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Re: What makes a 'good' print?
After reading through this thread it appears to me that the foremost considerations are
(a) the thickness of your wallet
(b) printing for commercial or personal use
(c) subject matter
Those who print for commercial reasons will no doubt recover their expense through revenue and will endevour to use top quality equipment at all times with the subject matter meeting their own particular market requirements. This is only to be expected from someone who relies on that income but is not a realistic option for the amatuer. (IMO)
Others, like myself, will be fully satisfied with using an online source such as 'Photobox' or self printing with whatever resources are affordable. I use both these methods with a great deal of self satisfaction.
The original question appears to be, How do you decide what to print. To my mind the answer is ... I print the photographs that I like and I print others that I feel add something to the family album. i.e. family and pet shots. Many of these I don't particularly like myself but other family members do.
I usually make the initial print at 300dpi at 5 x 7. If I like it I then go to 10 x 8 and at this point I decide if I want to go for a professional print.
I do have a set of 8 self printed floral photograhs which have been hanging in the hallway for around 18 months. None of these are showing any signs of deteriation, fair to say they are under glass and away from direct sunlight.
Just for the record I use a Canon MP600 which meets my requirements
After reading through this thread it appears to me that the foremost considerations are
(a) the thickness of your wallet
(b) printing for commercial or personal use
(c) subject matter
Those who print for commercial reasons will no doubt recover their expense through revenue and will endevour to use top quality equipment at all times with the subject matter meeting their own particular market requirements. This is only to be expected from someone who relies on that income but is not a realistic option for the amatuer. (IMO)
Others, like myself, will be fully satisfied with using an online source such as 'Photobox' or self printing with whatever resources are affordable. I use both these methods with a great deal of self satisfaction.
The original question appears to be, How do you decide what to print. To my mind the answer is ... I print the photographs that I like and I print others that I feel add something to the family album. i.e. family and pet shots. Many of these I don't particularly like myself but other family members do.
I usually make the initial print at 300dpi at 5 x 7. If I like it I then go to 10 x 8 and at this point I decide if I want to go for a professional print.
I do have a set of 8 self printed floral photograhs which have been hanging in the hallway for around 18 months. None of these are showing any signs of deteriation, fair to say they are under glass and away from direct sunlight.
Just for the record I use a Canon MP600 which meets my requirements
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