A Picture, A Thank You & a Question

[Pandmoanium]

The picture is of my "Gallery Display" at a local coffee house / art gallery here in Riverside, Ca. They asked me to hang my work for the month of January in thier most prominent area. I am very honored and really jazzed about seeing my work in large print like this. Its not much to some but its a really cool place to start.


The thank you goes out to all of the photographers that let me shoot behind them and talked to me and helped me with my own work. I will post this in a couple of rooms so I can get everyone. Gene, James, Tom and especially John S & Paco G, but also anyone else I've had the honor of shooting with, I've learned something from all of you.


Now the question. I have a lot of inquiries about purchasing prints of my work and I want to know what printing services you guys use. I know how to research them but I value the opinions of those I deem as the best in the industry.

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[TomNine]

Have you considered Wal~Mart? :D

Seriously, congratulations for the gallery and thanks for sharing Emery with the world.

[genex]

Wow that's awesome - great job P!!!

I'm glad more people will be exposed to the beauty of female muscle and when the get their caffeine fix I'm sure they'll be even more awake to enjoy those images.

[Mike]

No suggestions for you but your pics look great!

[diggs]

A service is going to charge an enormous premium. You have enough work where the investment in a mid to high end HP photo printer and some archival inks will probably save you money in the long run.

[James]

hey,
great job and good luck with that. Your pix look great and you should be proud.. Stick with it and set goals for yourself to keep getting your stuff out there.

[John Stutz]

The picture is of my "Gallery Display" at a local coffee house / art gallery here in Riverside, Ca. They asked me to hang my work for the month of January in thier most prominent area. I am very honored and really jazzed about seeing my work in large print like this. Its not much to some but its a really cool place to start.


The thank you goes out to all of the photographers that let me shoot behind them and talked to me and helped me with my own work. I will post this in a couple of rooms so I can get everyone. Gene, James, Tom and especially John S & Paco G, but also anyone else I've had the honor of shooting with, I've learned something from all of you.


Now the question. I have a lot of inquiries about purchasing prints of my work and I want to know what printing services you guys use. I know how to research them but I value the opinions of those I deem as the best in the industry.
Way to go!

As for printing services... forget it. Buy yourself an Epson. It'll pay for itself in ten prints by a service. The "small" desk model will do up to 11x17. Actually it'll do 11 inches x 50 feet if you buy by the roll. It'll give you a better print than any print service will give you, unless they're using an Epson too. If you want to go bigger than 11x17 and can't afford $3-4K for the medium printer + ink + paper, then sell some of the smaller prints first and use profits to invest in the larger printer. Oh, and if you sell prints for under $100 you'd be wasting your time. And that's low imho.

Good luck,
John

P.S. Some of those pics look an awful lot like the ones I took of Emery. Hmmm.

[Pandmoanium]

Way to go!


P.S. Some of those pics look an awful lot like the ones I took of Emery. Hmmm.

Thank you John! I am thinking about getting my own printer eventually. As for those familiar prints, the descriptions under them mention you by name and how the shots would not have been possible without your help and expertise. Thanks again!

Thanks also to Gene, James, Tom and everyone else. The reception was good, with a lot of positive feedback.

[asianfitnessfan]

Wow-- I just saw this thread. The photos look great. It makes me happy to see people supporting one another in the admiration life's greatest beauty.