calendars

[clarebear]

has anyone printed calendars using their photographs? there are so many choices on the net...im looking for something that offers glossy and a high quality look...

if anyone has any information or advice it would be much appreciated!

thanks, clare

[Smiths]

Just to understand the depth of your project... how many calendars are you getting printed and what size have you decided on

I've got alittle experience in the calendar arena as I produce the gunbunnies calendars and will be doing the Classic Car Babes Calendar next year, but I'm producing any where from 10000 to 100000 calendars.

Lay out your project and I'll see if I can help

[lightandimages]

Surprise was Apple's own printing and quality was very good but their prices are too high for a large run.

Lulu Press has a nice calendar but the online tools suck and the colors were washed out.

The calendars at Cafepress were too small for what I wanted to print (single images per page, 12 images)

[Smiths]

Just a note on washed out colors when getting something printed...

A printer doing short runs will use a digital printer to produce the output, a larger run will probally be done on a regular printing press which normally requires a CMYK file to print. When you convert a rGB to CMYK you will see a fade in the colors in the file depending on your monitor. If the printer has a digital proof to work with then they can make adjustments within the print run to match the colors from the printing press to what was generated from a digital printer and a rgb type file... Just something I've picked up trying to get my prints correct when having large quanities produced.

One of the largest costs in producing a printed product is shipping of it to you, normally it's cheaper to find a local printer to work with than to get a really good per print price out of a large print house, as you pay more anyway trying to get it shipped to you. Then if it is something your going to sale, you still have to ship it again to whoever wants to buy it.... You can see where the shipping cost can multiply...

Just sharing....

[clarebear]

thanks for all the info everyone. i found a local printer that will help me with my project. it is definately a one or two time thing, not a massive print. i played with custom color photo lab a bit with their online software, but i also found it difficult to use as a professional.

thanks again, and also for the rgb/cmyk printing info.