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chez wrote:
I don't really see how much time savings you have since you have to post process the images in either case. With in-house printing, once the post processing is done, you can just queue up the printer and let it rip. With outsourcing, you still have to upload the images to the site and then pick them up once they are ready either from the lab or post or whatever.
chez ... what you don't see could be a very long thread of it's own ...
Seems you have a propensity to ignore portions of my comments to suit your means. Did you not notice I referenced "large quantity" print orders?
You can't pigeon hole everyone's workflow to match your own. Many small firm professionals photographers who do this as our primary vocation and/or sole source of income must be very diverse to keep up with a competitive market place.
I'm not talking a one-off or a handful of prints shot at my leisure ... I'm talking hundreds, even thousands of prints from a single event.
In May I had three junior proms and two senior balls ... in total from the three dances I sold over 1,800 prints ranging from wallets, 5x7 and 8x10.
In April, I did six spring soccer leagues (over 400 total players involved) ... I also had 4 Little League groups with a combined total of 1,400 players ... all those orders were added up to 2,600 individual prints ... again from wallets, 4x6, 5x7, 8x10, posters, buttons, keychains, etc.
These are but a few brief examples of what I encounter ... Rather than being chained to a replenishing paper and changing ink cartridges, I'd rather be out shooting.
Uploading images to a lab is quick and easy ... today's internet service make it child's play. I never have to pick up my lab orders ... a nice fellow brings them right to the studio in one of those swell brown trucks.
While I do like to do my own printing (I owned and operated my own full-service color film lab for 24 years), I really appreciate the supporting partnership I have with my labs ... Instead of babysitting my printer with the last job ... while my pro lab works in the background, I can be shooting the next job that is going to sweeten my bottom line.
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