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Jul 28, 2018 14:45:24   #
drklrd Loc: Cincinnati Ohio
 
Bob Locher wrote:
I am interested in how people here use their photographs for their personal use. Obviously a lot of people here shoot lots of pictures for non-commercial reasons. What do you do with yours?

In my case, they are most often shown to others on my 50" TV. All the recent flat screens seem to have USB ports on the back. My pictures are in one of several folders, and the TV controller lets me select the appropriate folder and then put the pictures up on screen. The arrows on the controller advance or back up through the sequence. In some cases, such as a vacation trip, the sequence is important - other shots - no. In any case, this surely beats the old days of the Kodak Carousel! Not to mention having to set up a screen and darkening the room.

I have had a few of my best photos mounted on a 1/4" board. The prints are flush mounted 8X10" and the quality is very good. I order them on line from Costco; they are considerably cheaper than any other on-line source I have found.

A few family photos are printed normally, usually at Wal-Mart, and mounted in conventional frames.

Pretty boring and plain vanilla, right? If this subject has already been beaten to death before I became a regular, I do apologize. I would appreciate knowing what others do.

Cheers

Bob
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Since you asked... I print mine to 11x14 either vertical or horizontal. I have over 65 maybe in frames and a few still I felt were great but not frame-able. Some may still be in my computer waiting for me to finish them. My 50th reunion was a few weeks ago and those shot I went through and sent only the best to all who showed up using a drop box link. No did not change the resolution on them as i felt mu old classmates might want to make enlargements. I could have made some money out of it but i figured the word of my profession needed to spread still further because I am planning to sell as art the shots I have enlarged. Just looking for a market or a way to display them publicly. So now you and a lot of people know ...

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Jul 28, 2018 15:12:06   #
David in Dallas Loc: Dallas, Texas, USA
 
I process them through Lightroom and then upload them to Flickr. (I have 41,000 pictures on Flickr right now.) Once that is done, I send the link URL for that Collection to my family and friends and to the others who were on the trip/tour with me. From time to time I also go back and review them and reminisce.

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Jul 28, 2018 16:44:34   #
rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona
 
Bob,
Every photograph I take is either intended to be framed or used in lessons when I tutor. Are they all framed, no. However, I'm not going to go through the process of taking a photograph if it's not going to have the quality or be a candidate for framing. If it turns out that it just isn't going to fulfill that goal, it's going to be a lesson photograph sometime in the future.
--Bob

Bob Locher wrote:
I am interested in how people here use their photographs for their personal use. Obviously a lot of people here shoot lots of pictures for non-commercial reasons. What do you do with yours?

In my case, they are most often shown to others on my 50" TV. All the recent flat screens seem to have USB ports on the back. My pictures are in one of several folders, and the TV controller lets me select the appropriate folder and then put the pictures up on screen. The arrows on the controller advance or back up through the sequence. In some cases, such as a vacation trip, the sequence is important - other shots - no. In any case, this surely beats the old days of the Kodak Carousel! Not to mention having to set up a screen and darkening the room.

I have had a few of my best photos mounted on a 1/4" board. The prints are flush mounted 8X10" and the quality is very good. I order them on line from Costco; they are considerably cheaper than any other on-line source I have found.

A few family photos are printed normally, usually at Wal-Mart, and mounted in conventional frames.

Pretty boring and plain vanilla, right? If this subject has already been beaten to death before I became a regular, I do apologize. I would appreciate knowing what others do.

Cheers

Bob
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Jul 28, 2018 17:10:11   #
hassighedgehog Loc: Corona, CA
 
All non-commercial. Saved on computer and 64 GB flash drive, external SSD and standard HD. Print for photo club and class. Use as basis for digital art.

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Jul 28, 2018 17:43:48   #
Photocraig
 
Linda From Maine wrote:
Never aspired to any commercial goals, so all is non Below is a shot of my "critter wall" - with a live critter supervising. I live in a small apt and this group of frames stays as-is, with the mats also, and I just swap out pics as the mood strikes. If you're on a budget, you might be interested to know that all the picture frames and two of the mirrors came from thrift stores.

#2 - an old window frame was nearly perfect size for a 20x30 poster (still less than $10 to print at Costco, I believe).

With my first dslr I had 4x6's printed of nearly everything I shot. Since much of that was flowers, I eventually gave the bulk to senior citizen centers and nursing homes for their use in craft or card making.
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I love them Linda. Your display is as I would expect. I'm partial to the window frame frame. My theme for generally printing at 8x10 or 11x14 (or whatever that translates to) is that once matted and framed, there is really only so much wall space, even arranged nicely like yours, that is available for photos.

As far as Costco goes, they have great equipment, and usually at least one good tech at a Warehouse. While every image doesn't merit muralsized Bay Photo treatment, they do deserve display. I miss my darkroom--a little.

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Jul 28, 2018 17:47:43   #
Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington
 
Photocraig wrote:
I love them Linda. Your display is as I would expect. I'm partial to the window frame frame...
Thanks! Though there are some great old windows for super-cheap at places like Habitat for Humanity resale stores, that one happened to cost $20 at an "antique" store. It had a photo already in it and when the clerk remarked on how pretty it was, I told her I'd be replacing it shortly with one of my own

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Jul 28, 2018 18:20:55   #
PAR4DCR Loc: A Sunny Place
 
Process in Lightroom and stored on my computer.
Print what I consider my best, some on paper and others on canvas.
Post to my flickr page.

Don

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Jul 28, 2018 18:39:50   #
gvarner Loc: Central Oregon Coast
 
I make shows using Pro Show Gold. Check it out at photodex.com. Dynamic pan, zoom, and transition effects plus music. Lots of output options but I just use MP4 to a USB and show them on my TV. It's a great program.

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Jul 28, 2018 19:04:08   #
shelty Loc: Medford, OR
 
Mine are 8x10 to 16x20 mounted. When I'm through with them I just stick them in the closet.

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Jul 28, 2018 21:27:10   #
rplain1 Loc: Dayton, Oh.
 
ngrea wrote:
Have you thought about visiting a nursing home and taking your laptop? Looking at pictures is something easy for frail people to do and enjoy and helps stimulate their conversation. It is very rewarding.
You could talk to the activities director and either lead a group discussion or be a friendly visitor for someone who doesn’t have family nearby. If so inclined you could even think about offering to take portraits.
Or, depending on your own financial means, offer to decorate their rooms with
their favorites of your photos. You will be amazed at how good it will make you feel.

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Jul 29, 2018 04:00:03   #
lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA
 
Bob Locher wrote:
I am interested in how people here use their photographs for their personal use. Obviously a lot of people here shoot lots of pictures for non-commercial reasons. What do you do with yours?

In my case, they are most often shown to others on my 50" TV. All the recent flat screens seem to have USB ports on the back. My pictures are in one of several folders, and the TV controller lets me select the appropriate folder and then put the pictures up on screen. The arrows on the controller advance or back up through the sequence. In some cases, such as a vacation trip, the sequence is important - other shots - no. In any case, this surely beats the old days of the Kodak Carousel! Not to mention having to set up a screen and darkening the room.

I have had a few of my best photos mounted on a 1/4" board. The prints are flush mounted 8X10" and the quality is very good. I order them on line from Costco; they are considerably cheaper than any other on-line source I have found.

A few family photos are printed normally, usually at Wal-Mart, and mounted in conventional frames.

Pretty boring and plain vanilla, right? If this subject has already been beaten to death before I became a regular, I do apologize. I would appreciate knowing what others do.

Cheers

Bob
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Virtually none of my photographs are "commercial". I do photography as a hobby and for fun and enjoyment. A very few of my images at one time were used in a few obscure music publications and a music biography book. The image for the book earned me $50 plus two copies of the book. That was OK because my photo got used serendipitous. I had just taken it for something to do so while a certain musician was practicing in a studio. Later it turned out a book publisher needed a recent photograph of the fellow, and he just happened to remember that I had photographed him. Ironically it seems to have been one of the best ever of him as he has been using it ever since. I've just ignore any copyright issues since the "contract" was between me and the publisher and there was never a model release that I remember and I gave the print to the musician. Long story, but his enjoyment of the pic is "royalty" enough for me. A side note about this and a few of my other "musician" assignments, commercial professional musicians are usually a keenly aware of their own music copyrights but seem to forget photography are also copyrightible property too. I'll leave that as it may.

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Jul 29, 2018 09:04:34   #
GrandmaG Loc: Flat Rock, MI
 
Bob Locher wrote:
I am interested in how people here use their photographs for their personal use. Obviously a lot of people here shoot lots of pictures for non-commercial reasons. What do you do with yours?

In my case, they are most often shown to others on my 50" TV. All the recent flat screens seem to have USB ports on the back. My pictures are in one of several folders, and the TV controller lets me select the appropriate folder and then put the pictures up on screen. The arrows on the controller advance or back up through the sequence. In some cases, such as a vacation trip, the sequence is important - other shots - no. In any case, this surely beats the old days of the Kodak Carousel! Not to mention having to set up a screen and darkening the room.

I have had a few of my best photos mounted on a 1/4" board. The prints are flush mounted 8X10" and the quality is very good. I order them on line from Costco; they are considerably cheaper than any other on-line source I have found.

A few family photos are printed normally, usually at Wal-Mart, and mounted in conventional frames.

Pretty boring and plain vanilla, right? If this subject has already been beaten to death before I became a regular, I do apologize. I would appreciate knowing what others do.

Cheers

Bob
I am interested in how people here use their photo... (show quote)


I printed my favorite two from Ireland on my CanonPro 10 as big as I could and had them matted and framed at Michaels. I scrapbook my favorites from family events and since my daughter and daughter-in-law scrapbook too, I put the best edited files on Shutterfly. The 4x6 prints I want are in a smart folder for SmugMug which I have printed every month or so. The odd sizes I print at home. Everything is triple backed up (at least).

EDIT: I forgot that I also have one of those digital frames and my 3-star or better automatically go in dated smart folders on the hard drive; then I “hook” them to the frame.

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Jul 29, 2018 09:15:04   #
GrandmaG Loc: Flat Rock, MI
 
jwn wrote:
Most are shared on social media, some friends ask for prints and some are printed and used in my house, some are entered in local contests. Here is crop of shore birds taken to the local sign shop and printed or clear adhesive vinyl and fix on door transom so its visible from both sides


Now that’s a cool idea! Love it ❤️

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Jul 29, 2018 09:15:08   #
Tomcat5133 Loc: Gladwyne PA
 
This is a very interesting forum. I do some commercial work. And some personal work. I really think they are all my work.
But I did something a little nutty recently. While editing videos for a running event I cover every year serendipity happened.
I bought a package of HP brochure semi gloss paper on sale. And my Office Jet Pro 8710 turned out to be a gem for biz
papers and surprise pretty good prints. While I was editing video I started taking groups of photos I had on my drives
which I have wanted to make collections and printing them while I was working on video. So this happened and still is.
These were never finished just the bare bones of maybe making some cash online with mounted prints.

And then their was the unexpected reaction of people who came in my home office and went "wow". And lot of
sort of overwhelmed friends and the lady helping my wife clean asked if she could shoot the wall to show to her family.
Never even occurred to me that folks would see my thought process and react.
Nothing is finished wanted to enhance and create photo illustrations.







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Jul 29, 2018 09:16:47   #
GrandmaG Loc: Flat Rock, MI
 
WF2B wrote:
When I shoot a curling bonspiel I share the photos with the participants and our curling club by putting them on Dropbox and then sending a link to all who were interested.
Bud


I’ve done that, too. Works great!

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