Thursday, December 28, 2017

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: What, How, Why Interview Series


At iPrintfromHome.com, we work with artists and photographers from across the United States and Canada. We're inspired everyday by the images that they send to us and by the stories they share.

A few years ago, we started our "What, How, Why" interview series so that we could take a closer look at some of these fascinating people and share their stories with you. 

We ask each participating artist or photographer three simple questions:

1. What do you do?
2. How do you do it?
3. Why do you use iPrintfromHome.com?

Click here to read previously published interviews.

We're writing to you today to invite you to submit.  If you would like to be considered for this feature, please e-mail us with answers to the above quoted questions.  Please also be sure to give us permission to review the images in your account.  If your interview is selected, we'll contact you to let you know.  Looking forward to reviewing your submission!

Thanks,
the iPrintfromHome.com team

Friday, December 22, 2017

VIDEO: Sara & George get in a snowball fight and $20.17 Year End Sale



Thank you for your support of iPrintfromHome.com and for making this a great 2017 holiday season!  As we say goodbye to 2017 and look forward to the coming year, we want to have some fun.  Check out the video above for a little holiday chuckle.

It's been another amazing year and we want to send it off in style.  We are offering a 17% discount on any order placed before the end of the year that totals at least $20.17 (not including shipping).  Limited to one discount order per customer.  To get your discount, please follow the instructions below.

Instructions: 
1. Place an order totaling a at least $20.17 (not including shipping) at iPrintfromHome.com by midnight on Sunday, December 31, 2017.
2. IMMEDIATELY after placing your order, send us an e-mail (here) with "2017 - 17% Off" in the body of the e-mail. 
3. Once we receive your e-mail, we will adjust your order total to account for your 17% discount.


NOTE: Limit of one discount order per customer.  We'll be closed Dec 23-Dec 25 and Dec 31-Jan 1.  So, don't worry if you don't hear back from us right away if you e-mail in on either holiday weekend.  

Friday, December 15, 2017

Time is Running Out!

IMPORTANT: The last opportunity to pick up orders before Christmas will be Friday, December 22nd by 5pm.  Please note that we will be closed December 23, 24 and 25.

It's getting close to Christmas and we are getting lots of calls asking if it's too late to order prints in time to give as gifts. Unfortunately, time is running out.  The only products that you can order that will definitely be done before Christmas are Photographic Prints (order by 6am, December 22).  It is too late to order any giclee prints, inkjet prints, plak mounted prints or stretched canvas prints.  

FedEx shipping options are the ONLY guaranteed options.  USPS will not guarantee delivery before Christmas.

This time of year, we strongly recommend choosing one of the FedEx shipping options.  Most of you choose USPS 1st Class, USPS Priority or Free Shipping when you order at iPrintfromHome.com.  Although the post office is generally very fast, please note that these are not guaranteed shipping options.  If you definitely need your order before Christmas, you might consider choosing one of the guaranteed FedEx shipping options when you place your order.

At iPrintfromHome.com, our standard turnaround time for Photographic Prints is as follows: if you place your order by 6am EST, we have it ready for shipping the same day, Monday through Saturday. Any order that comes in on Sunday will be shipped on Monday.

Please note that the turnaround time for Giclee Fine Art Prints is 3 business days (weekdays), and that the daily production cut-off is 6am EST.

Please also note that requesting foam and ultra mounting (or stretching) services can add up to 3 business days to your turnaround time.  Plak mounting can add up to 7 business days to your turnaround time.

For more specific information about each shipping method, please click here.

Here's what you need to do if you're really waiting until the last minute:
If you order Photographic Prints: Please place your order by 6am on December 22nd and choose FedEx Priority Overnight Saturday so that you receive your order on December 23rd. NOTE: Requesting foam and ultra mounting and/or stretching service will add 3 days to your turnaround time.  Plak mounting will add 7 days to your turnaround time.

At this point, it is too late to order giclee prints, inkjet prints, plak mounted prints or stretched canvas prints for guaranteed delivery by Christmas.

We will be closed December 23, 24 and 25.

Happy Holidays!!



Monday, December 11, 2017

You've still got time!

It's getting close to Christmas and we are getting lots of calls asking if it's too late to order prints in time to give as gifts. The answer is, you still have time!

This time of year, we strongly recommend choosing one of the FedEx shipping options.  Most of you choose USPS 1st Class, USPS Priority or Free Shipping when you order at iPrintfromHome.com.  Although the post office is generally very fast, please note that these are not guaranteed shipping options.  If you definitely need your order before Christmas, you might consider choosing one of the guaranteed FedEx shipping options when you place your order.

At iPrintfromHome.com, our standard turnaround time for Photographic Prints is as follows: if you place your order by 6am EST, we have it ready for shipping the same day, Monday through Saturday. Any order that comes in on Sunday will be shipped on Monday.

Please note that the turnaround time for Giclee Fine Art Prints is 3 business days (weekdays), and that the daily production cut-off is 6am EST.

Please also note that requesting foam and ultra mounting (or stretching) services can add up to 3 business days to your turnaround time.  Plak mounting can add up to 7 business days to your turnaround time.

If you're planning on ordering before the 22nd - which we would encourage (hint, hint) - please feel free to choose whichever shipping method meets your needs:

* USPS 1st Class - $3.95 (not recommended)
* USPS Priority - $7.95 (not recommended)
* FedEx Ground - $11.95
* FedEx Ground to Canada - $18
* FedEx 3-Day - $11.95
* FedEx 2-Day - $14.95
* FedEx Standard Overnight - $25.95
* FedEx Priority Overnight - $31.95
* FedEx Priority Saturday - $49.95

For more specific information about each shipping method, please click here.

Here's what you need to do if you're really waiting until the last minute:
If you order Photographic Prints: Please place your order by 6am on December 22nd and choose FedEx Priority Overnight Saturday so that you receive your order on December 23rd. NOTE: Requesting foam and ultra mounting and/or stretching service will add 3 days to your turnaround time.  Plak mounting will add 7 days to your turnaround time.

If you order photographic prints mounted to foam or ultra mount: Please place your order by 6am on December 19th and choose FedEx Priority Overnight Saturday so that you receive your order on December 23rd.

If you order plak mounted photographic prints: Please place your order by 6am on December 15th and choose FedEx Priority Overnight Saturday so that you receive your order on December 23rd.

If you order giclee or photo inkjet prints: Please place your order by 6am on December 20th and choose FedEx Priority Overnight Saturday so that you receive your order on December 23rd. NOTE: Requesting foam and ultra mounting and/or stretching service will add 3 days to your turnaround time.  Plak mounting will add 7 days to your turnaround time.

If you order giclee or photo inkjet prints mounted to foam or ultra mount: Please place your order by 6am on December 15th and choose FedEx Priority Overnight Saturday so that you receive your order on December 23rd

If you order a stretched canvas print: Please place your order by 6am on December 15th and choose FedEx Priority Overnight Saturday so that you receive your order on December 23rd

At this point, it is too late to order plak mounted giclee or photo inkjet prints for guaranteed delivery by Christmas.

We will be closed December 23, 24 and 25.

Happy Holidays!!

Monday, December 4, 2017

Pictures Make Great Presents

You've spent a lot of time creating beautiful images. You've poured your heart and soul into your work. This holiday season, when you're thinking of all the people you're thankful for, consider giving them a little piece of yourself. Nothing could be better. 

Happy Holidays!

the iPrintfromHome.com team

Wednesday, October 18, 2017

What, How & Why: A Closer Look - Featuring Claudia Marie Lenart


At iPrintfromHome.com, we work with artists and photographers from across the United States and Canada. We're inspired everyday by the images that they send to us and by the stories they share.
In our "What, How & Why" interview series, we take a closer look at some of these fascinating people.

We've asked each participating artist or photographer three simple questions:


1. What do you do?

2. How do you do it?
3. Why do you use iPrintfromHome.com?

Please read on to find out more about Claudia Marie Lenart.






Claudia Marie Lenart
Artist
Wauconda, IL

What do you do?

I am a fiber artist, children’s book illustrator and author. My book “Seasons of Joy: Every Day is for Outdoor Play,” Loving Healing Press, was illustrated with 12 wool paintings that depict the joy children experience playing outside through the seasons. I also illustrated three books for Jewel Kats, who was an advocate for children with disabilities. All of my books were illustrated with wool characters and wool scenes I created and then photographed.

How do you do it?
My illustrations are created with needle felting. Needle felting is a technique in which you use a barbed needle to repeatedly poke wool, which felts the fibers together. My wool paintings have a 3-d effect.

I start my wool paintings with a sheet of 100 percent wool fabric. I then add layers of wool and needle felt them into the canvas.


Why do you use iPrintfromHome.com?

Some years ago I created a wool painting for our local Waldorf school. It depicted children playing outside throughout the seasons. People really connected to the work and I sold several more re-creations to families across the world, as well as prints made by IPrintfromHome. I often hear from clients that the quality of the prints is so good and captures the 3-d wool. 

I have numerous versions of children playing throughout the seasons and I also have wool paintings that are reinterpretations of fairy tales. Offering prints through my Etsy shop allows more people to enjoy my creations and adds another dimension to my business.

I have been very happy with the quality of the prints and iPrintfromHome has a very quick turnaround. I can even take advantage of drop shipping directly to a client. 

Contact Information:



Claudia Marie Lenart

Wednesday, October 4, 2017

Let us know what you think of iPrintfromHome


Most of the people who work with iPrintfromHome.com first heard about our services from a friend.  Your referrals and recommendations mean a lot to us.  By telling your friends about iPrintfromHome.com, you help us focus on providing high quality printing services and excellent customer service instead of focusing on advertising.  We can't thank you enough for your support.  

Would you consider leaving us a review? You can find us on Yelp, Facebook, and Google.

Are you concerned about something? Please contact us directly to let us know so that we can help.  If you run into a problem, we hope you'll let us know and give us the opportunity to help make things right.

At iPrintfromHome.com, we aim to offer a service that delights you and that never takes you for granted

As always, thank you for your continued support of iPrintfromHome.com!

Thanks,
the iPrintfromHome.com team

Thursday, September 28, 2017

Preserving Images for Future Generations

Post Author:
Sara Campos Saak

Working at iPrintfromHome.com, you would think I print my images regularly. The truth is that I do, but not as much as I should.

Back in 2012, I attended a presentation by Joe LaBarca, president of Pixel Preservation International, a group that recommends printing digital images as the most effective way of preserving images for future generations.

Walking into the presentation, I wasn't expecting to hear anything earth shattering, or even expecting any bit of news that would alter my habits. I mean, I know prints are great - I run a printing company with my Dad; clearly, I know the benefits. I didn't think I needed any further convincing. To my surprise, I found myself sitting there thinking, "Man, this guy is right. I have to start printing more."

The idea he presented was so simple and so obvious that it immediately struck a chord. The best ideas always seem to fit this description: simple and obvious.

The most important set of images in my life at the time were my wedding pictures (click here to read about my new favorite set of images). I got married in August 2011. My photographer gave me a few discs containing approximately 1300 images. I immediately backed them up on my home computer and uploaded them to iPrintfromHome.com. My photographer also gave me a wedding album, featuring about 100 of those images. Before hearing this presentation, I was pretty comfortable with the storage of my images, confident that I could access them when needed.

Then Joe started talking about floppy disks. I remember those. I bet you do too. It wasn't actually too long ago that I was using them actively, maybe in the last 15 years or so. If I found one of my old disks today, I wouldn't have any idea how to access the files stored within. If my future grandchildren found one, they likely wouldn't even recognize it.

As he was talking, I remembered a rumor I had heard indicating that Apple was going to start making computers without optical drives, which read CDs and DVDs. Turns out that's actually true, right now. If you buy a new MacBook Pro, you will not have an internal optical drive, meaning without the purchase of an external drive, you will have no way to read CDs and DVDs on your computer.

Enter Joe's first simple and obvious message: Technology is constantly changing. What is useful today will be obsolete tomorrow. Sometimes, tomorrow comes quicker than you think.

Suddenly, those discs of wedding pictures, my computer backup, and my upload to iPrintfromHome.com didn't feel as safe as I thought they were. Here's where I had that 'aha moment' I talked about earlier. To my surprise, I found myself sitting there thinking, "Man, this guy is right. I have to start printing more."

 I am in love with ALL of my wedding pictures, all 1300 of them. I want to preserve them, not only for my own enjoyment, but also to share with future generations of my family. We're all in those pictures. Me, my husband, our parents, our grandparents, great aunts and uncles, friends, neighbors. Those pictures mean the world to me. If I want them to be available in 20 years, I have got to save them in some other way.

Enter Joe's next simple and obvious message: Photographic Prints last a really long time (one hundred plus years) and they do not require the use of any technology but the human eye to be read. If you can see, and you're not in the dark, you'll be able to read a photographic print today, tomorrow and 100 years from now. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said about CDs, DVDs, thumb drives, memory cards, etc.

If you have images that are important to you, that you want to have access to in years to come, you've got some decisions to make. (A) You can vow to stay up to date with current technologies, making sure to move your images from CDs to memory disks, to external hard drives, to clouds, to whatever is next. (B) You can print them using professional quality archival materials and then store them properly. (C) You can do both.

What images are most important to you? Where are they sitting right now? Will future generations have access to them? Will you be able to access them in 20 years?

I bet you already know where this is going...I went home and printed all my wedding pictures. I'll describe my process in a little more depth in the following paragraphs to help anyone interested in doing the same. Read on if you'd like to hear more about my decision making process and the resources I used.

The first decision I had to make was the size and the surface I would use for my prints. I knew I wanted to go with the Lustre Photographic Paper (less prone to finger prints than glossy), but I wasn't quite sure about the size.

My dad suggested 8x10s, but I didn't want such a huge stack of prints. I knew I wanted to print 4x6 or 5x7 and then store them in some sort of binder. All of my images were saved in proportion to 4x6, which means that I could print at that size without having to worry about any cropping. I ran 10 test images through iPrintfromHome.com, one set in 4x6 and one set in 5x7. When I ordered the 5x7s, I reviewed each image on the "View/Edit Order" screen to ensure that I was satisfied with the cropping.

I also ordered two packs of Archival Print Preservers from Print File (www.printfile.com) - one that held 4x6s and one that held 5x7s. I put my test prints in their respective Print Preservers to see which size I liked best. I ended up going with 5x7, because I liked the layout of the Print Preservers better and I wanted to have access to the bigger print size. This way, if I decide to scan any of the images later, I'll be working with a larger source image.

In addition to selling Print Preserver sheets, Print File also sells binders, albums, boxes, etc. I decided to go with an oversized, 2 1/2" D-ring binder...remember my goal is to effectively store and preserve my images, not necessarily to make something pretty. I already have my gorgeous 12x12 wedding album from my photographer. For this project, I'm not really worrying about pretty covers, designs, etc.

Once I knew the size, surface and storage method, I got to work ordering prints, sleeving them and tucking them away in my binders. Now, I am confident that I have backed up my images safely, the best way that I know how, and I'm not too worried about the future of DVDs or the lifespan of my home computer.

An unexpected bonus was the pleasure I had simply interacting with these images again. Because there were so many and they were all saved in digital form, I hadn't looked at them at all since we had first gotten them, other than the 100 or so that were printed in my album. Just as I pull my album off the shelf time and time again, I can see myself sitting down with a friend and paging through these binders. I'm looking forward to cherishing these images for years to come.



Photo Credits:
Wedding Photography by Dylan & Robyn Buyskes of OnionStudio.net
All other images by George Campos.

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

What, How & Why: A Closer Look - Featuring Erica Kilbourn


At iPrintfromHome.com, we work with artists and photographers from across the United States and Canada. We're inspired everyday by the images that they send to us and by the stories they share.
In our "What, How & Why" interview series, we take a closer look at some of these fascinating people.

We've asked each participating artist or photographer three simple questions:


1. What do you do?

2. How do you do it?
3. Why do you use iPrintfromHome.com?

Please read on to find out more about Erica Kilbourn.




Erica Kilbourn
Artist
Hermitage, TN

What do you do?
I'm an artist from Tennessee that paints landscapes, fantasy scenes, florals, and many other nature or magical related things. I've been painting for ten years and I can't wait to see where the rest of my life takes me artistically. 


How do you do it?
I use oil and acrylic paint on canvases, panels, or paper. I scan smaller works that fit, and I photograph anything that is too large.

Why do you use iPrintfromHome.com?
Their color calibration kit is such an awesome tool, I don't know of any other company that offers it. my works are very vivid and brightly colored, the saturations and hues are very difficult to reproduce even in the photographing or scanning process. Knowing that this company does the best it can, using the best materials, to get your image printed correctly is very reassuring. The prices are perfect, and the hospitality on the website alone is just such a great choice for any artist that is new to the printing process. 



Contact Information:


Erica Kilbourn

Monday, August 28, 2017

What, How & Why: A Closer Look - Featuring Christopher Miller


At iPrintfromHome.com, we work with artists and photographers from across the United States and Canada. We're inspired everyday by the images that they send to us and by the stories they share.
In our "What, How & Why" interview series, we take a closer look at some of these fascinating people.

We've asked each participating artist or photographer three simple questions:


1. What do you do?

2. How do you do it?
3. Why do you use iPrintfromHome.com?

Please read on to find out more about Christopher Miller.










Christopher Miller
Graphic Designer
Buffalo, NY

What do you do?

I am a graphic designer and photographer, largely within the music scene. I have designed posters and graphics for many bands but primarily for Twenty One Pilots categorized as "clique art". The "Clique Art" fan art movement has gotten pretty big over the years, and my photography and graphic work have gained acknowledgement within that community.

How do you do it?
Most of my graphic work starts off with a sketch or hand drawn text which i then bring into Illustrator and Photoshop to clean up and export a digital rendition. My photography is split between digital and film, both 35mm and medium format. I develop my own film and scan it in myself as well! 


Why do you use iPrintfromHome.com?
I began using iPrintfromHome from a recommendation from a friend as the need for prints from my social media following started to increase. I realized that some of these graphics and stills in my portfolio had heavy interest as a sold product, and iPrintfromHome has made it incredibly easy for me to fulfill these orders while offering high end print quality with a variety of paper options.












Contact Information:


Christopher Miller





Tuesday, June 13, 2017

What, How & Why: A Closer Look - Featuring Mary Lou Frost


At iPrintfromHome.com, we work with artists and photographers from across the United States and Canada. We're inspired everyday by the images that they send to us and by the stories they share.
In our "What, How & Why" interview series, we take a closer look at some of these fascinating people.

We've asked each participating artist or photographer three simple questions:


1. What do you do?

2. How do you do it?
3. Why do you use iPrintfromHome.com?

Please read on to find out more about Mary Lou Frost.



Mary Lou Frost
Photographer
Buffalo, NY

What do you do?
I am a retired public school music teacher who is following a second career in digital photography. At 84, I am still an active scuba diver with a long time fascination with underwater photography. I am also active, and a past president, in the Buffalo Science Museum Camera Club. I teach digital photography classes locally and in the mountains of Colorado under the auspices of the Mountains and Plains Institute and Road Scholar.

How do you do it?
By remaining physically active, with a positive attitude toward the lifetime potential of people to interact with the community and their personal talents, I continue to find new ways to continue learning








Why do you use iPrintfromHome.com?
I started to use iPrintfromHome when I discovered that I couldn't get consistently high quality printing of my images from home. I have continued to use and recommend iPrintfromHome to my students because of the consistently high quality product that I can depend upon. All of my efforts as a photographer to achieve quality are very dependent on the consistent quality of the prints I can make.

Contact Information:



Mary Lou Frost
Buffalo, NY
mlfrost@verizon.net