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10/03/2008 05:34:07 PM · #1 |
Hey everyone,
I've been planning on using MPIX for proof portfolio's for senior portraits. I just wanted to make sure there wasn't a better, easier, cheaper way to do it.
Thanks,
Ryan
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10/03/2008 05:45:49 PM · #2 |
Costco, Walmart, Walgreens, or in house.
I actually use exposuremanager for proofs and printing. But I also do alot in house which makes it quicker and easier to spot issues before waiting days to see them.
Matt
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10/03/2008 06:09:59 PM · #3 |
Is this for pre-sale purposes or part of the sale items?
I haven't done printed proofs (pre-sale) in years. Sales tripled when I stopped doing it that way. Projection sales are the way to go - sell on emotion instead of letting them a)steal the images b)spend a week whittling down to the bare minimum.
I tend to shoot a lot and show a lot of images - there's no realistic way to do the old '8 image' folio like when I was in school - 20+ years ago, before digital...things have changed. You need to keep up too.
As for post-sale 'proof folios' I don't do that either. If they buy the image then thet get a web res version of it. If they want all 40 or 60 images they like (from the 80 to 100 I show them) then I have a product for that - a coffee table book for $300.
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10/03/2008 06:25:05 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by Prof_Fate: Is this for pre-sale purposes or part of the sale items?
I haven't done printed proofs (pre-sale) in years. Sales tripled when I stopped doing it that way. Projection sales are the way to go - sell on emotion instead of letting them a)steal the images b)spend a week whittling down to the bare minimum.
I tend to shoot a lot and show a lot of images - there's no realistic way to do the old '8 image' folio like when I was in school - 20+ years ago, before digital...things have changed. You need to keep up too.
As for post-sale 'proof folios' I don't do that either. If they buy the image then thet get a web res version of it. If they want all 40 or 60 images they like (from the 80 to 100 I show them) then I have a product for that - a coffee table book for $300. |
This is a pre-sale thing, I know they are already planning on getting graduation cards, so that is pretty much guaranteed. Thanks for the insight, i definitely see as it can be a deterrent for your sales.
I may look into removing that possibility. Thanks
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10/03/2008 06:27:53 PM · #5 |
Nations Lab, nice fast easy and lots of choices actually all my prints except for the ones I do at Wallys lol |
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10/03/2008 09:11:04 PM · #6 |
Millers is biggest lab (mpix is the consumer arm). In other pro labs you've got H&H Color, WHCC and Buckeye.
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10/08/2008 07:19:27 PM · #7 |
I use WHCC for most of my print products. Haven't been disappointed yet.
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10/08/2008 07:49:36 PM · #8 |
I ended up goin with MPIX, and it turned out fabulously, all i found was that my prices are too low. I loved how it turned out.
Thanks for the help,
Ryan
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