Print anxiety?
julio.garcia wrote: Does anybody else have what I call "print anxiety"? I have tons of photos, all over my computer and on CDs, but everytime I go to print one out, I freeze up. Is it good enough? Will people laugh at my efforts? It's just for my house, yet it's as if I think I'll suddenly be deluged with critics dissecting and dismissing my efforts.
Anybody else feel that way or do I just need a professional shrink?
You will always be your own worst critic. Learn to love your prints. We always measure ourselves up to other photographers. I found the best way to get over what you're doing, is to take pictures for just yourself sometimes. Something you can enjoy, and print for yourself. It's not always a competition, sometimes it's about capturing a memory of a place you like.
When the last candle has been blown out
and the last glass of champagne has been drunk
All that you are left with are the memories and the images-David Cooke.
I love printing. The first time I printed one of my photos, I enjoyed even more then what it was on the computer. I also have a digital frame on the wall 13x19. My husband has a 8x12 digital frame. (actually the smaller frame is mine too, but I let him use it.)
I love them. My husband bought me the big one for a Christmas present years ago. I bought myself the smaller one for my desk at work. 
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