The end result? what do you do?

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So I have taken up digital photography - I am intrested in all manner of subjects but I am leaning towards Motorsports and wildlife and ofcourse my family.

I shoot with Nikon and I am building a new edit pc in the new year - and hope to get to grips with Lightroom and PS so I will have all I need to get to that stage - But then, I would like to have some hard copy of my shots and maybe some larger prints. something to put in an album?? do we have this now:thinking:

This is where for me it gets a bit muddy - what to do next?

Print my own?
Use an online picture book service?
use a 3rd party printer of some sort?
just keep the shots in the digital and upload to the web photo sharing?

Whats the general next step - what do people use to produce the final print when going from digital? If at all anymore

I used to print some stuff out of family from a compact - with the home printer But they are seldom great copies of the original shot - even from a PAS camera.

Do you calibrate the printer up and DIY - is this £££ to set up a home printer / semi pro printer to do this at a quality to be content with?

Just wondering what you guys and gals do on here.....:thinking:
 
For small stuff, I print it myself. For bigger enlargements, or for something a little more esoteric like a photobook, I use an online printer.
 
I do a combination of pretty much all of the above...

Some goes on Flickr, or on here for c&c. Some goes off to the printers (I use DSCL, but there's a post about it here).

Some of the prints go on the wall (I mount and frame my own pics very cheaply using charity shop frames like this.) and some I mount in a scrapbook.

I have had a couple of photobooks done which have varying quality, and there's a few posts here about which photobook supplier is best. Have a serch around.

As to printing my own. I don't. I have a Canon printer which is excellent for printing photos, but the ink cartridges are soooo expensive. It's cheaper for me to use DSCL. I considered an ink tank system but the bloke in the print shop shook his head and told me the chips on the ink cartridges tell the printer they're empty then need resetting. Whether that's crapola sales speak I don't know, but at £8 a pop for a cartridge, I'd rather use DSCL for prints.

Hope that helps some and welcome to TP!

Ian.
 
Good - So I have not gone:cuckoo: thanks for those links - IF I were a pro starting out in wedding photography say - where would you send your images for printing - I don't want to ask the 2 mates I have in the business as they may feel a bit:suspect: as I would be in direct competition so any ideas - I know one chap sends his via courier on disc and the album then arrives 3 or 4 weeks later - think its a German company - very nice albums though - not cheap? any ideas anyone.

Scarecrow - can you recommend one?

Harlequin565 - Nice heads up on the printers! and big:thumbs: for the tutorial on the framing - I fancy a go of that myself!! Off to buy a knife:eek:

Hope that helps some and welcome to TP!
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Thanks! friendly bunch you lot:thankyou:
 
Loxleys are really good, based in Scotland and used by loads of pros.

There is a thread on here about quality and some issues but I've personally never had a bad print from them!

Carl
 
another vote for Loxley - top quality - top service!:thumbs:
 
Certainly send off to print, it is a lot less hassle, the various companies have been mentioned on here loads.

I also have a photoblog, portfolio site and flickr where my non printed images go.
 
photoblog, portfolio site and flickr
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Something else I have yet to learn about - I don't feel my efforts are good enough for that yet:'(

Getting there though - I am developing an eye:eek::lol:
 
Your images don't have to be particularly good to put on a blog or Flickr, it will give you an easy reference to show your progress.
 
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