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Hi all,
Me and my GF married in July and I asked a family member to do the pictures and produce a couple of albums, one for us here in the UK and one to send to Mrs Woof Woof's family over seas. This family member is a struggling part time pro and amongst other things does weddings so I thought I'd offer to pay the going rate and keep it all in the family and help them out etc. What could go wrong?
Anyway, fast forward four and a half months and I was given a link to our pictures, 300+, they're all unprocessed raws and they're not mind blowingly good (poor compositions, heads cut off, under exposures, over exposures, out of focus shots etc) I feel disappointed for my Mrs but we can get enough together to make an album so we'll be happy enough. The vast majority are landscape orientation 3:2 with just two portrait orientation shots and to overcome some poor compositions I've had to heavily crop some. I kept the heavy crops 1:1 so that we have just the three image types, 3:2, 2:3 and 1:1. So that's where we are now but the lack of communication and excuses and poor end results make me nervous about going back and asking for albums so I think I'll do it myself.
I'm nervous of sending the pictures off and having albums made up as I don't know who to use and it's something I've never done before and the only digital picture I've ever paid to have printed was unusable, I redid the picture myself at home and that's the one that got framed and hung. So, a lack of experience with professional printers and my one bad experience has made me nervous. An option is printing at home. I have an Epson R2880 and basic but good enough home printing skills and everyone's been happy with my prints to date.
I thought I'd ask here... am I mad to think about home printing or is it perfectly reasonable or should I send my pictures off for albums to be made up.
For the home DIY option I looked on Amazon and wedding albums are from under £20 or so and up. If this is a good enough option is there anything I should go for or avoid or is sending the pictures off a much better option and if so can anyone recommend someone and what would I need to supply.
HELP appreciated
Me and my GF married in July and I asked a family member to do the pictures and produce a couple of albums, one for us here in the UK and one to send to Mrs Woof Woof's family over seas. This family member is a struggling part time pro and amongst other things does weddings so I thought I'd offer to pay the going rate and keep it all in the family and help them out etc. What could go wrong?
Anyway, fast forward four and a half months and I was given a link to our pictures, 300+, they're all unprocessed raws and they're not mind blowingly good (poor compositions, heads cut off, under exposures, over exposures, out of focus shots etc) I feel disappointed for my Mrs but we can get enough together to make an album so we'll be happy enough. The vast majority are landscape orientation 3:2 with just two portrait orientation shots and to overcome some poor compositions I've had to heavily crop some. I kept the heavy crops 1:1 so that we have just the three image types, 3:2, 2:3 and 1:1. So that's where we are now but the lack of communication and excuses and poor end results make me nervous about going back and asking for albums so I think I'll do it myself.
I'm nervous of sending the pictures off and having albums made up as I don't know who to use and it's something I've never done before and the only digital picture I've ever paid to have printed was unusable, I redid the picture myself at home and that's the one that got framed and hung. So, a lack of experience with professional printers and my one bad experience has made me nervous. An option is printing at home. I have an Epson R2880 and basic but good enough home printing skills and everyone's been happy with my prints to date.
I thought I'd ask here... am I mad to think about home printing or is it perfectly reasonable or should I send my pictures off for albums to be made up.
For the home DIY option I looked on Amazon and wedding albums are from under £20 or so and up. If this is a good enough option is there anything I should go for or avoid or is sending the pictures off a much better option and if so can anyone recommend someone and what would I need to supply.
HELP appreciated