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Re: [OM] Big Honkin' Prints

Subject: Re: [OM] Big Honkin' Prints
From: Philippe <philippe.amard@xxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 1 May 2014 21:01:03 +0200
A friend of mine using an Oly E3 at the time had billboards commissioned by the 
local authorities - I saw a snap of one of them, stunning!

Billboards are not technically that demanding, so long as what you see is what 
the client wants …

Amities
Philippe


Le 1 mai 2014 à 20:47, Leowesson <leowesson@xxxxxxxxx> a écrit :

> Hi Paul.  
> 
> I've had images on billboards, not sure what the exact size was...  I'm 
> amazed how well dslr files hold up in combo with the current printing 
> technology.  
> 
> Leo Wesson
> leowesson.com
> 
>> On May 1, 2014, at 13:36, Paul Braun <pbraun42@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>> Question - what's the largest any of you have seen one of your images
>> printed?
>> 
>> A friend of mine who has a sign shop is also a drag racing fanatic.  He saw
>> my Sunset Strip photos and went nuts - said he knows there's a market for
>> them.  I sent him the hi-res jpg, and he just showed me a test print....
>> 
>> He had printed it out on a 3'x5' piece of banner stock on his HD sign
>> printer.  When I first saw it, there was a big rush of adrenaline - wow.
>> Just.... wow.  And then I looked at it more cirtically and was amazed at
>> how well the image from the E-M5 held up, even on the rough-ish surface of
>> the banner material..
>> 
>> The ones we'll offer for sale will be smaller,  and probably on gallery
>> wrap frames.  He's connected with the local drag racing community, so we'll
>> approach this as a partner thing, splitting the proceeds (mostly in my
>> favor).  I'm excited (guardedly) about the possibility of actually making
>> some money back from the photo toys, and the CFO has already agreed that
>> anything I make can go right into the "Paul wants the 40-150/2" fund.
>> 
>> But seeing that monster print this afternoon was certainly a thrill.
>> 
>> -- 
>> 
>> Paul Braun
>> Certified Music Junkie
>> 
>> "Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life." -- Berthold Auerbach
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