QOTD - Photo size

[BernardandMissBianca]

So I'm fixin' to print the next round of WDW photos from April 2005 and I'm not sure what size to print, 4x6 or 5x7.

What do ya'll normally print?? Or do you print every pic individually depending on what you need it for?

I do try to cram as many pics on a 2 page layout as possible, I do know a few off hand that will be larger maybe an 8x10 cropped down. But for the most part I typically have no less than 3 pics per page.

[hopemax]

I do many different sizes.

I put 4 2x3 pics in one 4x6 space (like for food porn, or detail shots)
I put 2 3x4 pics in one 4 x 6 space (I do this a lot for show pics)

And then I get some at 4x6, some 5 x 7 and a handful of 8x10s to be focal points on the pages and then put those smaller pics around them.

[Faerie]

I scrap and then print phots to go on my pages (and mine are odd sizes, I do a lot of resizing in paintshop pro)

[BernardandMissBianca]

Thanks Hope.

I have decided that there is no way I can pick them up tonight so I'm going over them again to see what I want to print. I typically print all of them but there really is no sense in printing duplicates, DH takes several shots of the same thing to get the perfect one.
The pics are mostly Epcot, it was a short trip for the Flower and Garden festival and we spent 1 1/2 days at Epcot. I have some really good topiary shots and want to highlight them so I'm even thinking of printing a few of the best ones in 8x10 and then cropping them down.

I really want to take my pages to the next level but I feel almost stuck in 4x6land.

I really need my own printer.

[Kim1964]

I used to do all 4 x 6, but lately (since I started our Disney album) I do all kinds of sizes, too. I do a lot of smaller (like 2 x 3) stuff so I can fit more photos per page. The size of the photo also depends on how good it is. For example, we had a lot of photos from Chef Mickey, but none of them were all that great (I was NOT the photographer!). I printed them pretty small and used them more as embellishments to the autographs we got that night instead of the other way around:).

I have my own photo printer, and I love it. I never would have gotten as many pages done as I have in this, my first year as a scrapper, as I have done if I hadn't gotten a printer. The trip to the mall or waiting for them in the mail just doesn't work for me.

[BernardandMissBianca]

DH is a fabulous photographer so it is sooo hard to decide. I'm going through them now in iPhoto and deciding what I want per page and it's helping. I'm mostly doing 4x6, and wallet. But I'm throwing in a few 8x10 and 5x7

here's a really good one:
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i125/BernardandMissBianca/DSC_0099.jpg

[rlovew]

I do all kinds of sizes but for my Disney photos I normally just choose the ones i want and order them in 4 by 6. When I want a different size I tend to print it myself. I will get the photos to the size I want and then cram them on an 8 by 10 sheet to print. When I am doing little photos for a strip or accents i can get tons on an 8 by 10.

Rebecca

[New England Eeyore]

I do all kinds of sizes but for my Disney photos I normally just choose the ones i want and order them in 4 by 6. When I want a different size I tend to print it myself. I will get the photos to the size I want and then cram them on an 8 by 10 sheet to print. When I am doing little photos for a strip or accents i can get tons on an 8 by 10.

Rebecca

That's me exactly. If I'm ordering them, I'm nearly always ordering 4x6. I do print a lot of my own too though. When I don't want to fuss with sizing them myself, I use the templates my photo editing program have that fit 6, 8 or 9 to an 8.5x11 piece of paper. I use those sizes a lot for accent photos.

My most recent completed trip album included about 15 pages of topiaries from Flower and Garden. I just know my girls will skip right over them when they look through it, but they are some of my favorite pages!!

[bigbabyblues]

I always use 4x6

[BernardandMissBianca]

So I guess the next obvious question is what kind of printer to buy.

Tell me what you like and don't like about the ones you have.

have an HP 4x6 instant printer but I'm just not fond of the colors. They seem to sit on top of the paper so the colors aren't as bright. It's not bad for $35 on clearance but I don't want to use it all the time.

[party of 3]

i do 4x6 mostly all the time. and i'm also looking to branch out to something different.

and i'm with you buffy, what kind of printer would one buy to print good quality pics?

[New England Eeyore]

I couldn't tell you what model it is or anything, but I have an Epson. I had heard from various sources that Epson makes the best printers for photo printing and I've been extremely happy with it.

[missesdisney]

I do 4x6 and then I go through them (when I actually do it instead of swapping!) and crop all of them - I just take time to do only cropping - I have lots of cool stuff from fiskars to do that and then I sort them out by park and when I get to it, scrap from there and work them into the pages.

I do have a printer that will do photos but I rarely print myself.

I use shutterfly for my orders -they get to me in a few days and are pretty reasonable. I just ordered 600 pics yesterday from this trip (we just got back) and that isn't even counting the photopass pics I didn't get yet (cd not ordered yet). The nice thing is you can order matte which I prefer and get them mailed or you can order gloss and pick up at target.

They also give me lots of free stuff over the year since I do so many pics - this year I got a free 18 month calendar, two free photobooks and a free photomug. I paid about 2 bucks each for shipping but that's it!

[missesdisney]

Hey people - where's the love? I see dancing trees, snowmen.....?

I need to replace my turkey!

[Macca1111]

here's a really good one:
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i125/BernardandMissBianca/DSC_0099.jpg
Did he use a fisheye lens there? Interesting shot.
I put 4 2x3 pics in one 4x6 space (like for food porn, or detail shots)
Ok, apparently I've missed out on a bit of conversation here - what exactly is food porn? :confused3 :rotfl:

[MazdaUK]

My printer is rubbish for photos, so i get mine from Snapfish, but we can't get the choice of sizes you do:sad1: 6x4 is the smallest (well, 3.5 x 5.5 true digital) but other than that if you go wallet you get 4 the same and it costs £1 (thats $2 to you! :eek: )

[Kim1964]

I have a HP Photosmart 8050. It will go up to 8.5 x 11 (I think). I always use 4 x 6 paper and cut things down. I get good, bright colors. I've never had a problem with it. It was also free (from a deceased relative).

[Spinning]

for me it depends on the book or theme....with Disney we go often so I have tons of pictures. The scrap books start to look the same. Hate to say it but the castle is the castle....unless of course it is an anniversary and they change it....so I am now doing a lot of 5x7 and even 8x10's. I choose the best photos or the ones that capture the trip the best. For me it just becomes too much, too many.....and I will never be caught up so I need to par it down!

[New England Eeyore]

Ok, apparently I've missed out on a bit of conversation here - what exactly is food porn? :confused3 :rotfl:

I'm not Hope, but I'll answer that for you. Food porn is when you take pictures of your restaurant food, so you can lust over it later. ;) There is a sticky on the top of the Restaurant Board here where everyone has shared their own Food Porn pictures. I try to avoid that thread unless I'm leaving for WDW soon - way too tempting otherwise!

[aroyer]

I mainly do 4x6 myself. Mostly because I print them all from Snapfish and then decide what goes in the book. I am too impatient to wait to print a 5x7 or 8x10. Although I have some really good pictures of both the kids from DBIL's wedding that I will most likely print bigger.

[NEDisneyFans]

I use Microsoft PictureIt! to create collage jpeg files. Most I print at 4x6 (3 images @ 2x4 or 4 @ 2x3 or 6 @ 2x2, etc) which I can cut apart later to scrap. This way I am ordering mostly 4x6 prints from Kodak Gallery or Snapfish (to get the best price break). When I want larger prints, I print a collage at 8x10 on a Kodak or Fuji machine (at Target, Walgreens or CVS). I usually wait for a "buy one, get one free" sale to mimimize the cost. :thumbsup2

The smaller photos are great for parade shots and character meals.

Alicia

[123SA]

I print mostly at home. I do sketches first. So, if I was working on MGM, I'd decide what pages I will have looking through the photos on the computer. Let's say I'll have a lyout for power rangers, 1 page for Cars, the oppposite for meeting KimP and Ron etc... Then I decide what size to print the photos. Usually my pages have more than one size photo.


I have an HPD7300, before that I had HP 7350. I love my photos, more so than I when I have them printed ny snapfish, CVS Ritz etc. I only use the photo editing software it came with (which is not very advanced) What I have found, is that no matter what brand you get, use their products. I use HP paper and HP ink. When I used Kodak paper or Epson paper, it just didn't turn out as well.

[BernardandMissBianca]

Did he use a fisheye lens there? Interesting shot.

Ok, apparently I've missed out on a bit of conversation here - what exactly is food porn? :confused3 :rotfl:

Nope, no fisheye. It's the sun hood on the camera, it tends to get soft corners in it. It is really neat especially if you use the flash on an indoor shot, I did some of our Xmas tree a few years ago and it was really noticeable.

[BernardandMissBianca]

I used Walmarts site to get the first round of Disney pics. 150 of them.....

It said the pics wouldn't be ready until today. I worked really hard, picking sizes, editing, etc.. I can finally crop the pics using a Mac. I get there today, I have all 4 kids, I'm running late for the now cancelled holiday workshop, I'm waiting for the DR to call me back.
I'm sorry we don't have your pics.....

<Blank stare>...... Ummmm ex-squeeze me? I ordered 150 pics, what do you mean you don't have them. I got confirmations, e-mails etc....

Well, see that's from our site, not the people that manage our pictures. I'll call them to see what's up.

Insert Jeopardy music here........









35 minutes later, yep, the site crashed call me later tonight or tomorrow.

insert evil eye here........



I know, I know. Pure blasphemy, how dare I use Walmart. But I'm there.All.The.Time.
I have learned my lesson. Tonight I'm going to look at Walgreens site.

[missesdisney]

Tonight I'm going to look at Walgreens site.

Shutterfly apparently now allows pickup at target. They have decent cropping and such there too.

[BernardandMissBianca]

Shutterfly apparently now allows pickup at target. They have decent cropping and such there too.

really????? Hmmmm, Target is 30 minutes away but I am near there for my chiro appointment.

[aroyer]

I used Walmarts site to get the first round of Disney pics. 150 of them.....

It said the pics wouldn't be ready until today. I worked really hard, picking sizes, editing, etc.. I can finally crop the pics using a Mac. I get there today, I have all 4 kids, I'm running late for the now cancelled holiday workshop, I'm waiting for the DR to call me back.
I'm sorry we don't have your pics.....

<Blank stare>...... Ummmm ex-squeeze me? I ordered 150 pics, what do you mean you don't have them. I got confirmations, e-mails etc....

Well, see that's from our site, not the people that manage our pictures. I'll call them to see what's up.

Insert Jeopardy music here........









35 minutes later, yep, the site crashed call me later tonight or tomorrow.

insert evil eye here........



I know, I know. Pure blasphemy, how dare I use Walmart. But I'm there.All.The.Time.
I have learned my lesson. Tonight I'm going to look at Walgreens site.

Ok, I had to giggle a little (or maybe a lot). I TOTALLY feel your pain, it's just that your description is so fantastic that it made me laugh out loud. (Which is unusual for me, I am one of those people whose laugh doesn't really have a sound.)

[BernardandMissBianca]

Ok, I had to giggle a little (or maybe a lot). I TOTALLY feel your pain, it's just that your description is so fantastic that it made me laugh out loud. (Which is unusual for me, I am one of those people whose laugh doesn't really have a sound.)

Ahhhhh, my job here is done. Thank you and good night!

[ilovedale3]

I used to only order 4X6 and scrap those, but lately, I've been ordering from www.scrapbookpictures.com and they have tons of different sizes to pick from. So I might order 1 4X6 of a certain pic and have that be the focus of the layout, then order the other pics for the layout as 2X2 or 3X3. That way I can get a lot more pics on my layouts and they don't look crammed. Scrapbookpictures.com also has all these neat borders and masks and stuff you can put on your pics that are really cool.

[BernardandMissBianca]

I used to only order 4X6 and scrap those, but lately, I've been ordering from www.scrapbookpictures.com and they have tons of different sizes to pick from. So I might order 1 4X6 of a certain pic and have that be the focus of the layout, then order the other pics for the layout as 2X2 or 3X3. That way I can get a lot more pics on my layouts and they don't look crammed. Scrapbookpictures.com also has all these neat borders and masks and stuff you can put on your pics that are really cool.

Loved the site!!! I loved the fact that they had so many sizes to choose from too!

I placed and order too, for our xmas cards. They looked so cute online, I hope they look as good in person. I'll let you know what I think when they come in.

[mommy2mrb]

I usually order all of mine 4 x 6 from Costco (its just 1 1/2 miles from my house) I also do some printing at home with my HP Photosmart C4150 it does 4x6 and 8x10 and is really easy, just put my SD card in the slot and start printing.

[Faerie]

I've been using 4x6 or 5x7 canvases in Paint Shop Pro and printing strange size photos. I did a halloween layout with all 3x3 squares. I re-sized my photos to 3x3 and put 2 of them onto a 4x6 canvas.

Walgreens are 2 5x7s for $2 so I like doing them when needed.

[TPCShauna]

I used Walmarts site to get the first round of Disney pics. 150 of them.....

It said the pics wouldn't be ready until today. I worked really hard, picking sizes, editing, etc.. I can finally crop the pics using a Mac. I get there today, I have all 4 kids, I'm running late for the now cancelled holiday workshop, I'm waiting for the DR to call me back.
I'm sorry we don't have your pics.....

<Blank stare>...... Ummmm ex-squeeze me? I ordered 150 pics, what do you mean you don't have them. I got confirmations, e-mails etc....

Well, see that's from our site, not the people that manage our pictures. I'll call them to see what's up.

Insert Jeopardy music here........









35 minutes later, yep, the site crashed call me later tonight or tomorrow.

insert evil eye here........



I know, I know. Pure blasphemy, how dare I use Walmart. But I'm there.All.The.Time.
I have learned my lesson. Tonight I'm going to look at Walgreens site.

I order all of my 4x6 pics from Walmart because they have a sort of matte glossy-ish finish that I like. I always order for 1 hour pick-up and I've never had a problem. I'm sorry you had an issue!

I used to only order 4X6 and scrap those, but lately, I've been ordering from www.scrapbookpictures.com and they have tons of different sizes to pick from. So I might order 1 4X6 of a certain pic and have that be the focus of the layout, then order the other pics for the layout as 2X2 or 3X3. That way I can get a lot more pics on my layouts and they don't look crammed. Scrapbookpictures.com also has all these neat borders and masks and stuff you can put on your pics that are really cool.

I need to check this site out! I have some ideas for a few pages that will take much smaller photos and I've not been able to figure out a way to make them work. This sounds like just what I need!

[BernardandMissBianca]

I order all of my 4x6 pics from Walmart because they have a sort of matte glossy-ish finish that I like. I always order for 1 hour pick-up and I've never had a problem. I'm sorry you had an issue!



I need to check this site out! I have some ideas for a few pages that will take much smaller photos and I've not been able to figure out a way to make them work. This sounds like just what I need!

I like the finish too but their customer service stinks. And I did get the pics back and 2 were cropped down to the point that I can't use them. Not sure how that happened. And about 6-8 of them looked terrible. I'm not sure how to describe it, like an instantly printed pic. the colors were off and the color looked like it was on the paper no in the paper.

I checked out scrapbook pictures too. The prices are a little high, but if the quality is good, I may just order from them. The web site was a little hard to navigate at first but I managed to figure it out.

[BernardandMissBianca]

I used to only order 4X6 and scrap those, but lately, I've been ordering from www.scrapbookpictures.com and they have tons of different sizes to pick from. So I might order 1 4X6 of a certain pic and have that be the focus of the layout, then order the other pics for the layout as 2X2 or 3X3. That way I can get a lot more pics on my layouts and they don't look crammed. Scrapbookpictures.com also has all these neat borders and masks and stuff you can put on your pics that are really cool.

I got my order today!!! Fabulous work!!!! I love love love my christmas pics!!

I would definitely use them again. I got 4 4x6 pics, 40 christmas cards and 1 6x8 for my scrap pages. I love this size, it's going to be perfect.

Thanks for giving me the link!

[Faerie]

I made a discovery last night. I've had my kodak printer dock for almost 2 years now and just used it for the first time last night. I was able to hook it up to my computer and it let me select 2 photos on a 4x6. No resizing manually needed! Woo hoo!!! (I'm making 6x6 albums for each of my sisters of their kids and the gift will be FROM the kidlets)