So what do I do with all these prints?
April 15th, 2007
I bought a refurbished R2400 last week ($500 shipped from Epson’s online store). I unpacked it Saturday after a late lunch, but by 2:00PM I already had a half dozen great B&W prints. I think Kate’s reaction to this sums up my first impressions of the printer: “Wow, that many prints from the old printer would have taken all day and a hell of lot more cursing.” This is true. The old HP was a pain in the ass. The Epson, so far, is not.
Although I’m sure my printing skills will improve, straight out of the box the prints are better than anything I ever managed in the darkroom. And on comparitively el-cheapo Epson Ultra Premium Luster no less. Now the question becomes, what the hell do I do with all these prints? I owe a couple of people prints - a few of which are embarassingly overdue - but after that, what do I do with the rest. How do people display these things?
A few prints will end up on the walls, but I’d like books or albums of some sort for the majority. And a source for mats and frames. A cursory look around the internet suggests that most of this stuff is aimed at folks that print much larger than I’d ever go for. Six by nine on a 8.5 by 11 sheet already seems huge, but I’m seeing books designed for 13 by 19 prints. Do people really print that big? I guess you can with digital, but whatever happened to 5 by 7? Or even 8 by 10 for that matter? 5 by 7.5 prints on 8 by 10 paper would be a bit more suitable for handling than these super-sizes.
Guidance appreciated if it anyone has it. And let me know if you want to swap a print.
April 16th, 2007
Hey Matt,
I’m definitely up for a swap.
Moab has 8 x 8 inch books and both Hahnemuhle and Innova make A4 books. They all work on the same loose leaf screw post design although there are subtle differences.
If you prefer prints in wallets there are book designs around A4 that do this too. I only know of UK brands, but there must be some available in the US.
April 16th, 2007
Those Moab 8 x 8 books might work. Thanks for the tip. I’ll contact you about a print swap.
May 10th, 2007
[…] So just what sort of things can you trade home-brewed beer for? Well so far I’ve traded it for other homebrew and about a pound in hops! This month I decided to give my first ever ‘beer pass’ a try. Essentially, names and addresses are drawn and paired. Each person is responsible for sending between 4 and 6 beers to their assigned person (think Secret Santa… but with beer!) The nice thing about participating in the Northern Brewer Forum beer pass is that since NB is a midwest based company, there is a good chance I won’t have to ship my beer very far (St. Louis in this case). I ended up sending out two bottles of Alofskie’s Russian Imperial Stout, one bottle of BBC English IPA, and one bottle of BBC Dubbel Down Ale. I haven’t heard anything back with regards to any of the beers (although in a separate trade, I did hear back about BBC Dubbel Down… more on that later :) ). The person who sent me beer was in Michigan. He sent two bottles of an amber, two bottles of an alt, and two bottles of an IPA. If you’re a homebrewer, I’d seriously encourage you to give the beer pass experience a try, it is a great opportunity to experience new beers and receive some feed back about your own beers. Ironically, this has some interesting parallels with what Matt was talking about with photo print exchanges. […]