo Montoya said:
You go spend time waiting for your printer to print the photos and
cross your fingers you have enough photo paper and ink (while I
upload and pickup).
Click to expand...
I hope I'm misinterpreting your tone there.... but in any event,
there's no need to cross my fingers... If I tell it to print 10
sheets, I can count to ten and make sure it's in the hopper. :-)
If you mean being worried about running out of paper and ink
on-hand, that's never an issue. See above about buying (sort of)
in bulk.
Click to expand...
I admire that you buy photo paper and color ink in bulk (or sort of), but I think others, like my family, don't plan so well. Everyone's situation is different. For us, we are tired of printing pictures from our printer. We simply enjoy uploading the images, to a place like Walmart, and we know that when we click in what we want that it is going to be a high quality print - and if it isn't they will make it right at their expense. What makes it even more fun is that we can choose a coffee mug, a t-shirt, a jigsaw puzzle, a mouse pad (the list goes on) to be printed at a great price. Then we pick up our, avoiding all shipping charges, when we buy our groceries there.

To each his own....
 
mjp29 said:
Inigo Montoya said:
mjp29 said:
As far as "you're not in control of the process" - that's
debatable, it depends on what you mean by a phrase like "the
process."
Click to expand...
The printing process. Were we talking about anything else? :-)
Click to expand...
Actually, when you said "you're not in control of the process" it
could be interpreted in many ways. I can be in control of the
image in photoshop as a part of "the process." Regardless of where
the actual printing occurs, there is more to "the process" than
paper and ink. I can control many variables, just as easily,
before I upload an image to be printed. Furthermore, I don't see
where either of us is in control of the printing process - the
photo can come out great or not so great from our own printer or
from a store.
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But if the PS image is "right", but the print out of my printer is "not so great", I can make driver adjustments. Have you seen the thread regarding the image of a chocolate lab that Walmart simply can't get right?
OlyOlyOxenFree said:
I basically agree with you here if your computer and printer are
very fast. But you still have to deal with buying photo paper and
ink, then you have to load both into the printer. My argument
would be, if it is not time critical, you are going to receive the
highest quality paper and ink on Kodak or Fuji paper that is
guaranteed to your satisfaction.
Click to expand...
Buying paper and ink is a lot faster/easier for me than uploading images.

The time needed to load paper is negligable, and 90% of the time, there's no need to load ink.
OlyOlyOxenFree said:
I admire that you buy photo paper and color ink in bulk (or sort
of), but I think others, like my family, don't plan so well.
Everyone's situation is different. For us, we are tired of
printing pictures from our printer. We simply enjoy uploading the
images, to a place like Walmart, and we know that when we click in
what we want that it is going to be a high quality print - and if
it isn't they will make it right at their expense. What makes it
even more fun is that we can choose a coffee mug, a t-shirt, a
jigsaw puzzle, a mouse pad (the list goes on) to be printed at a
great price. Then we pick up our, avoiding all shipping charges,
when we buy our groceries there.

To each his own....
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I think you hit the nail on the head here. Some folks enjoy controlling different parts of the photography process from capture to post-processing to printing. For some the desire for control/involvement ends even before the shutter is pressed. :-) If the printing end of the process isn't enjoyable, then by all means, online printers are a great alternative.
 
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