Whats the lowdown with selling framed prints

juno_first · 26 Mar 2015 at 14:01

I saw at a market someone selling framed b&w photos of the nearby countryside in a flimsy frame. They were being sold for £30 a pop :eek:

The photos were nothing amazing & I think its because they were framed b&w that made them look good. 10x8" photo in a 16" frame.

Being as I like b&w & have a laser printer that can churn them out quite cheaply I was thinking about trying this myself.
I was wondering about any copyright issues etc. Or are there any other unknowns about doing this?

thanks

juno_first · 27 Mar 2015 at 08:33

Ok thanks, I thought there was a catch & i dont even have a dog but will see what I can do.

juno_first · 28 Mar 2015 at 08:35

I've got a Dell c1760nw laser & it can churn out an A4 colour print in a couple of seconds & very good quality too, hardly distinguishable with an ink jet. Except an ink jet takes ages to print & uses up ink a lot faster than toner.

juno_first · 28 Mar 2015 at 18:05

The hardest bit about printing a photo on a modern day laser printer is finding heavy glossy paper. There is hardly any difference to ink prints cus at 640dpi there's only so much the eye can see, especially from a distance.
I've printed the same photo side by side & just end up realising what a mugs game ink jet printers are with their tiny cartridges.
I peinted at Kodak for years so know what a good print looks like.

These forums never change for some ppl.

juno_first · 28 Mar 2015 at 19:19

Nice pics from that era. I'm sure there are ppl interested in that but it's finding them & pitching the work.
I suspect the key is presentation. As most b&w look good enlarged in a frame.

juno_first · 28 Mar 2015 at 20:32

a1ex2001 said:
Why do none of the commercial printer use laser then given the savings.
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Probably because inkjet is the only viable option over A4 whereas the fancy inkjet from tesco is designed to lure you in where after printing a dozen photos you need more ridiculously priced ink.
Whereas on my £100 laser printer I've printed dozens of photos & still on the half size toner that came with it.

Even if you can source cheaper ink I recon for home use the laser wins outright.