I’ve gotten back into photography in the last few months, and one outcome of that was spending a little too much on a big photo printer. Cost aside, it’s been quite fun to be able to print out some of my photos, and have something tangible to show for that effort, rather than just pixels on a screen.
A thing I’ve noticed among my coworkers in the programming field: an eventual development of hobbies centered around creating physical things – woodworking is surprisingly popular, in my office – and I think this is in deliberate contrast to the ephemerality, the irreality, of what we spend our workdays doing. Seems like it’s my turn to pick up a making things hobby!
That said, I only have so much wall space for hanging photos, and the rate at which I’m having fun printing (and hand-cutting — it’s a roll-feed printer, something I’ve never used before!) photos is a lot higher than the rate at which I have reasonable gift-giving opportunities for a 13″-wide photo print.
So, in an effort to find something to do with all these, and a little bit to help me retroactively justify the amount I’ve spent on camera, lenses, printer, paper, ink… I’ve opened up a little print shop on my website. I have no illusions that I’ll suddenly be running a massively profitable side business like this, but I do hope one or two people will find something they like enough to order a print!
Please do take a look, browse around, and let me know if you spot anything wrong with the setup — I’m not exactly an expert at running an e-commerce site, so it’s quite possible I’ve missed something here or there.