I have a Tumblr with thousands of followers and I usually share links to my Flickr and other photography sites. I've been getting requests to start making prints. I've never thought about it before, but I want to give it a shot. I'm stuck on how to go about this, but I think it will make a good inquiry. If I choose to sell prints, should I make them at home or get them done at a lab? (Luke, I have the same printer that you have in your office, thoughts?) I've been reading and prints made from a printer at home won't last as long as ink jet prints or silver halide based prints. I don't want to make crappy prints and sell them to people. I want to make something that's quality and will last. I'm not too concerned with the selling aspect of it right now, but of course it's something to consider. Right now, I need to focus on getting the right prints and the process of it all. I know it's going to take a lot of practice and experimenting to find what works best, but I'm really excited to try it out.
Wow, that must be exciting for you!
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If you want to print a few then I suppose get some ink and some paper and you can use my printer, but really the best way to do prints easily is to use Shutterfly or one of the services that allows people to choose a picture online, then it gets printed and mailed to them and you don't have to touch it.
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