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Just got these back from my lab, I couldn't fit any more on the bed as these are lustre 18x12" prints. I got a few 36"x 24" aswell for a wedding client. These shots here are all from the D810 and 850 and are fairly recent. I do love using these high resolution cameras because they give me so many options, like cropping, different print sizes without quesiton, and huge dynamic range if I need it. For me, I do like editing and looking at pictures on backlit screens, however nothing compares to a properly mounted picture in a punchy frame and hung on the wall, is this old fashioned now? :-D
 
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I do and I really enjoy it. When I sell a print, it's usually printed on my Pixma Pro-10 at home. And prints that we hang at home are from my printer as well.

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I still like to print a lot. Mostly just A4 and mount into pholio albums. I print upto A3+ in the studio and mount them on the walls. As the walls get a tad full, I take to swapping a few here and there for a refresh :)

plenty go out to clients of course.

i have no fear of printing prints in feet even from the d4s, they look superb.

i have one very large print on my living room wall and two in the bedroom.

Since we all have limited wall space.... albums are a good idea :)
 
Westmill said:
I still like to print a lot. Mostly just A4 and mount into pholio albums. I print upto A3+ in the studio and mount them on the walls. As the walls get a tad full, I take to swapping a few here and there for a refresh :)

plenty go out to clients of course.

i have no fear of printing prints in feet even from the d4s, they look superb.

i have one very large print on my living room wall and two in the bedroom.

Since we all have limited wall space.... albums are a good idea :)
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Definitely, going with not just storing them all up on hard drives is the way to go IMO. It's funny but people still love to look through albums, rather than crowd round a screen, right?
 
primeshooter said:
Westmill said:
I still like to print a lot. Mostly just A4 and mount into pholio albums. I print upto A3+ in the studio and mount them on the walls. As the walls get a tad full, I take to swapping a few here and there for a refresh :)

plenty go out to clients of course.

i have no fear of printing prints in feet even from the d4s, they look superb.

i have one very large print on my living room wall and two in the bedroom.

Since we all have limited wall space.... albums are a good idea :)
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Definitely, going with not just storing them all up on hard drives is the way to go IMO. It's funny but people still love to look through albums, rather than crowd round a screen, right ?
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i think there is something very special about a print. It brings a certain reality to what you created. What I see on screen, is like a stored unfinished product. Photography itself, is about the print for me. :)
 
I partipate in about a dozen print competitions, juried shows and exhibitions every year, so I do a fair amount of printing - mostly in the 14x11 to 16x24 range, with an occasional larger size. Not my favorite activity, as I'd rather be out shooting, 😊 though it's great seeing a nice print under glass, all dressed up in a frame and mat. :)

Agree with you on the benefits of the 8xx cameras for producing nice printable files, even when heavily cropped.

Alan
 
Westmill said:
primeshooter said:
Westmill said:
I still like to print a lot. Mostly just A4 and mount into pholio albums. I print upto A3+ in the studio and mount them on the walls. As the walls get a tad full, I take to swapping a few here and there for a refresh :)

plenty go out to clients of course.

i have no fear of printing prints in feet even from the d4s, they look superb.

i have one very large print on my living room wall and two in the bedroom.

Since we all have limited wall space.... albums are a good idea :)
Click to expand...
Definitely, going with not just storing them all up on hard drives is the way to go IMO. It's funny but people still love to look through albums, rather than crowd round a screen, right ?
Click to expand...
i think there is something very special about a print. It brings a certain reality to what you created. What I see on screen, is like a stored unfinished product. Photography itself, is about the print for me. :)
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Agree. I find that huge prints are the most impressive. And clients like that sort of display.
 
I once printed two pictures from Walmart. The ones that look beautiful on my monitor but print came out too dark and with wrong aspect ratio. :-(

How you guys print?
 
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Gudda said:
I once printed two pictures from Walmart. The ones that look beautiful on my monitor by print came out too dark and with wrong aspect ratio. :-(

How you guys print?
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Epson 9800 and P800. Just scrapped a 4900 that had 6 years of frustrating service.

Jim
 
You bet. In a town full of artists, this is a huge part of my income from photography.

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primeshooter said:
Westmill said:
primeshooter said:
Westmill said:
I still like to print a lot. Mostly just A4 and mount into pholio albums. I print upto A3+ in the studio and mount them on the walls. As the walls get a tad full, I take to swapping a few here and there for a refresh :)

plenty go out to clients of course.

i have no fear of printing prints in feet even from the d4s, they look superb.

i have one very large print on my living room wall and two in the bedroom.

Since we all have limited wall space.... albums are a good idea :)
Click to expand...
Definitely, going with not just storing them all up on hard drives is the way to go IMO. It's funny but people still love to look through albums, rather than crowd round a screen, right ?
Click to expand...
i think there is something very special about a print. It brings a certain reality to what you created. What I see on screen, is like a stored unfinished product. Photography itself, is about the print for me. :)
Click to expand...
Agree. I find that huge prints are the most impressive. And clients like that sort of display.
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you have me toying with an idea now lol.... I think I will buy a book cabinet.... fill it with rows of albums. Just grab an album as one would a book. Why have I never done this ?

i genuinely really really like this idea.... new project coming my way lol :)
 
Westmill said:
primeshooter said:
Westmill said:
primeshooter said:
Westmill said:
I still like to print a lot. Mostly just A4 and mount into pholio albums. I print upto A3+ in the studio and mount them on the walls. As the walls get a tad full, I take to swapping a few here and there for a refresh :)

plenty go out to clients of course.

i have no fear of printing prints in feet even from the d4s, they look superb.

i have one very large print on my living room wall and two in the bedroom.

Since we all have limited wall space.... albums are a good idea :)
Click to expand...
Definitely, going with not just storing them all up on hard drives is the way to go IMO. It's funny but people still love to look through albums, rather than crowd round a screen, right ?
Click to expand...
i think there is something very special about a print. It brings a certain reality to what you created. What I see on screen, is like a stored unfinished product. Photography itself, is about the print for me. :)
Click to expand...
Agree. I find that huge prints are the most impressive. And clients like that sort of display.
Click to expand...
you have me toying with an idea now lol.... I think I will buy a book cabinet.... fill it with rows of albums. Just grab an album as one would a book. Why have I never done this ?

i genuinely really really like this idea.... new project coming my way lol :)
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Believe it or not was actually thinking same thing and have been for a while. I definitely have an autumn album ready to go I think...
 
Westmill said:
i think there is something very special about a print. It brings a certain reality to what you created. What I see on screen, is like a stored unfinished product. Photography itself, is about the print for me. :)
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I absolutely agree. As an amateur I used to get a room to fill up with prints, when I filled the walls up, I would replace prints in the frames with new favorites. Downsized and now get 1/2 a wall. So I placed my favorite prints in portfolio books and leave laying around for people to look at if so inclined.
 
This has been a great printer so far. I am into the third year, so time will tell...It is way more reliable than the versions that use green and orange inks (7900 / 9900), which are not necessary for photographic and fine-art printing.
 
I do in a limited way:
  • 4x6's to see how the image prints.
  • 8x10 or 8x12 to see if it looks good larger.
  • Finally a metal print 8x12 to 24x36.
Also print books of vacations etc.

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Sanjay
 
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