Beginner Getting my photgraphs printed. ?

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Now I have a couple of photgraphs I would like to print and frame.
Dont have a printer, or much of an idea how to go about this.
Guy at work, said to get a memory stick, put the photographs on it and go to Asda, where they have a printing service.
Sounds vey simple, but is it, its just for personal satisfaction, would love to have my own photgraphs on a wall in my house.
What do you guys do for things li!e this?
 
How big, what kind of print material, how much do you want to spend?

I like canvas prints (other photographers not so much) and have had them made at a variety of places including Trade Canvas prints https://www.talkphotography.co.uk/t...rint-our-community-photos-offers-more.382984/

They've always done a good job for me, and do more than *just* canvas prints.

Basically you prepare the image for upload in jpg or tif format. It needs to be large enough in terms of pixels to give reasonable quality. In general you should allow at least 200 pixels per linear inch, and preferably 300. If your screen isn't calibrated then it may be a bit of guesswork how the print will come out, but you can download charts that can help with things light white & black point and steps in between.
 
6x4s I print at home on my Canon Selphy printer
The for most other stuff I use my local lab - One Vision Imaging, in Coventry. It is especially handy to use them for big prints as it means that I can collect them myself.
DSCL are a mail order lab that I have used a few times in the past, and always been happy with their service.
 
Oldbones said:
Now I have a couple of photgraphs I would like to print and frame.
Dont have a printer, or much of an idea how to go about this.
Guy at work, said to get a memory stick, put the photographs on it and go to Asda, where they have a printing service.
Sounds vey simple, but is it, its just for personal satisfaction, would love to have my own photgraphs on a wall in my house.
What do you guys do for things li!e this?
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For your needs some of these answers are way over the top.. Your friend is right.. go to your ,local ASDA if they have a Max Spielman outlet on site.. You can take anyhting in.. your memory card your phone your camera anyhting and the assistant will show you how to print pics... They print very good bright colourful prints :)
 
KIPAX said:
For your needs some of these answers are way over the top.. Your friend is right.. go to your ,local ASDA if they have a Max Spielman outlet on site.. You can take anyhting in.. your memory card your phone your camera anyhting and the assistant will show you how to print pics... They print very good bright colourful prints :)
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That will certainly give a nice easy introduction.
 
So if I send my pics to my phone, is that all I need to do, then go to Asda /Boots and get prints?
 
Craikeybaby said:
6x4s I print at home on my Canon Selphy printer
The for most other stuff I use my local lab - One Vision Imaging, in Coventry. It is especially handy to use them for big prints as it means that I can collect them myself.
DSCL are a mail order lab that I have used a few times in the past, and always been happy with their service.
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with the canon selphy can you get matte paper for them?
 
There's only one type of paper, but you can select gloss/semi-gloss/matte for the clear coating that it does as the last step.
 
May have already been mentioned but I prefer to print my own for very good reasons. I have a good idea of the real colours taken in the picture have taken the shot. Also being able to use what ever paper I like , and there are many differnt types . Having a home printer doesn't rely on shop opening hours, so it doesn't matter when you print. Yes there are drawbacks as well mainly being cost, but having ones own printer does allow me to print important douments as well. Using the printer scan facility give a chance to make copies as well if needed.
 
Been looking at printers since reading the above posts, someare less than £50 and the one i looked was £24 for the ink.
All have wifi and such, so thats an option i will serrouisly consider, just have to go and look at photo print paper.
 
Oldbones said:
Been looking at printers since reading the above posts, someare less than £50 and the one i looked was £24 for the ink.
All have wifi and such, so thats an option i will serrouisly consider, just have to go and look at photo print paper.
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Seriously ... Dont!!
Unless you're prepared to put as much effort into learning about colour management and printing as you are into your photography.

When I shot film, I used to outsource my printing to a pro lab.

Since going digital I've used pro labs for customer orders, and cheaper consumer labs for my own stuff.

And all of it works out cheaper than doing it myself if I put any value at all on my time.

DSCL are great and inexpensive.
 
If just wanting to have photos printer then out sourcing is the way to go. If you want hard copies of important documents such as keeping houshold expenditures I would not just rely on keeping such information on a computer. That is something my wife used to do until something she wanted to refer back to had gone. Now she realises the benefit of keeping a hard copy in a file folder.
I keep an annual hard copy of camera insurance as just one example.
There is a world of difference between seeing a photo on a computer screen and a hard print. With a home printer if something is not quite correct it can be re-edited and printed again at home straight away.
yes it can be expensive. I have just ordered a set of 6 different couloured injets carts. costing nearly £100 but will last me nearly a year.My printer costs nearly £200 . The best quality photographic paper size 127x178mm (5X7") ilford galerie smooth gloss £25 for 25 sheets.

AS I said it can be expensive, but the pleasure of not just taking a photo, but editing it and seeing something you have printed yourself. , To me the whole experience of photograpy but the process from start to finish is what photography is all about.
Sending out for a photo to be printed takes away that something that is missing , being able to print your own
 
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Phil V said:
Seriously ... Dont!!
Unless you're prepared to put as much effort into learning about colour management and printing as you are into your photography.

When I shot film, I used to outsource my printing to a pro lab.

Since going digital I've used pro labs for customer orders, and cheaper consumer labs for my own stuff.

And all of it works out cheaper than doing it myself if I put any value at all on my time.

DSCL are great and inexpensive.
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I pay 41p for a 6x4, 47p for a 7x5 & £1.20 for a 10x8 & £2.55 for an 18x10 - That's just so much cheaper, easier & much less hassle :)

I find the prints pretty good tbh - Very close colour wise to the screen. But they do have their colour profile thingies available too.
 
SnappySnaps have done a good job for us, but there are a number of outlets everywhere that can print photos up to A3 and even maybe beyond in 24 hours.
 
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