Printing at events

[mat.hump3]

Hi guys

i been asked to do an event for a friend in the summer which is not a problem as i have done this type of work before but the one catch is he wants the photos printed and framed ready to sell at the end of the night which has made it slightly hard for me. i can print on site but i have never framed or offered a framing service. Now i have searched high and low for a company that supply fairly good looking generic black frames at a low whole sale cost can any one suggest a supplier that can help?

[colin C]

Re: Printing at events

Hmmm, having the photo's as a slide show on a screen, so that customers can order their prints and they are printed straight away is fairly conventional these days, but framing isn't. How many frames will you invest in and how many of each size and colour? I suspect that most people would prefer to choose their own frame to match the decor of the room where it will eventually be hung.

I would be happy to take the photo's and print them out at an event, probably even insert them into presentation folders, but I would walk away from framing.

Colin

[Stan]

Re: Printing at events

I#m with colin there - so many different frames to choose from you are not going to find one that everybody will like. much better to put it in a presentation folder and let them get their own frame

Stan

[MX5]

Re: Printing at events

I assume you still have to take a range of paper sizes (from 5x4 to A3+) with a range of finishes ... and folders to take them?

... and a spare set of tanks.

I leave framing to the experts ... never managed to make a good job (two left hands ;-)).

[Carlo]

Re: Printing at events

Just joined so a few months late! Maybe cardboard frames could be a wayout? Bit like the frames used by schools

[Hereford_EOS2]

Re: Printing at events

As a former sales manager with a framing equipment, mouldings, mount card etc.. company this would be a bad idea.
Mounted, framed and glass in quanties would weigh too much to be practical.
How many do you order? 100, 500, 1000 and sell just 20 ?.

The best idea is as Carlo has suggested above, cardboard frames as we all had from school.
They are inexpensive, light, effective and easily carried and stored.

[paul linton]

Re: Printing at events

Maybe cardboard frames could be a wayout? Bit like the frames used by schools

This is how we printed and framed at a local rugby festival. We just printed 9x6 and framed in cardboard frames we also had a selection on show for people to view, we also had sales people (3) 2 selling and 1 printing.

Paul

[Alfred2100]

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Hmmm i like to printing on events i don't know how to print but i like to printing and i am also goes to visit every printing events were the
artists are prints very great printing this is amazing and awesome printings are hang in this events

[ether]

Re: Printing at events

This is how we printed and framed at a local rugby festival. We just printed 9x6 and framed in cardboard frames we also had a selection on show for people to view, we also had sales people (3) 2 selling and 1 printing.

Paul

Thats how I do it too at pony shows with 3 or 4 rings going it would be to hectic to offer any thing else unless you ave a very big team