Help With Printing Square Image (Page 3): Moose, Annie has a point on "Cheap Out"; Sam's, WalMart, CostCo, Target, Office Depot, Office Max, K-Mart, and others who have in-house...

Armadillo Loc: Ventura, CA

Moose wrote:

Annie, not sure by what you mean "cheap out" on printing. Most of my prints are 8x10 or standard size and Sam's does a good job, so why spend any more. Thanks for the tips on who to send them to.

Moose,

Annie has a point on "Cheap Out"; Sam's, WalMart, CostCo, Target, Office Depot, Office Max, K-Mart, and others who have in-house printing services offer cheap printing services.

These services print a standard sized image on a standard paper, with standard printers, and standard inks. Almost everything is automated, including the collection of the finished prints into a well stacked pile. Their point is to provide printing services at a cheap price, but that will not allow custom print orders.

If you need a print that is considered, "Out Of The Box", you must move "Out Of The Box" in your approach to printing images. Simply put you will need to find a local, professional, printing house, who can deliver customized prints to your order. Better yet, purchase your own Photo Printer (make it universal to print normal documents), and control all aspects of your printing needs.

With your own printer, connected to your PC, and using the image editing software you already own, you can control every aspect of your photography artistic creations.

Michael

hb3 Loc: Texas

PerfectPosters.com. ...upload and order, online....use them all the time...

Papa Joe Loc: Midwest U.S.

Moose wrote:

I have created 8x8 images with black borders that ... (show quote)

Hi Moose, bottom line, there is no way this exact print will print as an 8x10, without distorting it. If you are reluctant to have it printed 'as is' on an 8x10 sheet, and TRIM it down, then another possibility would be to create a larger canvas behind it, and frame it accordingly to the size canvas you've chosen. Example posted, but of course you need to choose more complimentary colors. Just an alternate suggestion. Good Luck. Let us know which way you go, ok?

Alternate option

Moose Loc: North Carolina

Thanks Linda. I'll have to do some more experimenting with PSE to accomplish what you have done. This a special project I'm working on that I wanted square images. BTW, off to Maine 9/1 and staying in Bar Harbor.

Linda From Maine wrote:

Here you go as 8x10. Why pay for 11x14? :) This was done in Picasa with the collage creation feature.

I'm surprised Sam's Club doesn't offer 8x8 as Costco does.

Moose Loc: North Carolina

Papa Joe, that is what I have done with the help of UHHer's.
Thanks for your help.

Papa Joe wrote:

Hi Moose, bottom line, there is no way this exact print will print as an 8x10, without distorting it. If you are reluctant to have it printed 'as is' on an 8x10 sheet, and TRIM it down, then another possibility would be to create a larger canvas behind it, and frame it accordingly to the size canvas you've chosen. Example posted, but of course you need to choose more complimentary colors. Just an alternate suggestion. Good Luck. Let us know which way you go, ok?

Moose Loc: North Carolina

Thanks hb3, I'll check them out.

hb3 wrote:

PerfectPosters.com. ...upload and order, online....use them all the time...

Moose Loc: North Carolina

Thanks Armadillo. I have opened an account with H&H Color and have uploaded my images to them. Waiting for the results. Too expensive at this time to consider buying a good photo printer and the ink.

Armadillo wrote:

Moose, br br Annie has a point on "Cheap Out... (show quote)

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Moose wrote:

BTW, off to Maine 9/1 and staying in Bar Harbor.

:thumbup: :thumbup:

Murray Loc: New Westminster

Linda From Maine wrote:

Here you go as 8x10. Why pay for 11x14? :) This was done in Picasa with the collage creation feature.

I'm surprised Sam's Club doesn't offer 8x8 as Costco does.

Just as an aside from the main thread Linda, that is a really nice image & gorgeous on download

David Kay Loc: Arlington Heights IL

Photographer Jim wrote:

This may not be the answer you are looking for wit... (show quote)

Excellent reply and the same thing I was thinking. I would NEVER mount a print without a mat against glass/plexi.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Murray wrote:

Just as an aside from the main thread Linda, that is a really nice image & gorgeous on download

It's Moose's image, not mine :) I just copied it into 8x10 background so it could be printed standard size, then trimmed to square.

Murray Loc: New Westminster

:-D :-D

hb3 Loc: Texas

Papa Joe wrote:

Hi Moose, bottom line, there is no way this exact print will print as an 8x10, without distorting it. If you are reluctant to have it printed 'as is' on an 8x10 sheet, and TRIM it down, then another possibility would be to create a larger canvas behind it, and frame it accordingly to the size canvas you've chosen. Example posted, but of course you need to choose more complimentary colors. Just an alternate suggestion. Good Luck. Let us know which way you go, ok?

Yes you can have "square" photos printed at almost any online printing service...I have several "square" prints which were done via Perfectposters.com They do excellent work at very reasonable prices...

irve Loc: Southern CA

On a 8x10 image size in PS, layer up a totally (same) black background as the base layer. Copy & Paste and center your image in a layer above. Merge the two layers as one, save as a tif and print it 8x10. Then trim the 1" on either end.
There should be no adjusting at the printer.

MtnMan Loc: ID

2 Dog Don wrote:

Don't change the image size change the canvas size using PSE to 8x10 then center the image on that canvas using the move tool then send it to the printer I think this will work as the printer will see the overall image as an 8x10 rather then 8x8

You save yourself a cut if you leave it on one side.