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Offline jason-23

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Printing a photo of people...
« on: October 02, 2012, 02:31:19 PM »
I just got a quote request for a shirt order of 30 black tees and the image they want is a group of high school cheer leaders in full color. I have never printed any thing this complex much less photorealistic. Is it even worth it to try for such a small amount? Should I try to talk her into something else image wise or maybe out source it to a dtg guy?


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Re: Printing a photo of people...
« Reply #1 on: October 02, 2012, 02:36:26 PM »
go dtg, it's not worth sepping and trying to match skin tones for 30 people

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Re: Printing a photo of people...
« Reply #2 on: October 02, 2012, 02:39:15 PM »
Is there anyone on here that does contract dtg?

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Re: Printing a photo of people...
« Reply #3 on: October 02, 2012, 02:42:13 PM »
i do it on lights only.  I use a guy close by that does darks, on his price list you would be looking at $9.50(a).  That is if it's not 100% full coverage on the print, then you might be looking at an upcharge for excessive ink.

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Re: Printing a photo of people...
« Reply #4 on: October 02, 2012, 02:47:08 PM »
What he said. Not worth setup for 30 pcs. DTG is the way to go.
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Re: Printing a photo of people...
« Reply #5 on: October 02, 2012, 03:12:30 PM »
And make sure that you have permission to reproduce the photo.
If done by a service, many hard copy prints used to specifically say "Do Not Duplicate"

I also did find, however, that when asked, many studios gave permission if they themselves did not offer a shirt option.
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Re: Printing a photo of people...
« Reply #6 on: October 02, 2012, 03:15:20 PM »
It fur a high school cheer team Andy. I will ask if I take the job.

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Re: Printing a photo of people...
« Reply #7 on: October 02, 2012, 04:11:18 PM »
A.I.R. Conway in Philly. Order your goods from Bodek or Alpha, they pick them up for you so you only have shipping back to you. Nice folks.

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Re: Printing a photo of people...
« Reply #8 on: October 02, 2012, 05:22:42 PM »
You can always look at printed vinyl transfers. They look great but feel terrible.
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Re: Printing a photo of people...
« Reply #9 on: October 02, 2012, 05:50:40 PM »
Yeah but like you said they feel like poo. I already contacted the said dtg company and I'm waiting for a call back.

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Re: Printing a photo of people...
« Reply #10 on: October 02, 2012, 08:55:33 PM »
www.fmexpressions.com does full colour transfers.....

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Re: Printing a photo of people...
« Reply #11 on: October 03, 2012, 08:51:33 AM »
Check out transfer express a division of stahls they have several full color transfer options here is one
http://www.transferexpress.com/easy-prints-extreme?icn=topnavhat&ici=epextreme
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Re: Printing a photo of people...
« Reply #12 on: October 03, 2012, 10:14:27 AM »
Jason,

You could call Goosebumps in Longwood. They have or had a T-Jet that'll do darks. They're predominantly an embroidery shop.
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Re: Printing a photo of people...
« Reply #13 on: October 03, 2012, 10:19:28 AM »
Post the picture, depending it may not be as bad as you think. 
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Re: Printing a photo of people...
« Reply #14 on: October 03, 2012, 12:21:05 PM »
Post the picture, depending it may not be as bad as you think.
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