Fine Art Photography: From Scan to Print to Frame

[@ThomasHeatonPhoto]

Ahhh😊 Therapy wrapped up in a video. I love your content.

[@adamtruelove9684]

Glad seeing you here Sir!

[@__lancaster]

Heaton and Carver would be a knockout combo. Should happen.

[@peterlarson4834]

Its always great seeing two You Tubers collide in the KZbin comments section.

[@raulcarmona1633]

❤️

[@nickcarverphoto]

Thomas! Thanks a lot, my friend. It means a lot coming from you.

[@XavierAncarno]

Nick Carver : not your typical Weekly uploader. But, oh boy... when he does he delivers.

[@nickcarverphoto]

Xavier Ancarno I'm putting that on my business card.

[@WoodyONeal]

Xavier Ancarno No Kidding. No fro...um, I digress.

[@terrywbreedlove]

He do bring the goods

[@VersatileMindz909]

How much did this cost? Just wondering how much it would run to get something this big printed and framed.

[@nickcarverphoto]

Total cost of materials was around 800-850.

[@nickcarverphoto]

Before you leave a comment asking how much it cost: it was about $750 all-in (not counting film, developing, or scanning fees). EDIT: For those taking the "all-in" comment a liiiiiittle too literally...yes, the roll of film cost $7.53 and developing cost $5.00. The drum scan cost $150, but I obviously didn't use the drum scan after all (and likely won't be drum scanning my C-41 film going forward as a result of this experience), so I'm chalking that up as an expensive lesson learned/cost of doing business. So that just leaves the $12.53 in film and developing, which if we're being this literal about "all-in", I would need to divide that by the number of prints I've made so far (3 at the time of this writing), so $12.53/3 = $4.18. But this number will, of course, go down as I make more prints in the future. So long story short, this particular print featured in the video cost about $750 in materials + $4.18 in prorated film and developing fees. Or, ABOUT $750 👍🏼 ...but then again there's the cost of the camera, lens, my clothes, food calories required to click the shutter, wear and tear on my shoes...hmm, this may take awhile.

[@steffenandersensahl9443]

Not too bad all things considered. And it looks pretty damn good I must say.

[@ssabykoops]

so not 750 then ?

[@christiankirkenes5922]

And here's me trying to figure out how to develop using coffee and vinegar because I can't afford chemicals. People are like OMG can you print this for me and I'm like......."Ah..... you wanna just buy the negative?"

[@Micantropo78]

So i can say than the only thing i can afford in this video is the beer!

[@tjsomethinornothin8094]

So $2000-$3000 retail then? (If you were going to sell it) Fantastic video btw!!

[@TitouanDebray]

This is - quite strangely - maybe my favourite photography video of this year. There's no actual photography involved, nothing on-location and no epic drone eye-candy; but the satisfaction of printing something you made (even if not us, viewers) shows through and actually brings the same satisfaction to those watching. Truly makes you appreciate our common passion.

[@nickcarverphoto]

Thank you very much. There are a lot of videos to choose from, so that's saying something. And I thought about doing an epic sweeping drone shot of the paper coming out of the printer, but decided against it - haha.

[@TheViewmaster1971]

Can't believe Pro Photo is still in business. I remember they were one of our competitors back in the day. I worked as a photo lab tech (mostly custom printing) at a small lab near O.C. airport for 30 years. Did a lot of work for architectural photographers, interior designers, Chuck Jones Studios, and many other cool people and companies. This was years before digital (when I started... in the mid 70s) and then when digital got going we lost a lot of business. About 10 months after I quit I found out they sold the business. Great video and nice finished print! Your description of having a finished print on the wall is right on. Used to be nice when I could print my own stuff at work. Those were the days... ;>) Subbed!

[@brisci]

I love ProPhoto, I spent a lot of time in the OC about 26 years, and was grateful that they, and Samy's were around. I lived close to JWA, it was very convenient. I am now in Salt Lake working for a production company. We have a big archive to scan for a video, and Nick's videos were very influential on our purchase of a Epson V800., with SilverFast. I am now trying to figure out if we need to take the SilverFast SE 8 that came with the scanner, to an upgrade version. Not sure of the gain. Been thrown into the deep end, everything I know about scanning is from KZbin. It has been cool to see Nick's videos because he sounds good, and it is not a bunch of added B.S. To have local references I know is good!

[@pilsplease7561]

@@brisci Silverfast is great. Turns any scanner into a beast and really does a massive impact

[@BaileyMason]

I would love to see a video on how you personally store and catalog your negatives. Those were really cool boxes towards the beginning of the video. Great picture and awesome print man!

[@walliswizard]

WAY WAY better than your average youtube photography video. Outstanding.

[@nickcarverphoto]

Glenn Smith I really appreciate that. Thanks a lot!

[@JoeriBoelhouwer]

Glenn Smith thats so true, Im glad these types of channels exist

[@zebunker]

Blow job knows photo......... dot com

[@SauravDasGuptaIN]

@@zebunker and the way he says that is even more irritating, lol. Nick is real and fantastic

[@cfwheezy]

I know im a couple years late to this party... but... That finish on top of the print looks amazing. I paused the video at 11:10 and just stared at it for like 5 minutes. This entire print/framing choice is 11/10. And since I just found this channel tonight, time to binge them all. Great work.

[@cgarci19]

Awesome videos Nick.. love the fact that you film the entire process, it’s really inspiring.. thanks for putting the time to create these videos, keep it up! 📸

[@nickcarverphoto]

cesar garcia thank you for watching. I'm flattered anyone even cares to see it. Haha

[@cgarci19]

question, where did you get your print mounted on 3/4 gator board and laminated with a luster lamination??

[@PhotographyOnline]

How can 211 people dislike this? What is there to dislike? If you are one of those sad 211, I suggest you are unhappy with life rather than this video.

[@erat789]

Thanks Nick, great walkthrough of the process!! I'm going to get some prints made and was really confused what paper to use, etc. This helped a lot!! Here's a breakdown of everything Nick said. In case you're like me and you like lists: Print size: 2 ft x 6 ft 1. Step 1 a. Drum scanning b. Aztek imaging, Alex Burke is better (learned this from some other video I watched) c. Gigantic TIF file (16-bit) d. Scanned on v750 instead, either will work 2. Step 2 a. Prep file for printing b. Clean dust c. Bring into Lightroom Color and tonal adjustments d. Export as 16-bit TIF e. Open in photoshop, use smart sharpen f. Resize to 24 in x 72 in at 300 ppi g. Send via FTP 3. Step 3 a. Print b. Pro photo connection c. Zbe chromira prolab printer (C-type print) d. Get proof made first - small version of print 4. Step 4 a. Mount and laminate b. Mount on 3 ¼ in gator board - light weight c. No glass, apply luster lamination (mounting guy did this) i. Luster lamination removes gloss d. Printed on Fuji crystal archive perl paper (looks backlit, but ultra high gloss) e. Sign and number print 5. Step 5 a. Framing b. SalamonArt.com c. Make sure you can trust them d. Float frame, check against different parts of print

[@mcroman-superfeat]

THX for this GREAT List - I COPY and SAVE /// McRoman ... ;)

[@ivm1058]

Amazing. I'm curious to know how much it costs to get a print like this done... From negative to wall. Great work my friend. Cheers.

[@nickcarverphoto]

Iv M just cost of materials on this one was about 800-850. Not counting time spent.

[@PraneelRamanan30]

your videos are so addictive bro!! I can't stop looking at them.... especially the on location photography ones... love from India

[@nickcarverphoto]

Thank you very much, my friend!

[@URBEX20PRODUCTION]

Amazing work but I have a question: why don’t you choose to centre the building in the middle of the frame? Can you explain me your choice? Thanks 👍

[@artsmodelstation9396]

I sent a portrait I did to Walmart 8x10 for $4. Wow, blew me away. Have it hanging on my wall.

[@jsdhesmith2011]

I also am thinking of doing go this. For the cost (cheap) it seems like it wouldn’t hurt to try it out. How is the quality of the final print?

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Oh so good! It's like seeing your babies getting born :)

[@michaelj7069]

This was an amazing result. I love Chromira prints. That's a print to be proud of.

[@yuriajones]

Thanks for your videos. I do enjoy unpackaging a new print!

[@markyork5839]

Nice work Nick. Great video, and especially so for showing the initial no-go with the drum scan aspect. All very interesting and informative.

[@iamwhatiam6281]

marvellous! did you put the same attention in color rendition (postpro+printing) also in the choice of the correct led (high CRI) you use to illuminate the print in the wall? great photo! great work 💪🏻

[@nickcarverphoto]

Thanks! Ah yes, the lighting - the most frustrating thing to control! I have some warm-toned halogens in there now which are decent. LEDs are looking a lot better these days than they used to.

[@kenneth61]

Reminds me a book by Joel Meyerowitz: Cape Light, I bought nearly 40 years ago, good work.

[@mattpotts5268]

Hi Nick! I love your videos. I'm an amateur / hobbyist photographer just getting my feet under me. Can you tell where you go to get your large prints mounted and laminated? I'm located in Camp Pendleton (Oceanside), California, so just down the road from you. I have a great shot of the Devil's Golf Course out in Death Valley National Park that I took and had printed. It's 20" x 50", and I'm having a hard time finding someone who can mount and laminate. Also, what's your view on acrylic facing versus lamination and framing? Thanks!

[@nickcarverphoto]

Thanks! I use Pro Photo Connection in Irvine. They do the printing and mounting/lamination. They have an off-site mounting guy do it, but it's all ordered and organized through Pro Photo to make it easier. John at Pro Photo would be happy to help you if you give them a call or walk in. And I really like the face-mount acrylic stuff too. It's just heavier and glossy instead of matte. I prefer most of my work to be matte finish, but some stuff looks way better in the face-mount acrylic.

[@GoalGuys]

This is really great stuff mate.

[@mymagicmurals]

Thanks Nick. I've recently had prints done and Matt mounted and they look so darned good, I just wanna eat them. Lol. Well, of course not. But what really sparked my interest was you having your print created with "Light" as opposed to "Ink jet", so I'll look into that. So, my exhibition coming up in October....what fun. Woo hoo

[@nickcarverphoto]

Mmm some delicious prints. I know the feeling.

[@billpickle2875]

What a great journey man from exposure to print. Stunning

[@nickcarverphoto]

Bill Pickle thank you!

[@Robert-lm2mo]

So, I know this is not exactly a recent video, so my apologies for the late entry, but...Unless I missed it covered elsewhere, imo you left out one important detail of the final process. Discussing how to properly display a piece of photography art and proper illumination etc. It looks great and you obviously have it illuminated in some way, but you didn't cover it. I am about to hang a 27.5"X80" piece and I am exploring my options on how to illuminate it properly i.e. color temp, brightness, dimmable? Any suggestions? I have a couple recessed "can" lights that I could possibly convert. Any experience with this?

[@nickcarverphoto]

You're right - that would be a very important topic to cover. I should probably learn more about it myself and make a video sharing what I find out. I pay close attention to color temperature of the bulbs I use (I try to keep it around 3000-3500k). The daylight-colored bulbs sound great in theory, but they look really harsh and blue at night. Thanks for the idea.

[@larrycrain4505]

You make a digital guy want to try and shoot film , great photography and I believe you must print to appreciate

[@nickcarverphoto]

Larry Crain thank you sir

[@noelr9376]

I also did a few large prints using the V750. I don’t think the small amount of extra detail is worth what you get out of a drum scanner. This really makes me miss large format photography and film. Digital still feels digital to me, even on $40,000 cameras. Film has a smooth analog look that just feels more real to me and less manipulated. It’s just kind of smooth and creamy.

[@nickcarverphoto]

Agreed on everything you said.

[@TheAgeOfAnalog]

Excellent work, as always. Thanks for the inspiration. Now, can I borrow some money? LOL

[@nickcarverphoto]

TheAgeOfAnalog haha - I would but I spent all mine on prints. And whiskey.

[@reedartimaging1216]

It can indeed be a challenge to scan negs. I can say we don't have that saturation issue with our Aztek. Not sure what's going on there. Flatbeds are very convenient, but they just don't have the color detail/fidelity of the PMT of the drum. But no two images are alike and you gotta do what you gotta do to get a print you like! Another challenge with negs is the increase in grain that results from contrast adjustments needed to move the low contrast neg to a proper gamma for printing. Chromes really are the ideal film stock for scanning. Great video!

[@nickcarverphoto]

I'm anxious to get a new drum scan of this negative to see how it can look in the hands of the right technician. And that's interesting to hear about the grain increase from contrast adjustments. Explains a lot. I need to experiment more with pulling exposure on chromes to see if I can mimic the lower-contrast look I love so much from my negatives. Because I agree that chromes really are the best for scanning.

[@predvcecerom]

Absolutely stunning. The question now remain how high is Ton(y)'s IQ ?

[@heather9165]

Beautiful! And wow, what a process! Now I have a better understanding of why 'fine art' is so costly. Thank you for that! ps. Have you ever been told that you look like Justin Timberlake?

[@nickcarverphoto]

Thank you! I've never heard Justin Timberlake, but I'll take it!

[@flightofapaullo72]

Totally awesome man! Cheers! 😎🍻

[@nickcarverphoto]

sillysausage72 much obliged!

[@JefferyAHoward]

Great video! I really enjoy your videos and your work is amazing.

[@nickcarverphoto]

Thank you very much!

[@abigailsockeye1586]

Another great video. Do you find that dry scanning the 6x17 negative better then wet mounting, since you have done both? They sell anti-newton glass, medium format trays for the Epson that I was thinking of getting.

[@nickcarverphoto]

Abigail Sockeye I actually wet mount scanned this negative also, but ended up using the dry scan. The wet scan had no noticeable improvement in sharpness but I did get some strange fringing around some of the edges on the wet scan that weren't there on the dry scan.

[@Markolise442]

I know the resolution on the drum scan is massive, but could you use your second negative scan to do color correction on the drum scan? Then just continue using your drum scan, that way its not wasted.

[@JDubyafoto]

Love your videos! But I have to ask a question: Why not wet scan the negative rather than using the shim method? You'f get excellent results. Just aksing, not criticizing.

[@nickcarverphoto]

John Wilkinson that's a good question. I actually did wet scan it on my epson, but ended up using the dry scan. The wet scan wasn't noticeably sharper but it did have weird color fringing on some of the high-contrast edges, which the dry scan didn't have.

[@oscarrodriguez8998]

Awesome video Nick! I love your story telling style lol. 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

[@nickcarverphoto]

thanks!

[@rdalrt]

Beautiful looking print. Would love to be able to appreciate it in person while sipping a glass of that Blanton's. ;-) Heaven. Many thanks for all your effort in creating these videos. Always look forward to the next one.

[@nickcarverphoto]

Brent Just thanks! And that's a damn good way to enjoy looking at a print.

[@DarthGold]

Excellent! Well worth the wait as always, now i know to shoot transparency when drum scanning, Cheers Nick

[@nickcarverphoto]

Or find a better scanning technician if you're doing negatives - haha.

[@eddyhuizinga]

The photo is gorgeous, love the details!

[@carlosdeleon7209]

I love your videos, real stuff, useful content. thank you!

[@nickcarverphoto]

Thanks!

[@Caracalaba]

I'm blown away by the level of craftsmanship in this piece, besides, that's one of the best photos I've ever seen, sincerely. Would it been nice to know the aprox cost of all those premium process

[@nickcarverphoto]

Señor Calabaza thank you very much! Total cost was around 800-850.

[@Caracalaba]

Nick Carver wow, that's quite a lot of money. thanks for the reply

[@greglong2784]

I wanted to have an idea of the cost. Price does not seem to bad when you consider the end product.

[@miavonni]

@@nickcarverphoto I need to watch more of your content how do you number your prints from one? And what would you charge for such a wonderful print such as that?

[@RAMSEYSPENCER]

Nico .... damn man .. beside the amazing food for the soul by making amazing print to feed your mind of your passion about what you do .... what happen to the coming along with you on glasses on glass or drink glass or whatever you called it hehehe ... was waiting for more talk about it

[@nickcarverphoto]

Oh don't you worry, my friend. Behind The Glass With a Glass is alive and well. New episode coming soon.

[@swift4567]

Why don’t you get the raw scan and manually invert it? I do this when I get my negatives drum scanned. It takes practice and a little bit to tweak, but the results are amazing.

[@sveineriksen4194]

Good question IMO. With a raw scan you can do as many inversions as it takes to get it right. Regardless, another excellent video!

[@tokobjork]

For inversion I have used the plugin program ColorPerfect with great success. But not on a drum scan.

[@nickcarverphoto]

That's a great idea and I'm sure it's worth trying. I will say, though, that I also tried "DSLR scanning" this image on a light box and then inverting in PS like you describe. Doing the inversion myself with careful use of the tone curve never got the colors as good as SilverFast did for me with their Portra profile. I'm no slouch when it comes to color correction using curves in PS, but maybe I'm not as practiced as I could be for inverting negatives.

[@tokobjork]

There is a way to get a so called linear scan with dslr. Linear scan is preferred when you are going to invert the image with ColorPerfect. www.colorperfect.com/colorperfect.html?lang=en

[@nedbagno5286]

I don't believe you can get a RAW output from Digital PhotoLab which I'm sure they used on that Howtek. I can't get a raw output from ScanXact on my drum scanner or from my Scitex flatbed.

[@1717jbs]

Great vid.! Thanks. Also enjoyed the capture of this image. Looking forward to the Fuji Velvia 100 video. ;-)

[@jespersichlau4343]

I'm curious how much you ended up spending on all of this.

[@saintclearance926]

Look up his comment

[@punnu5997]

there is an option in Photoshop called color match, you could color match the drum scan with your epson scan and you can have the best of both worlds, i.e details of drum and colors of epson.

[@nickcarverphoto]

That's some good thinking. I'll look into that. Thanks!

[@WinrichNaujoks]

Is it possible to make prints that large with that kind of resolution from a digital image, or does it need to be on film?

[@Baronvonbadguy3]

You could use a medium format camera, the new 60mp Sony ARIV, or maybe even combine that with some fractal resizing. Possssibly resizing with AI models might help, but afaik they are currently mostly useful for low res upscaling .

[@WinrichNaujoks]

@@Baronvonbadguy3 I have the Sony A7 II with 24MP. I wonder what the biggest print would be I could do that still looks good, even when you're getting close to it.

[@Baronvonbadguy3]

@@WinrichNaujoks those fractal resizing algorithms do solid work with inkjet printing. Give it a shot. If you're not cropping in much, 24mp might be enough. A little sharpening goes a long way

[@xyz46xyz]

very nice... great video.. thanks..

[@e1337air]

So what was the overall cost of that picture? I'm quite intrigued by printing some of my shots, but I generally just don't have the money...

[@nickcarverphoto]

e1337air given the size of this piece, it wasn't one of my cheaper ones. Around 800-850 all in.

[@3guys1girlandfetus]

Nick Carver since it’s a limited edition if you were to sell them exactly like you did the first one how much would you sell it for?

[@paristo]

Photo that ain't printed, ain't worth half as much. The problem? You don't have enough walls and space to hang all the prints you want! I have now over 70 prints of that size that I keep on myself, not counting the sold ones. And everytime I want to print something, I must replace something else with it, and it becomes so frustrating when I can only have a 32 prints of 140x50 cm hanging. The printing doesn't cost much, that framing does! Why I do my own framing.

[@nickcarverphoto]

I used to do my own framing for the same reason. Then I realized I would never overcome the frustration of trying to achieve perfect 45-degree angles, so I threw in the towel.

[@paristo]

@@nickcarverphoto I don't have that trouble as carpentry is one of my hobbies and learned long time ago to do a perfect jointery in various ways and one of the basics is the 45 degree joins for various boxes etc. Problem that really most people have, is that they just don't have all the equipment that really makes it super easy. And why would the photographers invest lots of money and space to do just their framing? So unless you really have carpentry in your blood, easier and cheaper for long periods to use a professional service for that :)

[@monmioamio]

Hi Nick. Thanks for sharing. Your videos make such a nice triptych: 1) on location video 2) review of the images 3) printing and frame on the wall. The whole story. Great story. Keep going. If you feel you singing your intros works for you, just do it 😁

[@nickcarverphoto]

monmioamio thank you very much! And this is probably the last time I'll sing an intro. Haha

[@mikemeyerphotopro]

Sounds like a color management issue or possible color shifting from an old negative. Many possible issues whenever you use film. There are much better scanners than the excellent Epson V750. Also Photoshop has excellent color correction capabilities. IMHO after 33 years of Photo Processing :)

[@alvareo92]

MikeMeyerPhotoPro you can also scan as a negative and use Photoshop to invert it. There’s a action called CNMY invert that does a phenomenal job, they say Negative Lab Pro is good (for $100, it better be), otherwise you can do it manually

[@mikemeyerphotopro]

@@alvareo92 Hmmm, never heard of CNMY. I worked in a photo processing lab and have scanned thousands of crappy old negatives and sometimes you just gotta cry uncle. I was really surprised that the place that drum scanned your negative din't fix it for you or was it an additional cost? I haven't scanned too much in the last five years. I think I already scanned all the film in the world ;)

[@RodCast2012]

Wooooow! I had no idea about such a beautiful printer! It’s a monster! Congratulations for all your professional job! 👍👍👍👍👍

[@Tryfieldanimas]

so dont need to say the result is more than awesome ..... and this color issue is just the right kick ... Love it

[@nickcarverphoto]

Thank you! 👍🏼

[@HesselFolkertsma]

Great video man

[@phonedrn8]

Nice work love the picture ...Where did you get the beer from? lol. Good work

[@nickcarverphoto]

Haha - it’s a real exotic hard-to-find beer.

[@TreeMDTreatments]

Hey Nick! Where’d you have it mounted and laminated at? I’m also in OC, CA and going to follow in your process footsteps, wee!

[@nickcarverphoto]

Nice! The lamination and mounting is actually coordinated through Pro Photo. They send it to a place in Santa Ana called Display Solutions. Only reason I delivered the print myself was for the sake of the video.

[@TreeMDTreatments]

Oh that’s awesome! Finally doing my first print, so freaking excited.Thank you so much!!

[@bnkakl]

nice that is an awesome vdeo like always. can you talk about the printing process or where i can find more details about that printing process?

[@realitytunnel]

Are you leaning on a copy of Ansel Adams 'The Print' to sign your photo?

[@nickcarverphoto]

Haha - yeah. Happened to be the right thickness.

[@ApostolosNikolaidis1]

Great work, exactly on the same page, awesome awesome awesome thank you.

[@nickcarverphoto]

Thank you very much!

[@mymenare]

great video.. well presented

[@abduld]

i love your channel man. keep it up.

[@nickcarverphoto]

Thank you! Will do!

[@LightHarmonies]

Starting to bring more of your own personality to this series! The content is fantastic and couldn't agree more about printing in general! Love it man, keep it up!

[@Salvadorsalais]

Great video man, I totally agree with what you say about hanging your photos on your wall.

[@SammySantiagoIrizarry]

Wow Nick!!! What a wonderful Process and Workflow!!!!!!! Congratulation on another great gallery image! Great "TON"S IQ"

[@andreaudet]

Great video. What kind of marker or pen did you use to sign that piece?

[@nickcarverphoto]

It's a DecoColor Liquid Gold paint pen.

[@Al_Bx]

It's been too long man ! But it. was. worth. the wait. Love your work, love your humor. Let's make babies or something !

[@nickcarverphoto]

Haha. Thanks man! But who's gonna carry that baby to full term?

[@Al_Bx]

Nick Carver Huh ! Haven't thought that through.

[@MarcoFantin1]

I got my 4x5, my lenses and all the kit and the negatives, went on a trip, recorded it, took some pictures, got them developed and scanned them. Next step: Printing!!! Money spent? I don't want to know.

[@francoisdunord7169]

Beautiful on the wall, superbe, grtz from the netherlands

[@nickcarverphoto]

Thank you!

[@paulmills9933]

Lovely stuff.

[@devendraramanna5193]

Nick ,excellent video

[@martingardens]

Speaking of warm grays, what paint is on your walls?

[@nickcarverphoto]

I wish I could remember the name, but I do know I picked it up at Lowe's.

[@GaetanCormier]

Another fiiiiiiiiiiine video! Just got myself a 6x14 camera .. Time to shoot !!! ... and print... and frame... and drink a beer ;)

[@bragee]

You should have more views even from people not into photography. Good editing indeed.

[@nickcarverphoto]

Thank you very much.

[@devendraramanna5193]

And an excellent print

[@raavionline]

Another great video. I first clicked the like button even before start watching the video. That's how informative your videos are.

[@nickcarverphoto]

Amar Raavi haha - I appreciate that. Thanks!

[@skunkfromcamden]

I loved this series. Top notch content. Thanks for sharing

[@nickcarverphoto]

Thank you!

[@MorganNowland]

You could literally make 50 more of these showing the exact same scenes exact same step by step just with different images and I would watch every single one. I'm pretty sure I get a legitimate endorphin release watching a photo come off the printing press and seeing it hung on a wall.

[@AnthonyDeLorenzo]

Simply your best video yet. Really great insight in this one. Love the print too!

[@nickcarverphoto]

Thank you very much!

[@gian.torres]

Wow all these locations noted for prints are nearby. Time to get some prints made from my Mamiya 7II. You're a legend , thank you for this Nick!

[@ramadaxl]

And THAT my friends is how and why film beats digital hands down ( cue the controversy lol ). Nice to see a lab these days using photographic paper ( sigh...reminds me of when I used to work in labs ) the quality ( assuming the negative is equal to the task ) is stunning.

[@Leukick]

Would be great for us all to know the Total Price, so we have an idea-- Thanks!!

[@2purdy319]

With today’s ridiculous KZbin copyright policies, I’m actually surprised you didn’t get flagged for that rendition of Closing Time! 🤔 On another note - Great video! You encouraged me to take out my old 35mm, shoot something epic and head down to CVS or Walgreens for the ‘developing’ LOL!Remember that word? I still sometimes tell my younger cousins about the ‘Kodak drive-thru shack’ that would be in the center of the mall parking lot that everybody would run to with their film cameras to have their pictures developed. You would drop off on a Monday and they would hopefully be ready by Thursday or Friday for pick up! It’s amazing how far we’ve come with technology and photography devices! Now everything is basically in your phone. I miss the era of developing pictures and keeping them inside an album :(

[@101110110111]

Hey Nick, this one great video and one lovely print. I know, it may be indiscreet, but I would love to know how much it costs you to get this print out on this scale in that quality and produced with local shops. Great content!

[@nickcarverphoto]

This print, including framing, was around 800-850 all-in.

[@NoorKarzon]

Kept opening your channel for quite a while waiting for a new content from you! As much as your content make me hungrier to do my films printed. Unfortunately where I live is so advanced, that the whole film photography business is dead! Even if I ever printed something outside to be delivered to me, it gets mistreated and I receive it damaged :( Keep up "I know you will" but Give us more of your awesome stuff

[@TonyWodarck]

Dang dude, it turned out beautiful!!!

[@nickcarverphoto]

Thank you, my friend!

[@blackbeardjorge]

How much does the whole process cost? Guesstimate?

[@MeAlexSenna]

AstroxKaos $800 to $1000 is my guess

[@frederickletterblair]

Interesting the photo reminds me of a painter Marc Trujillo, composition and atmosphere are similar.

[@nickcarverphoto]

Woah. I'd never seen his work before, but damn. I think I might have a new favorite painter.

[@daviddickson9778]

O...k ... 13 minutes and 29 seconds of education and inspiration .... what's not to like? Great content delivered in Nick's unique style .... loved it.

[@nickcarverphoto]

Thank you!

[@MurphysFilm]

dude great video so pleased its that image i love it, if it wouldnt be so expesnive i would buy that print myslef on the other hand i completly undeestand the ending too spending money on a print is hard but so worth it when its a image you are proud of

[@ddgarage7025]

I'm so upset that there are not many labs around here that have a large format wetlab printer :( I still like the results from the P10000 I use but nothing compares to photosensitive paper

[@chico11mbit]

The colorspace is not as big as a 11 channel pigment printer.

[@PMCN53]

Another adit:….. In Feb 2020 I traveled from Sydney- Australia to Lofoten in Norway for an 8 day photography tour with 7 other photographers. I captured some images that can only be appreciated in large print! Considering the Time & Cost $$$$ to travel to the other side of the planet, getting some prints done should be a final step in the process….. LOL…. speaking to the converted hey 😂 👍🏻🇦🇺👍🏻

[@larsthoren3282]

Looks fantastic and enjoyed the process.

[@nickcarverphoto]

Thanks!

[@jer3006]

Arrived at this video looking to see someone knowledgeable show their method of self-printing & mounting art photography. Wrong video. BUT so much more interesting (mesmerizing, actually) by an enthusiastic expert showing the best way to have it done 3rd parties professionally. What a treat and what a personable, photo-loving, printing-loving guy! Thank you. Hey! Wait just a minute! Is that THE Thomas Heaton commenting just below? Wow! Another great photographer and video-maker I follow!

[@gsdetailsupply]

I am sorry, but, I missed the place where you have this print mounted. Can you share the place? Thanksyou.

[@Law19157]

Nick Carver: The Dead Pool of Photography

[@nickcarverphoto]

Ha! Best compliment I've received yet.

[@gomarcd]

I'm just going through the process of exploring making my own prints at larger sizes after trying some test prints at a few places, although not 6-feet wide (yet!) lol. This was a really awesome video to see you go through everything start to finish, and so well presented too, thank you!

[@rudymcfarlane]

Awesome!!!