Woohoo!!! I sold my first photo :-) Advice Please!

[ddt0725]

I am sooo excited!! A number of people (friends and friends of friends)want to purchase large copies (11x14?)of this photo ...




I will probably use AdoramaPix (which I never used before) but have no idea what paper finishes and paper typesto use (Supra Endura Lustre, Matte, Glossy or Professional Metallic or Silk)for this type of photo. Anyone ever use the Metallic?


http://www.adoramapix.com/products/prints


Most I have ever had printed was 3x5's at Walmart or Walgreensbefore buying my little HP printer that prints 4x6 & 3x5's only!

And the big question ...how much should I charge over my cost of printing and delivery??

Any advice given is greatly appreciated!!

Denise

[clemmb]

Awsome!


I use Lustre. I also like matte. Make sure you also have it mounted on an artboard or foam board.


I would charge at least $40 for an 11x14 and $60 for a 16x20..


Awsome shot by the way


Mark

[bob williams]

Congrats Denise--this really is a great shot-----

Awsome!


I use Lustre. I also like matte. Make sure you also have it mounted on an artboard or foam board.


I would charge at least $40 for an 11x14 and $60 for a 16x20..


Awsome shot by the way


Mark
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I have one more thing to add to Clemms priceing which is absolutely appropriate for family---But your friends on TDP should definitely get a FREE 16x20 mounted and framed. []


Bob

[clemmb]

I have one more thing to add to Clemms priceing which is absolutely appropriate for family---But your friends on TDP should definitely get a FREE 16x20 mounted and framed. [img]/emoticons/emotion-2.gif[/img]


Bob
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Count me in. []

[freelanceshots]

Have Mpix do the printing. Their Metallic paper is incredible and there pricing is hard to beat. They know high quality printing for sure plus they will ship directly to your customer. The only company I trust with my printing needs.

[Firestarter]

Have Mpix do the printing. Their Metallic paper is incredible and there pricing is hard to beat. They know high quality printing for sure plus they will ship directly to your customer.

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I have both the pixma 9000 and 9500. Once I learned to print with the 9500 I have never gotten the same quality from a lab.

<div>All I can say is that I agree with both of these approaches. There's many more photo-print fulfillment companies on the net, but Mpix are one of the best. However, nothing beats the gallery quality and the full control you get with your own printing (assuming that you have a top quality photo-printer, like Canon or Epson semi-pro line and that you know what you are doing). In such case, you can charge practically as high as the customer is able and willing to pay. For occasional printing, though, I would go with one of the on-line services.</div>
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[ddt0725]

I use Lustre. I also like matte. Make sure you also have it mounted on an artboard or foam board.

If I go with AdoramaPix, for this type of photo, do you think lustre or metallic would look best? They recommend metallic for landscapes &amp; scenic photos but with this having limited colors, I'm not sure.


Also, are all of these frameable ...<span jquery1287364309061="28" id="weightCaption" style="color: inherit;"]Single Weight Matboard,<label sizset="8" sizcache="1"] <span id="weightCaption" style="color: inherit;"]Foam-Core, </label><label sizset="9" sizcache="1"]<span id="weightCaption" style="color: inherit;"]Styrene??

Thank you for your help!

Denise</label>

[HDNitehawk]

Denise


I took the liberty of printing your pic off on my pixma pro 9500 with a few papers.(I promise I wont sell them).Using Fine Art Photo Rag and Glossy II.


My opinion is a glossy picture is more what you want for this one. The photo rag is a matte finish and it seemed to take away from the bird in front of the sun. Where the gloss made it shine and made it pop a little bit. I think the lustre would be similar to the photo rag as both are to the matte side and might not be good here.


I think the metallic would be better to bring out the blacks in the birds out of the sun....needs to keep the shine on the bird in front of the sun as well.

[clemmb]

Also, are all of these frameable ...<span id="weightCaption" style="color: inherit;"]Single Weight Matboard, <span id="weightCaption" style="color: inherit;"]Foam-Core, <span id="weightCaption" style="color: inherit;"]Styrene??

Thank you for your help!

Denise
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I have never used AdoramaPix. My lab uses double or triple weight art board or faomboard. I am sure different labs use different names for the same thing. The art board tends to warp a little and we end up putting a foamboard behind it. We prefer using the 3/16" foamboard. This can be directly mounted in a frame. We usually deliver the prints mounted on the foamboard and let our customers frame them.

I have never used metallic but have seen it. I thought it lends itself to commercial work best. It would be interesting to see but I think I would try a small inexpensive print first to see how I like it.

Hope this helps

Mark

[ddt0725]

Also, are all of these frameable ...<span id="weightCaption"]Single Weight Matboard, <span id="weightCaption"]Foam-Core, <span id="weightCaption"]Styrene??

Thank you for your help!

Denise
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I have never used AdoramaPix. My lab uses double or triple weight art board or faomboard. I am sure different labs use different names for the same thing. The art board tends to warp a little and we end up putting a foamboard behind it. We prefer using the 3/16" foamboard. This can be directly mounted in a frame. We usually deliver the prints mounted on the foamboard and let our customers frame them.

I have never used metallic but have seen it. I thought it lends itself to commercial work best. It would be interesting to see but I think I would try a small inexpensive print first to see how I like it.

Hope this helps

Mark
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Yes, this helps alot! Thank you!! I would go with Lustre &amp; foamboard.
Only problem now is @ AdoramaPix, the only size I can do for this photo is 11x17. Otherwise, they chop off part of the photo or there is white space at top &amp; bottom. This is bigger than he wanted to go so I don't know now if the sale will still fly! []

Denise