Stick with me- and trust me- I am not selling anything at all...
Should anyone desire to keep cost down when making a portfolio, or giving out samples of your work, I recommend using an inexpensive home printer and a continuous ink system or refillable cartridges.
Today's printers do incredible jobs of reproducing stunning photos, however the cost of the replacement ink cartridges is outrageous.
On one site, someone calculated how much it would cost to fill an Olympic sized swimming pool with ink from manufactures cartridges purchased at retail prices.
In other words, take an $18 cartridge, drill a hole in it and dump the ink into the pool. Cost- $18- SO FAR. You will need a lot of cartridges to fill the pool, right?
So any guesses as to how much it would cost?
Here is a clue-
Take the amount you are thinking, and double it...
And you are still not even close....
Ready?
Here it comes...
Are you sitting down?
OMG...
Your not gonna believe this...
But...
Here it is...
FIVE BILLION DOLLARS!!!
Yea, I know...
Now imagine the impact to the land fills with those empty cartridges!
Imagine your never buying another cartridge ever again!
They say it takes 2L (almost 2 quarts) of oil to make one ink cartridge. That's not the actual make up of the cartridges, but the oil to mine the raw materials, ship the materials, run the machines to make the cartridges, fuel to get the cartridge to the store, where you drove to buy it and take it home.
Two litres!!!
Anyhoo-
I bought some Kodak Photo Matte Inkjet paper recently for a steel at $2 for a box of 100 sheets.
That's .02¢ per sheet.
Add another .08¢ for ink, and I have a photo quality full colour 8x10 for only TEN CENTS!!!
Costco sells premium glossy photo paper for @.15¢ per sheet, and add the .08¢ for ink, and you have an 8.5 x 11 borderless stunning photo print for under a quarter!
Here is a link to my blurb on the CIS on a popular do-it-yourself photography site:
As I mentioned, refillable cartridges are also an excellent option, especially if you have a printer/scanner and don't care to gouge holes in the side to accommodate the feed lines or make your printer portable for use on site or at the cottage.
I can also link you to how to turn a colour printer into a black and white printer by using shades of black- Black/Light Black, Grey/ Light Grey. Using this mix will produce B&W photos that rival anything coming out of a photo processing plant!
Imagine giving your work to family and friends without going too deep out of pocket!
Imagine taking photos of bands (like I do) and giving some of the performers a stunning photo print of themselves the next time you see them as your way of thanking them for the excellent entertainment! Imagine them wanting to hire you to do future shoots because they see first hand in print the quality of your work- LOL
Just imagine how impressive your portfolio would be with dozens of prints, instead of just a few!
Archival ink is also available by different companies for slightly more money for most printers, and now you can sell your work, and make huge profits as your cost is still peanuts!
How about making your own Photo Business Cards for less than .03¢ per card!
It goes on and on, folks.
Most of my printers take six cartridges. For example- My Epson R280 cost just over $100 for a new set of cartridges.
I buy bulk ink in 4oz (118ml) bottles for a set of 6- $30 tax included.
There is 10 cartridges worth of ink in each bottle.
So, my choice is to pay over $1175.00 (tax in) for ten sets of cartridges, or pay $30.
Rocket science, eh?
Hmmm
Look forward to hearing your questions, comments...
I use deviantart.com for mine.. pretty useful.. although I dont get to do art much these days.. but my daughter and many friends have humungous galleries..
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RE: Printing at home for next to free
Hmm- someone once told me:People dont care how much you know until they know how much you care..
Printing at home for next to free
Hello-I am Rudi, a photographer in Toronto.
Stick with me- and trust me- I am not selling anything at all...
Should anyone desire to keep cost down when making a portfolio, or giving out samples of your work, I recommend using an inexpensive home printer and a continuous ink system or refillable cartridges.
Today's printers do incredible jobs of reproducing stunning photos, however the cost of the replacement ink cartridges is outrageous.
On one site, someone calculated how much it would cost to fill an Olympic sized swimming pool with ink from manufactures cartridges purchased at retail prices.
In other words, take an $18 cartridge, drill a hole in it and dump the ink into the pool. Cost- $18- SO FAR. You will need a lot of cartridges to fill the pool, right?
So any guesses as to how much it would cost?
Here is a clue-
Take the amount you are thinking, and double it...
And you are still not even close....
Ready?
Here it comes...
Are you sitting down?
OMG...
Your not gonna believe this...
But...
Here it is...
FIVE BILLION DOLLARS!!!
Yea, I know...
Now imagine the impact to the land fills with those empty cartridges!
Imagine your never buying another cartridge ever again!
They say it takes 2L (almost 2 quarts) of oil to make one ink cartridge. That's not the actual make up of the cartridges, but the oil to mine the raw materials, ship the materials, run the machines to make the cartridges, fuel to get the cartridge to the store, where you drove to buy it and take it home.
Two litres!!!
Anyhoo-
I bought some Kodak Photo Matte Inkjet paper recently for a steel at $2 for a box of 100 sheets.
That's .02¢ per sheet.
Add another .08¢ for ink, and I have a photo quality full colour 8x10 for only TEN CENTS!!!
Costco sells premium glossy photo paper for @.15¢ per sheet, and add the .08¢ for ink, and you have an 8.5 x 11 borderless stunning photo print for under a quarter!
Here is a link to my blurb on the CIS on a popular do-it-yourself photography site:
As I mentioned, refillable cartridges are also an excellent option, especially if you have a printer/scanner and don't care to gouge holes in the side to accommodate the feed lines or make your printer portable for use on site or at the cottage.
I can also link you to how to turn a colour printer into a black and white printer by using shades of black- Black/Light Black, Grey/ Light Grey. Using this mix will produce B&W photos that rival anything coming out of a photo processing plant!
Imagine giving your work to family and friends without going too deep out of pocket!
Imagine taking photos of bands (like I do) and giving some of the performers a stunning photo print of themselves the next time you see them as your way of thanking them for the excellent entertainment! Imagine them wanting to hire you to do future shoots because they see first hand in print the quality of your work- LOL
Just imagine how impressive your portfolio would be with dozens of prints, instead of just a few!
Archival ink is also available by different companies for slightly more money for most printers, and now you can sell your work, and make huge profits as your cost is still peanuts!
How about making your own Photo Business Cards for less than .03¢ per card!
It goes on and on, folks.
Most of my printers take six cartridges. For example- My Epson R280 cost just over $100 for a new set of cartridges.
I buy bulk ink in 4oz (118ml) bottles for a set of 6- $30 tax included.
There is 10 cartridges worth of ink in each bottle.
So, my choice is to pay over $1175.00 (tax in) for ten sets of cartridges, or pay $30.
Rocket science, eh?
Hmmm
Look forward to hearing your questions, comments...
RE: HiYa
Hi Pam. I am Rudi in Toronto.I have discovered I can take incredible shots of musicians on stage, and have become quite popular here because of it.
I have also learned how to print my work at home for near free, and love pointing people in the right direction:
Love to hear back any questions or comments.
What type of photography do you do?
Is this your main source of income?
Cheers...
HiYa
My name is Pam and I am a photographer. I would love to hear more about all your art and ideas.....RE: Some artwork I'd like to share :) (my own)
Sure we're curious! Thanks!RE: Some artwork I'd like to share :) (my own)
No shit?Hello there, just joined and wondered what do or say. We can post links can't we, I did post mine to Flickr. My website is
RE: Some artwork I'd like to share :) (my own)
I use deviantart.com for mine.. pretty useful.. although I dont get to do art much these days.. but my daughter and many friends have humungous galleries..RE: Some artwork I'd like to share :) (my own)
dang! that sucks. that defeats the whole purpose of this group, ya know? I guess we have to post our work on another site and link to it.RE: Some artwork I'd like to share :) (my own)
So this is where you all hang out!!hey art guy, I think they removed your pics because we arent allowed to share random pics.. see rules..
stupid rules,- but they have the upper hand..
Some artwork I'd like to share :) (my own)
Some artwork I'd like to share :) (my own)
pics 185.jpgSome artwork I'd like to share :) (my own)
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