Well it's finally here and I can finally crank out proper prints. It's so nice to be in control of the print process so I can make sure everything is as it should be. First runs look excellent! The easiest print size for me to run off is an 8.5x11" with a 1/8'th inch border but I can do up to 13" wide. I still have two problems though...

1: Pictures! Gods I've got a lot of them and everyone has their own tastes. So what do I do? I'll have to make a pile of gallery pages on my site I guess but choices choices choices! *sigh* Guess that's my next thing to do. Ain't gonna be easy. Don't want to have too many to wade through, leads to browsing fatigue.

2: Price! Gah! I am very bad with this. On one hand I know what most people charge for prints, but on the other hand photography is entirely different from drawing, painting etc. Most artists can pick up a pen, pencil, tablet, and just create. I can't. It's exactly like hunting. Sometimes I'll go out and get nothing, sometimes I'll get something pretty good, and once in a while I'll get something quite stunning. There are typically only two decent times to take outdoor pictures also, early in the morning and late in the day. Recently I've been getting up at 4:30 in the morning to catch the sunrises on the lake, and that's only IF it's a clear morning. So far, there's been exactly two. So there it is. I don't want to undervalue the pics but I can't charge too much if I want to make some sales. With that in mind this is what I've settled on: $15 for one print, Two prints for $12 each and three or more for $10 a piece. I'm hoping this will encourage people to buy three or more of course.

So that's it I guess. I'm going to need this continuous ink feed system quite soon. Probably have enough ink to run off what I need for enough orders to cover it but that's about it. Resources for the month? Large bag of dog-food, freezer full of food, shelves full of food, credit at the local store, pack of Drum tobacco and *digs* Oooo! A big $65 in pocket for the month. Sweet!