View Full Version : Ordered my first big-ish print
adam75south
05-29-2009, 04:04 PM
been into the photography thing for a few years now but i've never actually put anything on the wall..wold went out of business so i bought a few big frames for cheap....and i finally ordered a print...in 18x24.
took this one a looooong time ago at work. shot with the 30d and the old 24-70L
70mm @ ISO 320 f/2.8 1/500s...shot in JPEG and if you notice it's a little oversharpened for print.
http://www.adammedders.com/photos/549492537_v9N2x-L.jpg
it's tough when you're a portrait photographer, it's weird to put pictures of other people up in your house, especially in your room. seriously, it would really throw me off during sex. almost like a dog or cat watching you go at it. anway...rant over.
cdifoto
05-29-2009, 04:29 PM
I hear you. That's why I have very few prints hanging.
How does the print look or haven't you received it yet? I'm thinking about getting a 20x30 of the lifeguard/surfboard sunrise done up. Wal-Mart has poster frames on the cheap.
Nickcanada
05-29-2009, 04:56 PM
Nice dude. I have a bunch of wedding photos up and I printed the Jacquie picture, other than that I've got nothing.... kinda a waste to have all this money in photography shit and I only ever view my stuff at 800 pixels wide. haha.
24Peter
05-29-2009, 09:51 PM
it's tough when you're a portrait photographer, it's weird to put pictures of other people up in your house, especially in your room.
The only prints I put up on the walls are architecture & flower shots for that reason...
http://photos.imageevent.com/24peter/uploads/upload/huge/IMG_9941.JPG
However my kitchen did look like this for a while :o ;)
http://photos.imageevent.com/24peter/uploads/upload2/huge/Charlotte_T_Shirt_small_1_.JPG
faisal
05-29-2009, 11:29 PM
it's tough when you're a portrait photographer, it's weird to put pictures of other people up in your house, especially in your room. seriously, it would really throw me off during sex. almost like a dog or cat watching you go at it. anway...rant over.
my girlfriends has a HUGE poster of that Twilight guy in her bedroom....freaking ANNOYING!!! :mad:
I plan to print big soon to sell at a local Monthly market for artists....I still haven't printed anything for myself apart from printing for an exhibition....
How do you know if you've sharpened too much for print???
my girlfriends has a HUGE poster of that Twilight guy in her bedroom....freaking ANNOYING!!! :mad:
haha jealous much?
te1221
05-30-2009, 09:14 AM
The only prints I put up on the walls are architecture & flower shots for that reason...
http://photos.imageevent.com/24peter/uploads/upload/huge/IMG_9941.JPG
However my kitchen did look like this for a while :o ;)
http://photos.imageevent.com/24peter/uploads/upload2/huge/Charlotte_T_Shirt_small_1_.JPG
I was thinking of doing something similar peter. However, I'm debating how distracting it would be, or if people coming over my house would think I'm weird.
cdifoto
05-30-2009, 09:23 AM
Nobody ever goes to Pete's house so it's moot. :D
Nickcanada
05-30-2009, 09:40 AM
my girlfriends has a HUGE poster of that Twilight guy in her bedroom....freaking ANNOYING!!! :mad:
I plan to print big soon to sell at a local Monthly market for artists....I still haven't printed anything for myself apart from printing for an exhibition....
How do you know if you've sharpened too much for print???
ahhh, Edward. He's so dreamy.
Devina
05-30-2009, 09:46 AM
my girlfriends has a HUGE poster of that Twilight guy in her bedroom....freaking ANNOYING!!! :mad:
Hahahahaha :D
C'mon, it was a birthday gift... couldn't not put it up...
haha jealous much?
More like annoyed about his brooding face staring towards my bed. He's pretty much the last thing I see every night, so ... haha...
ahhh, Edward. He's so dreamy.
True dat.
Adam...congrats on your first big print!
faisal
05-30-2009, 09:50 AM
I'm too cool to be jealous.... :p
cdifoto
05-30-2009, 09:54 AM
I'm too cool to be jealous.... :p
Not too cool. Just un-faised. :D
faisal
05-30-2009, 01:00 PM
Not too cool. Just un-faised. :D
That too!!! :D
24Peter
05-30-2009, 04:13 PM
Nobody ever goes to Pete's house so it's moot. :D
Dude - I'm moving to NJ July 1st. I'm only about 1 hr from PA. Wanna come visit? ;)
te1221
05-30-2009, 07:24 PM
I live in NJ. what part are you moving to?
24Peter
05-30-2009, 09:19 PM
I live in NJ. what part are you moving to?
Dover. :eek:
cdifoto
05-30-2009, 11:56 PM
I thought Dover was in Delaware. Is there one in NJ too?
We'll all have to get together sometime for sure.
te1221
05-31-2009, 04:55 PM
I thought Dover was in Delaware. Is there one in NJ too?
We'll all have to get together sometime for sure.
I think Dover is near Mahwah and Rockaway. Im about an hour away.
24Peter
05-31-2009, 08:09 PM
I think Dover is near Mahwah and Rockaway. Im about an hour away.
Yeah Rockaway/Denville area. (I'm moving there to be close to my sister & niece.) Once I get settled in, we'll get together for a shoot. :)
I had some 16x24s printed from my XT. They were pretty darned good.
Regarding frames, I did get a cheap frame from K-Mart once. I needed the hardboard backing for something. The actual plastic on the front was so horrible that if I'd been using it as a frame, I'd have taken it right back - it was grossly distorted with marks that were invisible before I'd removed the cling film. Cheap frames can be a nightmare. I tend to pay a bit more and get mine in sales at frame shops.
In my area frame stores/photo stores tend to overcharge for frames, i usually get mine from art supply stores.
In a mall, i can walk into the art supply store and pay 10$, walk 2 shops over into the camera store and see the same one at 15$ easily.
Im not saying it'll apply, but its good to shop around :)
In my area frame stores/photo stores tend to overcharge for frames, i usually get mine from art supply stores.
In a mall, i can walk into the art supply store and pay 10$, walk 2 shops over into the camera store and see the same one at 15$ easily.
Im not saying it'll apply, but its good to shop around :)
One tip... Buy the frame and the mat before you get the print made. That way you don't have to have a custom mat cut.
adam75south
06-01-2009, 08:00 AM
I hear you. That's why I have very few prints hanging.
How does the print look or haven't you received it yet? I'm thinking about getting a 20x30 of the lifeguard/surfboard sunrise done up. Wal-Mart has poster frames on the cheap.
haven't got it yet. i think it'll be here wednesday but i'm not sure. i'm not exactly what you'd call a productive person. it's even possible that print won't make it to the frame for a week or two. we'll see though, even i don't know how lazy i'll be.
Hahahahaha :D
C'mon, it was a birthday gift... couldn't not put it up...
More like annoyed about his brooding face staring towards my bed. He's pretty much the last thing I see every night, so ... haha...
True dat.
Adam...congrats on your first big print!
you know, i noticed there were other people from dubai on here, but i had no idea one was faisal's gf. i just put 2 and 2 together haha. i'm a little slow.
AdamW
06-01-2009, 10:06 AM
you know, i noticed there were other people from dubai on here, but i had no idea one was faisal's gf. i just put 2 and 2 together haha. i'm a little slow.
Dude, you didn't notice that they talk like an old married couple in their posts? ;)
adam75south
06-01-2009, 10:24 AM
Dude, you didn't notice that they talk like an old married couple in their posts? ;)
you ever see those people in public just staring off into space? well i'm that guy.
a few years back a buddy of mine was over my apartment with me and my girlfriend. we're watching tv. a commercial break comes on and i look over and he's gone. i look at my gf and say "where did he go?" and she said, "he left a long time ago. he said bye.....you said bye back." i was amazed. that's when i came to realize i'm an oblivious person.
AdamW
06-01-2009, 11:48 AM
you ever see those people in public just staring off into space? well i'm that guy.
a few years back a buddy of mine was over my apartment with me and my girlfriend. we're watching tv. a commercial break comes on and i look over and he's gone. i look at my gf and say "where did he go?" and she said, "he left a long time ago. he said bye.....you said bye back." i was amazed. that's when i came to realize i'm an oblivious person.
Hah! I'm often like that. Pisses off my wife. But I prefer "contemplative" to "oblivious."
azttttommy
06-01-2009, 04:37 PM
Whatever you're smoking...I want some.
Remind me to borrow your 5d m2 next time you're watching tv.
faisal
06-02-2009, 02:08 AM
Dude, you didn't notice that they talk like an old married couple in their posts? ;)
hahahaha.... :p
adam75south
06-03-2009, 07:19 AM
Whatever you're smoking...I want some.
my roommate has a huka. anytime you feel like smoking strawberry tabacco lemme know.
Remind me to borrow your 5d m2 next time you're watching tv.
wouldn't work. i keep it hanging from my neck day and night. i bought one of those waterproof case thingys just so i can shower with it.
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