John Lawrence
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Develop, contact sheet then file away - unless there's one or two that I think have some merit in them. Then I'll print them up to 10 x 8 to see how they look.
What do you do with your photos?
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sem
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Develop the negatives, looking for those I like and if time, I print, just for myself, in the darkroom.
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Al Kaplan
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These days it's mostly posting them on my blog, a mix of everything from sixties rock stars to sexy girls who now have grandchildren to the adventures of a toy monkey, Monkette, who is locally well known for her involvement in City of North Miami politics. She loves the publicity and going to all the parties. http://thepriceofsilver.blogspot.com
hovis
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I shoot commercially, so the images are used for ads, brochures and magazines. All digital files get backed up onto hard drives and also burned to a dvd, which is stored off site. Finals get uploaded to offsite storage, (PhotoShelter). Images I really like go into the portfolio, used for promotional purposes and some go onto the website. My analog images from years ago are stored in job jackets and go into file cabinets. I just recently started shooting film again. I plan on scanning and printing my favorites and those might go on the website, portfolio, etc. I also have a number of black and white framed prints that are up on the walls around the house.
flip
良かったね！
I print them and use them as postcards. Cheap. Unique.
ederek
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Last year, this thread got me thinking about this very question. Thanks for the stimulus!
One comment prompted me to physically print more photos. That has worked quite well several times, especially because in these digital days, folks see prints less often. I was reminded of the different ways folks flip through a stack of small prints during this process.
Another time I picked 50 of the best images from a family event, and printed them out on (2) 17x22 sheets (25 per page). Actually, didn't have time to cut them up and had to get on the road. Well, when visiting the family I just put the 2 sheets on the table and boom - a field of images. My twin nephews (4 yrs old) just loved this and poured over the images. Later, family mambers just cut out the images they wanted to take with them.
I signed up for a smugmug account as a Christmas present from me to me this past year (much cheaper than the camera body presented to myself the year prior!). ederek.smugmug.com. That has worked very well for sharing, and most of the galleries are private for friends and family.
I also see my images as "Profile Pictures" on Facebook. I looked last week and about 8% of my friends and family were using one of my images as their profile pic - that's pretty cool that someone thinks an image I've given them is the best presentation of themselves.
I publish a number of images in my "Facebook Gallery", a place for friends and family (though I don't like the FB TOU for images!).
I now see some of the Live Music shots I've taken on show posters (bands are very good with asking permission, giving credit, etc.). There was a request yesterday from a friend on tour in Pennsylvania for a local paper.
I threw a Chinese New Years party in January, and printed a bunch of 5x7's and 8x10's from a trip to China, and put them up as part of the party decorations. Made for good conversation starters in any room...
I bought digital photo frames for a couple family members this year, and format images for them.
Well, enough writing - need to go produce more images!
One comment prompted me to physically print more photos. That has worked quite well several times, especially because in these digital days, folks see prints less often. I was reminded of the different ways folks flip through a stack of small prints during this process.
Another time I picked 50 of the best images from a family event, and printed them out on (2) 17x22 sheets (25 per page). Actually, didn't have time to cut them up and had to get on the road. Well, when visiting the family I just put the 2 sheets on the table and boom - a field of images. My twin nephews (4 yrs old) just loved this and poured over the images. Later, family mambers just cut out the images they wanted to take with them.
I signed up for a smugmug account as a Christmas present from me to me this past year (much cheaper than the camera body presented to myself the year prior!). ederek.smugmug.com. That has worked very well for sharing, and most of the galleries are private for friends and family.
I also see my images as "Profile Pictures" on Facebook. I looked last week and about 8% of my friends and family were using one of my images as their profile pic - that's pretty cool that someone thinks an image I've given them is the best presentation of themselves.
I publish a number of images in my "Facebook Gallery", a place for friends and family (though I don't like the FB TOU for images!).
I now see some of the Live Music shots I've taken on show posters (bands are very good with asking permission, giving credit, etc.). There was a request yesterday from a friend on tour in Pennsylvania for a local paper.
I threw a Chinese New Years party in January, and printed a bunch of 5x7's and 8x10's from a trip to China, and put them up as part of the party decorations. Made for good conversation starters in any room...
I bought digital photo frames for a couple family members this year, and format images for them.
Well, enough writing - need to go produce more images!
John Robertson
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Years ago a friend used to pin hers on the inside of the toilet door.
At the very bottom was a note in small print telling you that " you are now cr**ing at 45degrees!!
At least she had a captive audience!!
At the very bottom was a note in small print telling you that " you are now cr**ing at 45degrees!!
At least she had a captive audience!!
kshapero
South Florida Man
Just reread this whole thread. Great ideas. Print more is what i will do so I and more people can enjoy my better photos.
jmcd
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I voted "hang them at my gallery," as this best completes the cycle for me.
WDPictures
Established
I practice some of the poll choices with varying consistency and I've added a few of the other choices to my "to-do" list. I have quite a few properly framed and hanging on my walls but need to rotate them with more current selections, just haven't been motivated.
zpuskas
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I have boxes and boxes of mounted B&W (and some color) photos in appropriate boxes under a bed. I have only limited space to hang them on the walls. Since I opted to get a scanner and scan thousands of slides I guess they'll be on my hard drive or, maybe, here, if they're good enough. I do miss printing and the smell of fixer though!
shadowfox
Darkroom printing lives
emraphoto
Veteran
Try and change things I think are wrong.
giellaleafapmu
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Print them (or let a lab print for colour photos) as large as the paper I find and the money I happen to have in a given moment allows and hang them somewhere.
Then I start disliking them, take them away from the wall and put them somewhere.
they eventually get to the bottom of a pile of junk paper just to be rediscovered when I clean my home.
The process starts again either from "I like them after all, I hang them again" or from the "How could I have ever done this?" and they get back to the pile...
Some pictures I have sold (well they were usually ordered to me), some other just given as a present, many of the digital ones I am too coward to delete but don't like so they just take space in my hard drive...
GLF
Then I start disliking them, take them away from the wall and put them somewhere.
they eventually get to the bottom of a pile of junk paper just to be rediscovered when I clean my home.
The process starts again either from "I like them after all, I hang them again" or from the "How could I have ever done this?" and they get back to the pile...
Some pictures I have sold (well they were usually ordered to me), some other just given as a present, many of the digital ones I am too coward to delete but don't like so they just take space in my hard drive...
GLF
surfer dude
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Do something with them? Now THERE'S an idea!
Ezzie
E. D. Russell Roberts
I´d like to hang a couple on the wall, but the wife will not have it.
pschauss
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For her wedding, my daughter asked me to print postcards so that the guests could write messages for the bride and groom to read when they returned from their honeymoon. They put a postcard in front of every place at the table and provided a mailbox where their friends and family could deposit the cards as they left.
It was an interesting exercise for me because it gave me a chance to look again at five years worth of negatives.
The idea was so successful that my daughter asked me to do it this year for her best friend's wedding where she served as matron of honor.
It was an interesting exercise for me because it gave me a chance to look again at five years worth of negatives.
The idea was so successful that my daughter asked me to do it this year for her best friend's wedding where she served as matron of honor.
jarski
Veteran
one great way to bring back old memories using digital photos in computer, use them as random screensaver. photos taken years ago and forgotten since, then computer "accidentally" reminds you about them. good memories can cheer up gray day like nothing else 🙂
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