Amateurs Only - How many framed prints did you make this year?

ajramirez · Dec 20, 2011

Three. Inkjet prints printed on an Epson 3800 from digital files. I printed a whole lot more than this, though, but I simply do not have the wall space. Prints are kept in archival binders.

Cheers,

Antonio

bob338 · Dec 20, 2011

I've framed about 25 of my own prints this year, and sold about 15 of them.

j.scooter · Dec 20, 2011

0 this year

But it will be my New Years' resolution to move some of my images out of the virtual world to the real world in 2012.

hteasley · Dec 20, 2011

I voted 25, as I framed a bunch for our town craft fair. I sold two. A commercial motivation, but I'm no pro: just a dilettante with a card table.

Godfrey · Dec 20, 2011

One ... well, maybe. I had a favorite photo from my recent trip made into a 20x35 inch canvas wrap for the living room. It's not framed, but it's printed and hanging. ;-)

When I sell prints, I don't frame them. I sell unmounted/unframed prints.

JayM · Dec 20, 2011

The answer would be zero had I not submitted a few photos to some juried shows. Happily enough they accepted a few so I printed and frame them. 3 so far. Will probably print and frame a photo every month or so to amortize the cost of having a series I like exist in the actual world 😉

nighstar · Dec 20, 2011

for the first time ever i have a few of my photos hanging on my walls in the form of canvas prints. there are many pros to framing photos vs having them printed on canvas, but in the end i went with canvas as it's simpler for me + i really like the feel of them and their lack of framing.

it really is a special feeling seeing your photos printed large and on your walls for the first time...

cosmonaut · Dec 20, 2011

Just a couple. Does anyone actually buy prints anymore?

crawdiddy · Dec 20, 2011

I said zero.

...I feel so ashamed. I vow to do better next year.

maddoc · Dec 20, 2011

Something over 25 and all given to relatives and friends ...

back alley · Dec 20, 2011

maddoc said:
Something over 25 and all given to relatives and friends ...

i don't know that many people...

back alley · Dec 20, 2011

cosmonaut said:
Just a couple. Does anyone actually buy prints anymore?

at the local farmers market there are 2 photographers that each have a weekly table and they seem to sell quite a few prints...mostly reasonably priced and not too big.

hlockwood · Dec 20, 2011

Fireboy said:
Printed 6 for framing. Had 5 on display in a show. #6 needs a custom frame as it's irregular size. All digital prints from scans.

Here's #6

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6069/6048774672_fdffb70aca_z.jpg

I'm also working on doing books now and eliminating the darkroom. The tools from blurb and photobook are so easy now to use and produce custom hardcover books.

Very nice shot, indeed.

Harry

hlockwood · Dec 20, 2011

semrich said:
I have 12 in mind, have printed some and will mat them myself once I get a mat cutter, someone local might get to do the faming.

For a mat cutter, have a look at the Logan Simplex Plus 750; perfect cut every time.

Harry

randolph45 · Dec 20, 2011

2

2

2 12x36 panos of my sisters country landscapes

robert blu · Dec 22, 2011

1 framed on a 50 x 50 cm archival quality for an exhibition. First, as test of a series of about 15 to be printed and framed next year.
robert

iandiam · Dec 22, 2011

43 so far, with a week+ to go...

I own a bakery - Upstairs from the bakery is a restoration and custom frame shop, one of only a few in the US qualified to do this really intense canvas transfer procedure with fine art paintings.

We trade with them for lunch and special occasions, (and get AMAZING original paintings from Lance Walker.) I give people photographs as presents and occasionally sell one off the wall of the bakery.

ssmc · Dec 29, 2011

Only these 2, unfortunately both digital 🙁

A custom frame for this panorama for my folks (it's about 7.7" x 23"):

http://www.pbase.com/smcleod965/image/133529105/large.jpg

And an 8x12 of this one for a friend (a shot of his Level 3 certification flight):

http://www.pbase.com/smcleod965/image/139228018/large.jpg

More for 2012, I promise (especially film)! Unfortunately other than giving them away I have little use for prints at the moment, and I have this weird aversion to putting up photos I took myself. Actually my wall decorations of any kind are virtually zero nowadays, but I used to have the place practically covered. I dunno why... 😕

Scott

Glenn2 · Dec 29, 2011

Framed seven this year. A friend who is also a RFF member has quite a few of his framed on the walls. They look so good this got me started.

The Opus shop mentioned above sometimes has sales on frames. Bought $300+ worth a while back and when I find time will frame and hang a few more. The ones I'm using are their metal exhibition frames. I also bought an on sale mat cutter from Opus, sure makes the job easy.

They seem to only have shops on the Canuck left coast, but here's a link anyway. ----> http://opusartsupplies.com/

Started printing with an Epson 3880 last year. Must say I'm very impressed with the results, well worth framing. I use it for both colour and B&W. Have been able to print from negatives that were beyond my dark room skill to handle. Hard to beat software for tweaking the difficult ones.

Was never able to get a decent wet print from this negative, contrast range was just too extreme. http://www.indiamike.com/files/images/48/47/11/river-crossing.jpg

Finally got a decent print via scanning then 3880 so it will soon be going on the wall. It's a little foot bridge over the Kabul river. Shot with a 3g and 90 Elmar forty years ago in 1971.

Glenn

Chris101 · Dec 30, 2011

I feel odd. 62. Well, I guess that is actually even.

Most of these are toned wet prints, the rest are printed on various Epsons from a lowly 820 to a mammoth 7800. Most are multiple prints sharing a frame. If I count frames it is more like 18.

Here are 3 diptychs: http://homepage.mac.com/cheilman1/diptychs3/

*Amateurs Only* - How many framed prints did you make this year?