Displaying Prints

A good picture looks so much nicer in a decent print at A4 or larger. But there are only so many walls in the house!

How do other members store/display prints? Can anyone recommend a nice format portfolio binder or something similar?

Or....is everyone content with computer displays?

Ever though about a large digital photoframe?

They're nice - I hadn't seen ones that large.

I might be tempted... but still like to have a printed version to carry around.

I agree Martyn. Photos look much better in print.

I have the same problem - plus my husband doesn't want photos on every wall, and we have to have room for photos of grandkids and the like .

I rotate the photos that are hung up. Plus I make photo books.

Having just redecorated our hall and thrown out the picture that used to hang there I have a whole new wall for photos . Just have to make a decision on which get hung there .

There are these link that have been around for quite a while.

The only thing about them is that I would prefer to see the images displayed with some sort of mount/frame as they would be in the wall. I suppose I could add one in photoshop......

I think a photo deserves a frame or mount and I have begun to apply them in post processing. I use a 32 inch tv as my monitor and often leave it running a wallpaper changer program to randomly display my work when the tv/computer is idle. The framed image says "finished" to me. If you look up my portfolio, you will see several examples.

Seeing the link to the large digital photoframe made me have a think. I have 52 inch LG Plasma TV which I sits on my wireless home network as i use it to stream moves too from a PC. I had a look though the menu's and found I can select a network folder and run a slide show
So have a look at your digital TVs they may have a similar function you can use

I think some Panasonic TV's have an SD card slot.
The HDD/DVD Recorders have although I've never used mine?
Note sure if they do just movies or stills?

Photo books are the way forward! Plus you can write notes and the like in them to remind you/tell others about the story behind the photos.

Personally I like Blurb for my books.

Algi.

Don’t bother with your TV, SD card facility.
I have a Panasonic TV, the problem is, anything recorded onto or played back from an SD card only displays at approx a quarter of the screen size.


Take care.

They play full screen on my Mum's Panasonic and on our friends' Panasonic, so it must be something that in the settings Chris. Of course there will be a black band either side if the ratio isn't widescreen.

I display mine in my "Hell Hole" as it's commonly referred to. Some of the failures prior to shredding

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Thanks John.
You could be right, about the settings, its been a long time since I tried it so can’t remember what I did and did not do, other than loosing my temper with it and the instruction book.
Modern technology and me, do not make for good bed fellows.

But I do remember that the picture was just a small square in the centre of the screen.

Take care.

Blurb books are great, as they are a good way of showing off lots of images when people visit.

Here's a couple I've done for a friend's Christmas presents in 2010 and 2011 - http://www.blurb.co.uk/user/timpile

I have a Panasonic TV with a card slot. Its really simple to use. Switch the TV on; put the card in the slot; select photo (not movie) view. All the pictures are displayed as thumbnails. You can either choose a particular one using the arrow keys or press the Red button for a slideshow. You get a full screen image.