Matej Maceas
(K=24381) - Comment Date 1/10/2005
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5x5 centimeters, or 5x5 inches?
How many prints will they need?
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adam heath
(K=38) - Comment Date 1/10/2005
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its 5x5 inches
and they will need about 250 prints
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ann clancy
(K=2014) - Comment Date 1/10/2005
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depending upon your darkroom experiences may be the deciding point about printing your self or having them done.
most pros no longer print their own stuff i.e. weddings. etc. large commerical houses will do it much cheaper and faster.
however, since they also want them sepia tone tht may be more expensive.
with regard to toning, i would think that will also depend on the amount of experience and how much time you have to complete the job.
the camera is the least of the issues. (at least in my HBO)if you are using 35 leave room for cropping. as these are going to be small you hopefully will not lose too much sharpness, or you could rent a MF camera.
the bottom line, might be; are you up to printing and toning 250 photos.
not to sound mean spirited but it has been my experiences with my students that folks are looking for a cheaper way out and seek out photo friends who may or may not be up to the task.
you are the only one who can determine your skill ability and desire to spend the time necessary to pull this off.
hope this has been some food for thought, as that is all it is meant to be
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Chris Hunter
(K=25634) - Comment Date 1/10/2005
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Here's what I would do:
Scan in the image from a print or slide/negative. Add the sepia tone in PS & crop to 5"x5", and then burn them a CD with the image at a good resolution. Then have them go to a local print shop to have the invitations designed and printed. This will be the easiest and most affordable route for all parties involved.
If it was me, I would design and print the invitations myself - but I have the software and professional experience/printer contacts to do so.
To hand print 250 photos would be, I believe, the the most work intensive way to go about it, I would defeintly reccommond scanning/produncing a digital image and then use laser/offset printing for the invitations.
Chris
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sean slavin
(K=3488) - Comment Date 1/12/2005
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I'm in agreement with Chris. I still try to print as much of my B&W work as I can myself. However, with 250 prints, you will be in the darkroom a loooong time. The other factor you have to consider is that not all the prints may look exactly the same, especially with the toning step involved. I would go with Chris' idea.
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Scott McFadden
(K=5663) - Comment Date 1/18/2005
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I'd suggest getting the prints done comercially normally then tone them.
other ideas....
tubes over the enlarger on one or two shots will enable a very subtle vignette easily controlled.
paint brushes and paint the developer on after exposure of print. looks good but you have to practise a smooth pasting for the facial bits.
a second brush following with a stop really helps allow a better finish.
cardboard shapes as a decorative mask can be a really neat trick for the odd shot.
another can be semitransparent objects laid out into a border.
( double exposure masks for borders can also really assist in getting a useful effect)
when shooting leave more space if you plan on the borders and it will make your task much easier.
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Tyler Robbins
(K=904) - Comment Date 2/26/2005
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shoot the film, scan the film.... ps it to be all sepia and what not. Make a 5 x 5 300dpi image. Find a plotter on campus or go to a reputable large format print shop. The one key thing is, find an archival printer, like an epson 7600 or 10000 w/ ultrachrome inks, HP has some nice models too, like the 4000 and 5000 but they may nopt be archival (ask!). If the tech knows what they are doing you may even be able to use something besides roll paper for the prints... sepia prints look great on a nice printmaking paper... like a buff rives bfk, or stonehenge etc... (just make sure you cut off the deckled (fuzzy) edge before you print, it kills print heads) you could even use a smaller inkjet, but a wide format would be fast and highquality. Expect to pay around 7 dollars a square foot, or more. That would save you a ton of time and stress. At least this way they would have a quality print for their anouncments and you could spend more time doing the other photos for them.
As far as medium format is concerned, this is not a project where you need to be learning a new camera and making product... just use what you have. for a 5x5 print you don't need that big of a negtive anyway. I haven't shot a wedding yet, but the the only thing I would use my medium format for is portaits and some posed group shots. I will be doing a wedding soon, I'll let you know how that goes.
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