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12 years 5 months ago #178538 by kearaS852
I recently did shots for a musician where he will use the shots solely for printing flyers and posters. He's going to be printing the shots from his printer. I am finishing up the pictures now is there anything i need to look out for in terms of formats and options to better suit his printing experience?
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12 years 5 months ago #178540 by 56SN0
Anybody who has a printer should know how to use it. Your job is to deliver finished (edited) RGB files in whatever format the printer operator prefers. (jpeg, tiff etc..)
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12 years 5 months ago #178613 by effron

56SN0 wrote: Anybody who has a printer should know how to use it. Your job is to deliver finished (edited) RGB files in whatever format the printer operator prefers. (jpeg, tiff etc..)


I will agree with this.........:)
Why so serious?
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12 years 5 months ago #178621 by Henry Peach
I'll bet he doesn't have a clue about printing and probably has a cheap printer. Whether this becomes a problem for you depends on his expectations. For flyers it may not be a big deal.

When I deliver files I either follow the client's requested format, color space, etc... or I set them up for printing at a professional lab.
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12 years 5 months ago #178622 by kearaS852

Henry Peach wrote: I'll bet he doesn't have a clue about printing and probably has a cheap printer. Whether this becomes a problem for you depends on his expectations. For flyers it may not be a big deal.

When I deliver files I either follow the client's requested format, color space, etc... or I set them up for printing at a professional lab.


Wow, that's a little harsh, thinking someone has no clue how to print or has a cheap printer. He only ask for the photos to be in high res jpeg format. I was just wondering if there is something different I am suppose to do. As far as I know, no one has ever printed my photos. So I just want to make sure everything goes as smoothly as it can.
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12 years 5 months ago - 12 years 5 months ago #178626 by Henry Peach

kearaS852 wrote: Wow, that's a little harsh, thinking someone has no clue how to print or has a cheap printer.


Sorry, but that's been my experience. People think ink jet printing is easy, but in 20 years of studying photography it's one of the hardest aspects I've ever encountered. You would find very few professional photographers that would be comfortable with clients doing their own ink jet printing. I deliver files to my clients, but recommend they take them to a professional lab for printing. Like I said, it can depend on your expectations. What I may find unsuitable quality may suit your client just fine.

By cheap printer I mean one that is not really considered photo quality. They start around $500 to $600 for the small ones. Most folks have the printer that their computer seller included for free.

Sorry to make inferences, but I give advice based on the information I'm given. You didn't mention that he has any photography or printing experience, so I just assume he doesn't.
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12 years 5 months ago #178628 by Henry Peach

kearaS852 wrote: He only ask for the photos to be in high res jpeg format. I was just wondering if there is something different I am suppose to do.


What file format does he want? What color space does he want? What bit depth does he want? If he can't answer these questions then he's winging it.
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12 years 5 months ago #178636 by kearaS852
I don't think he has photography experience since I took his photos. I have no idea about his printing experience. And I don't know the answers to the other questions you ask. Should I ask him those questions? so I know what to do with the photos before I give them to him? I'm sure he'll just pop the CD in and print right to his printer. Which is why I want to make sure the photos print out how they should print.
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