Making Small Photo Prints

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Making Small Photo Prints

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Күн бұрын

There's one more reason to make small prints, and it's close to my heart. If you've ever doubted what you're doing, seeing your work printed will grant a little faith in yourself and your images. There's something about seeing them real and tangible (even if they're small) that makes them seem more worthy of the attention you hope they'll be paid. Printing's been edifying and encouraging for me, and I'm sure it will be for you too.
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My gear for this vid:
Nikon Z6/Z6II
Nikkor 35mm 1.8S
Nikkor 24-70 F2.8
Nikkor 85mm F1.4
Big printer - Canon ImagePROGRAF Pro-500 (it might be the 1000 where you are)
Small printer - Canon Selphy
RODE Lavalier Go
Zoom H6
Good old Manfrotto Tripod
Daewoo Damas (which now has a dent in the roof)
For the paper nerds, the prints were made on:
A2 - Ilford Satin
A3+, A3, A4 - Canon Luster
4x6 - Durix Luster (It's sold locally, but I think made in Germany)
(After sifting through hours of sonic despair) I get all my music from Artlist:
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Seth Parson - With You
Family Kush - 18 Kilograms
Sean Williams - Beautiful Twilight - Instrumental Version
Thank you:
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Jack for the scooter (RIP)
Charles for the malevolent face
Jitse for going to the island with me
Ramen forever.

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@71bravo Ай бұрын

I totally agree with you. I have been printing small photos for years, for example 7 x 7 cm, 9 x 9 cm, 15 x 11 cm. I remember that many fellow photographers laughed at my "postage stamps" but I was always in favor of printing in those sizes. I believe that the connection you get with an image of that size is much more intimate than the one you get with a large format image. In a large photo, the eye "dances" across its surface, but with a small photo, with just one glance, you are immediately drawn into it.

@chrisdacanha Ай бұрын

Those dudes are missing out, but they'll come around! And spot on about the intimacy of a small print.

@stuchandler1296 Ай бұрын

Totally agree, although I use 5x7s because they are marketable when matted to 8x10. I get all the benefits of printing that you describe here, but the ones that really work can be exchanged for money to keep the process going 😊

@chrisdacanha Ай бұрын

Great idea! Do you do the matting yourself or send it off?

@stuchandler1296 Ай бұрын

@@chrisdacanha I do my own matting - I get kits (mat/backer/crystal bag) from Golden State Art, then assemble the mats with Lineco linen hinge tape and mount the prints with Lineco mounting corners. EZPZ and result looks great. I've had to do some finessing with media settings because my Canon PRO-1000 wants most fine art papers to be loaded from the back, but doesn't accept 5x7s there. So far I've had good luck with MOAB papers printing with the MPP media setting instead of HDFAP. And of course I use the correct ICC profile. So far so good. I filled my walls up with A2 prints some time ago and had to rethink what I was doing. Your video gave me some new ideas that I'm trying, so thanks!

@ChrisBrogan Ай бұрын

You are the very best! I love your sense of humor and your quality production. Great work here! So glad I found you

@chrisdacanha Ай бұрын

Cheers Chris, glad you're enjoying the vids!

@bencompson Ай бұрын

Great video and concept. I had the same epiphany several years ago but I went even smaller. Try 3x2 or even smaller. It becomes a challenge at that size because the image needs to be very simple and the composition has to be just right. I have really enjoy this process because you have to be aware of how a tiny print is going to look even before you hit the shutter button. I have found that a simple, dramatic B&W image looks good in a frame that is considerably larger and with several layers of mat to draw attention to the print and make it stand out.

@chrisdacanha Ай бұрын

Sounds great! I imagine a series of striking black and white prints that size would look amazing together.

@4th_Lensman_of_the_apocalypse 10 сағат бұрын

I have a Canon PRO 1 A3+ printer and a Canon Selphy CP-1300. They’re both marvellous. Nice printing skillz my man guy dude!

@wbhub Ай бұрын

Production on this video was amazing! Subscribed. And totally agree on small prints! I love my Canon Selphy for that exact purpose.

@chrisdacanha Ай бұрын

The Selphy just churns them out, and it's fun seeing the layers print. Cheers for subbing!

@Poverello2001 Ай бұрын

I agree with you 100%. In addition to 4x6, I like to print 2x3 prints and arrange them on a larger 8x10 page for display. I like seeing all the prints at once on a single page.

@afterall0320 Ай бұрын

eating ramen for everyday meal = i'm broke is typical korean expression lol😂 besides that, that shin ramen is the best ramen indeed.

@bhovis Ай бұрын

Two of my favorite landscape prints that I ever made are 5"x7". There is something magical about that size (to me) that draws you in and encourages you to be quiet and think. Large prints are for impact, like someone shouting at you. Small prints are like a whisper that invites you to listen more carefully.

@chrisdacanha Ай бұрын

Super cool way to put it. I like the idea of small landscapes!

@johnernest5843 2 күн бұрын

" Large prints are for impact, like someone shouting at you. Small prints are like a whisper that invites you to listen more carefully." I am totally stealing this quote. It captures the essence beautifully!

@bhovis Күн бұрын

@@johnernest5843 thanks, John, steal away 😁

@Francois_L_7933 Ай бұрын

It's funny because years ago my mom got me one of those small Canon Selphy printers and it's one of my favorite things. It's cheap to operate, it prints really fast, the ink doesn't dry and each ink cartridge comes with it's own paper. It's the perfect printer for most of what I print. And besides that, it makes the funkiest little noises when printing 😊

@chrisdacanha Ай бұрын

My friend got one for me, and I was initially pretty skeptical. I was totally onboard after that first print haha.

@GreenlifeFin Ай бұрын

Is the photo quality really good? How are the colors?

@chrisdacanha 24 күн бұрын

@@GreenlifeFin The quality is so-so on the Selphy, the colours are a little off. But for the price and convenience it's great.

@GreenlifeFin 24 күн бұрын

@@chrisdacanha Thanks

@k.tanaka8979 Ай бұрын

An outstanding, sane proposition, Chris. I've been practicing this "small printing" for nearly 20 years partly to accomplish the self-investigation/realization that you suggest. It works. It's also an affordable way to "live with" images for a while to develop a better feeling for their overall look. Well-done video with excellent vidgraphics.

@chrisdacanha Ай бұрын

Thank you for such a kind comment:-)

@KaiPawlowski Ай бұрын

Cool Intro that catches my attention! Well done! I experienced similar things when I started printing small printouts and I love to take one of the stacks of my photos and just look through them. It always inspires me and motivates me to go out and shoot more.

@chrisdacanha Ай бұрын

No doubt! It's a good feeling going through the stack.

@andersblomster Ай бұрын

Glad I found this video, or rather that it found me. I needed the reminder and the inspiration.

@e3grafx 10 күн бұрын

I agree with everything you discussed about small prints. I use a canon Selphy printer I found in a thrift store and it makes 4x6 postcards. Very satisfying and it really gives you a sense of what's good and what you like vs. the not so good. It's very affordable as well, 10 cents per print.

@chrisdacanha 7 күн бұрын

Great thrift store find! I'm glad the small prints are serving you well~

@Kenaroni Ай бұрын

The KZfaq gods directed me to your video and I am grateful. I too have loved small prints for decades, for all the reasons you mentioned. The smaller size makes the compositions stand on their own, until you can pull it closer and see details.. In pre-internet days of the 1980’s, Kodak made special B&W postcard photo paper you could use in the darkroom. It already had the postcard printing on the back, so you could print a real photo, get a fine technical pen and send a short letter that is a little piece of art to a friend. You can also print even smaller photos, trim them out and glue them into the pages of a nice heavyweight sketch book... I once found a beautiful vintage revolving postcard rack at an antique shop, took it home and had fun displaying small photos in it. Having a real photo to hold in your hand is a beautiful thing.

@bruce-le-smith Ай бұрын

in the late 90s a friend of mine Bill Beso sent me postcards of his photos and he just put a bunch of those stickers you can run through a printer for address labels on the back of the print. worked like a charm, was a nice personal piece of correspondence

@chrisdacanha Ай бұрын

Thank you for this, really fascinating to hear.

@jklphoto Ай бұрын

Well done! As a professional wedding/portrait photographer, our pro lab developed (medium-format film), analyzed and printed color-corrected "proofs" for us. For the Hasselblad, those were 5x5. When I transitioned to digital in 2000, we switched to numbered and white-bordered 4x6 prints. No better tool to generate sales than those little prints. I still love the nostalgic look of small prints like yours. They are a great analog device for viewing and archiving! My lab still charges only 29 cents for a lab-corrected Fujifilm Crystal Archive Professional print.

@chrisdacanha Ай бұрын

So cool, thank you for telling me about it. I’ve never seen a FujiFilm Crystal print, hopefully one day!

@qwertyuijamesop Ай бұрын

love the whole concept and direction of the intro

@isaacyangss 27 күн бұрын

Superb production, a breath of fresh air in the photography YT space :) An inspiring message to boot!

@coastalartistlivingonislan8395 19 күн бұрын

Just like the old days of film. Drop your film at the lab and get 4x6 inch or 5x7 inch prints of each frame on the roll. You could order a second set for a tad bit more money.

@dimaryk11 24 күн бұрын

Your video pacing is really good, love it

@ohmwai Ай бұрын

first video i have seen from you. instant subscribe!! about 30 seconds in and i could tell you're a good photographer and a great filmmaker as well. beautifully done

@chrisdacanha Ай бұрын

Super kind, thank you!!

@matchoo812 Ай бұрын

Fabulous work, m’friend. Glad to see you’re starting to get a bit more traction on YT, your videos are always among the best photography-related stuff on here, imho

@chrisdacanha Ай бұрын

Ah cheers bro, means a lot to hear that! Will hit you up for a catch up soon

@user-tz9kk7hb6j 25 күн бұрын

A video that seem simple and clean yet knowing the effort behind the whole production! 🔥🔥 awesome production! Love it so much

@aryamansinghgaharwar 26 күн бұрын

Amazingly well made video my dude

@luz.aicardi 6 күн бұрын

Getting ready to participate in my 2nd photo fair, and definitely love doing this as well! Seing pairs or triptychs come to life when combining them and finding the right pairing is a beautiful moment. Great video, new sub here :)

@4th_Lensman_of_the_apocalypse 9 сағат бұрын

Oh I didnt see any triptychs here where were they?

@4th_Lensman_of_the_apocalypse 9 сағат бұрын

You know a triptych is 3 images together right? The clues in the name, “triptych”, “tri” being the latin for three….

@beardzandbiblez1294 21 күн бұрын

I’m going to try that.

@dimaryk11 24 күн бұрын

Also, for the same space of 1 a2 you get roughly 16 a6 (10x15), so you get much more expression imo

@TheOneAndOnlyRalph 13 күн бұрын

I Bought a Canon Selphy 1500 4x6 Dye-Sub Printer and I Love It. Wonderful Prints.

@chrisdacanha 7 күн бұрын

Super cool little machine

@nickel1234 25 күн бұрын

I enjoyed the video. I think it is very nice to be able to take the pictures into your hands instead of just looking at large formats at a wall.

@KarySchump Ай бұрын

This is such a good point, great video, thank you!!

@Figbeetle7 Ай бұрын

Such a cool intro!

@LorenzoPR Ай бұрын

Best video this week. Glad to see you take a more personal path and sharing it with viewers. I get tired of the thousands of street photography videos that seem to populate KZfaq these days.

@chrisdacanha Ай бұрын

Ah happy to hear that, thank you. I’m trying to share the stuff that’s had a positive effect on me, and hopefully that’s useful for anyone watching.

@pauljakeman Ай бұрын

Awesome video!

@evan Ай бұрын

Your editing in this video was way too good for someone with under 2k subs. Keep it up

@AxelS 29 күн бұрын

this is what i was thinking to post damn it !

@LisaFromTheNorth Ай бұрын

Really nice video, loved the flow of it, your approach and calm sensibility- and I’m not even really into photography but now I learned something new and I really liked how you composed this video! Subscribing to stay tuned to what else you bring!

@chrisdacanha Ай бұрын

That's one of the best compliments I've received, thank you.

@milantenbosch Ай бұрын

What a great video. I don’t want to sound like i’m exaggerating, but this really really resonates with me. What you could have said in a minutes time was now said in a sentence and a visual. Amazing.

@chrisdacanha Ай бұрын

Thank you, I'm really happy to hear it connected.

@ickledotco Ай бұрын

Really enjoyed your video. I also print small - 4x6, 7x5. Bought some of those magnetic sleeves and stuck groups of 4x6s on the fridge.

@chrisdacanha Ай бұрын

Much better call than all my blu tack

@semiraselman8450 Ай бұрын

Wonderful video and great advice. Thank you for the much needed reminder!

@earlfenwick Ай бұрын

An artist friend was teaching me how to draw and I pulled out a sheet of paper and started at it and she said whoa dude. You don't get to waste a whole sheet of paper! Draw a grid. Make 12 drawings. Work small. Best advice ever 😅

@earlfenwick Ай бұрын

Subbed!

@chrisdacanha Ай бұрын

Haha we all need a friend like that.

@socksonfeet8125 Ай бұрын

Same, 4x6 is perfect for me. You can hoard so many of them lol. Im a painter primarily and my painting were usually 4 feet by 8 feet and tripled sometimes to 12'x8'. Naturally I ran out of space lol. With my photography its so satisfying to print anything I want and not have to worry about space.

@chrisdacanha Ай бұрын

Taking space out of the equation can really encourage making new work too~

@ikhurram.salman Ай бұрын

Loved the direction of the intro and the overall video - Instant sub!

@andyupsidedown 28 күн бұрын

Loved your intro! subbed

@arshanalam3268 26 күн бұрын

Love the wall👏👏👏

@HenriqueSantosCosta Ай бұрын

Great video! I have a bulk-ink Canon G500 and I've been printing loads of A6 photos. Virtually every photo I like goes to paper. And I've been surprised by how much some of them just work when printed, as opposed to on-screen. I believe it's best to make small cheap prints and enlarge the ones that require more real state.

@chrisdacanha Ай бұрын

That looks like a solid printer! Stoked to hear you're into making small prints too, it's the best.

@kurotaka007 Ай бұрын

Just got into Nikon ecosystem so I’m slowly seeing new channels. Just was lead to your channel. Great video and just watched 2 others. Great style. Refreshing. I too enjoy printing my shooting as a method to critique myself. I’m from US and now live in Japan. I’ll do some binge watching to catch up. Keep’em coming!

@chrisdacanha Ай бұрын

Super kind, thank you. Printing is maybe the most loving method of self-critique because it gives each image a fair shake!

@TylerCheeseman Ай бұрын

this just popped up in my recommended. new sub. keep up the great videos!

@GreenlifeFin Ай бұрын

Really cool video and made me want to print small prints!

@designeskola Ай бұрын

Great video, a lot to think about. Thanks Chris

@markielinhart Ай бұрын

Nice idea Chris. My last set of Canon inks came with a free pack of 6x4 paper - now I know what to do with them! Thanks 🙏

@chrisdacanha Ай бұрын

I hope you enjoy it! Ah what a cool freebie. My ink just comes with a bill🙃

@iosmusicman 8 күн бұрын

Ace! Subbed. ❤

@MicroFourNerds Ай бұрын

This was awesome ☺️ I really need to print my photos more

@radiologytutorials 26 күн бұрын

This video is so well made! Love the concept and your storytelling is exceptional. Fellow saffa? 🇿🇦

@chrisdacanha 25 күн бұрын

Cheers! Ha yeah, Durban born and bred!

@Stories-in-Black-and-White Ай бұрын

Interesting thoughts. Thank you for this input.

@alandargie9358 Ай бұрын

Really interesting and inspiring video, thanks!!

@bruce-le-smith Ай бұрын

great video, a graphic feat in itself! Ted at the Art of Photography has some great videos on chapbooks, this reminded me of some of his videos. subscribed

@chrisdacanha Ай бұрын

Cheers! A photo chapbook would be fun to make.

@shaunsanders5401 Ай бұрын

Inspiring. Thank you.

@dustinholmes_ Ай бұрын

Dude, your vids are next level ❤

@chrisdacanha Ай бұрын

Cheers Dust! Appreciate you looking in dude❤️

@mikes978 Ай бұрын

When you said small photo prints, I was thinking 2x3, like yeah they're kinda fun and you can stick them anywhere but they might be too small and they lose a lot of detail

@chrisdacanha Ай бұрын

At 2x3 I think I’d lose the prints!

@derrenleepoole Ай бұрын

This was great. Good laughs and good advice. Subbed :)

@dillimeinbilli Ай бұрын

Great insights and a pretty entertaining video :)

@SamNEllas Ай бұрын

Always enjoy your vids, and congrats for near 1k subs!

@chrisdacanha Ай бұрын

Thank you! :-)

@andyroddick7307 Ай бұрын

Good stuff. Like others I'm a fan of the Selphy for this reason. Do you still print larger? If so, how regularly and how big?

@chrisdacanha Ай бұрын

I still print larger when the occasion calls for it! I can print up to A2 myself, though A3 is a little more common. I try to print something at least once every two weeks, if only to keep the ink from drying out. Fortunately the projects I'm working on require lots of small prints, so I do those whenever I have the time.

@stephanegainche8235 10 күн бұрын

😍😍😍😍😍

@allenfpascua Ай бұрын

Nice storytelling sir!

@LarryMarsh 16 күн бұрын

Yep I print 5 x 7 or 6 x 6 or smaller.

@f3m467 Ай бұрын

how do thix your print on the wall. for not dropping to the floor after a week? :) what kind of paper do you use? Canon paper glossy +A?

@chrisdacanha Ай бұрын

To stick them to the wall I used blue tack, though I don’t recommend it for long periods of time. And I have a list of the papers I used for each size in the description~

@f3m467 Ай бұрын

@@chrisdacanha tks

@dimaryk11 24 күн бұрын

10х15 is like the standard for photos, especially for albums here in russia

@tomdesplechin Ай бұрын

This is a great video

@musicmaestro88 Ай бұрын

I need that ☕️ cup @ 1:27

@chrisdacanha Ай бұрын

It was a gift from my wife, no idea where it’s from🥲

@Rodri19926610 Ай бұрын

I’m curious to know what you do with all those pictures. I saw that you have a wall covered with them but I’ve been having trouble deciding where to put mine. Do you have any suggestions for storage or how to display them? I keep them in a journal but in the end the journal ends up falling apart from the amount of pictures I put in them, specially because I use hahnemuhle photo rag 308 paper.

@chrisdacanha Ай бұрын

I'm keeping my prints stacked up for now. I use them when making pairs for the project I'm working on, and I like handing the stack to anyone interested who visits the studio. I'll likely slip some of them into the booklets I'm making when I start selling those as a little extra:-) For storage I recommend just a dry, dark space. I put some silica gel packets in my cabinet to deal with the humidity. For display, I'd sooner choose just a few of them and have them decently framed with a bigger mat. There's something special about a small print in a quality frame.

@ColtonMatocha Ай бұрын

Great video!

@rogerwalton8160 Ай бұрын

Every Weds is photo walk in York, UK (my home). The best of the images are printed (nearly always B&W) at 6x4. I have hundreds of them which I share with friends. One day they may get exhibited.

@chrisdacanha Ай бұрын

Can't wait to do a 4x6 exhibition myself. I hope you do it!

@GreenlifeFin Ай бұрын

How do you use those prints? Other than that huge photo wall.

@chrisdacanha Ай бұрын

I've used them to make pairs by hand for a project I'm working on. It's a lot easier to see which images have a connection when you can pick them up and move them around~

@eldarkh98 18 күн бұрын

Daewoo damas! That's nice😅 where did you get it?

@chrisdacanha 18 күн бұрын

Such a rad little van. Got it 2nd hand here in Seoul!

@TheGoodContent37 Ай бұрын

4 by 6? Beach please, I print Instax Mini 😎

@chrisdacanha Ай бұрын

The smallest print!

@giustigurandi7040 19 күн бұрын

What kind paper do you use for your photo?

@chrisdacanha 18 күн бұрын

All the papers are in my description:-)

@giustigurandi7040 18 күн бұрын

Thank you so much :D

@yozhiworks Ай бұрын

Really inspirational! How would you recommend printing photos when a lot of them have different sizes and crops? Not all my photos are the right ratio for 10x15, and I am also curious how to make those borders when preparing to print. Cheers!

@chrisdacanha Ай бұрын

Cheers! And good question, it's something I've had to deal with printing for other photographers. Regardless of the crop, I'll usually try position the image so that the border is equal on 3 sides (say top, left and bottom) and that'll leave the 4th side (right) with a thicker boarder. Then I'll just cut that to size with a steel ruler and a blade. It makes for a cleaner looking print by avoiding the different border widths. I print out of Lightroom, and in the print tab you can set the border width. For 4x6s I always print with a half cm border.

@yozhiworks Ай бұрын

@@chrisdacanha Thanks so much for the info, I will definitely look into it!

@user-mb4qx2xe1g Ай бұрын

grrreat.

@camerafusion Ай бұрын

Great video! I’ve been doing the same lately.

@chrisdacanha Ай бұрын

Glad to hear it!

@sharvo6 Ай бұрын

Hello, hidden gem. Are the rest of your videos this good? Here's a subscribe to find out.

@chrisdacanha Ай бұрын

I’d say there’s at least one good joke in each vid🤞

@whothennow24 Ай бұрын

Never understood the point of photographers printing their photos if they’re not gonna display them.

@chrisdacanha Ай бұрын

In my case I use the prints as tools for the project I’m working on. I’m printing to build the project rather than display parts of it. That said, I’ve been able to hand the stack of prints to people who visit, and they engage much differently with them, than they do with the prints on my wall. They ask questions and look twice. In my experience the wall prints don’t get the same quality of attention. I’m sure it’s not for everyone, but it’s been really positive for me:-)

@whothennow24 Ай бұрын

@@chrisdacanha Ahhh, interesting about guests! Can you clarify something, though? "I’m printing to build the project rather than display parts of it." What do you mean by that? I appreciate the response!

@chrisdacanha Ай бұрын

@@whothennow24 Sure thing! I just mean that by printing all these photos small and for myself, I can use them in the selection and sequencing parts of the project. By displaying parts of it, I mean that if I were to print just a few of them big and hang them up right now, they might not even be the images that make it in to the final project. I love making bigger prints to hang on the wall:-) One day I will do that with some of the photos from the project I’m working on. But I want to complete the project before deciding which images to make into bigger prints. Please let me know if I’m unclear about anything!

@coastalartistlivingonislan8395 19 күн бұрын

Some use them for sequencing. For book projects or zines etc.