from digital to large prints for presentation?

[soft]

hey everybody what's up?

I need some suggestions of the best places/ways to get from a digital image to a large print. Not necesarily poster-size but maybe a bit bigger than 8 1/2 x 11...and good display quality (for selling). (images from Canon D60 btw)

kinkos? camera stores? ???? any ideas, much thanks.

also, if anyone can sum up or point me to a basic guide/how-to for cheap framing/matting (sorry, I'm ignorant) it would be much appreciated.

sorry if i sound lame, I've always been a techie gearhead geek sort (audio pro by day) that happens to have a strong eye, but recently some friends from a local art gallery asked for some prints....so help me figure out how to get them, heheheh!

[MacGordon]

I know our local Wolf-Ritz Camera will print out any size photo you want from your CF card. Resolution of course being a factor.
Just take your CF card to them and tell them the file you want printed.
I believe a 4X6 is about 99 cents, 5X7 is about $1.99 so on and so on. They use good paper (99 year) and the price isn't that bad.

Boy, as far as cheap framing and matting...not sure there but maybe a Hobby Lobby or another store like that can set you up with the tools and material you need. Worth a try.
Sending out pictures and art work to be framed is terribly expensive so if you come across a place, let me know. ;)

Good luck!

______
Dr. Mac

[soft]

well, i already use a local camera store here that prints great 4x6's for 48cents....i guess i need 8x10, which they can only do on inkjet, but today they pointed me to a good place that can do big ole photo prints....just bought some cheap mattes at walmart...this is probably ghetto, but i'm sure it'll work out
i don't think res will be a problem from the d-60, i havent even busted out the large raw files yet

thanks for the imput though...was beginning to wonder if there was still any life in this forum....heheh

[EA6B]

http://www.westcoastimaging.com/

http://www.matshop.com/

http://www.framefit.com/

[onehotrx7]

My local lab, UDZ9 (www.udz9photos.com) do a 12 X 18 for AUD$4, which is about US$2 - they're happy to do work for overseas client, and the quality is brilliant... 6X4 works out at about US$.28c, 5X7 for US$.35c, and 8X10 for US$0.75c... they print on a Konica QD21+...

I just had a 60cm X 80cm print from a G2 image, and it's an absolute knockout, so you should get some good stuff from the D60...

Cheers,
Stuart