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Business Cards
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Hi All,

I'm just in the process of sorting a few things out with regards to my photography work (website, etc), and part of that process involves printing up some new business cards.

I've just had a bunch of samples printed up using Moo. They allow full-colour double-sided business cards with different images on every card (up to 50 different images per order). This seems perfect for photographers because it allows you to carry a mini portfolio around with you and then give the potential client a sample of your work.

So my first order arrived today. This was a small trial run. I hope to refine it a bit before doing another order.

[Image: 991743819_DvGtn-L.jpg]
(photo taken using C-mount CCTV 25mm f/1.4 lens on Panasonic GF1 body)

Overall the quality seems good. The card itself feels great to the touch and the printing is quite good - not perfect but certainly good enough for this kind of thing. The only disappointment I have is that many of the images printed out quite dark. Considerably darker than my calibrated screens showed. They are mostly still acceptable, and when you upload images there is an "auto-enhance" checkbox which brightens things up. I only checked this setting on a few of the images, but will certainly check it on all images in the future as I think this cancels-out the darkening.

As far as the design goes, I'd love to hear feedback and opinions from other people. As I said, this was just a trial run.
The image on the front of all of them is one of me as a child (age approx 7) wearing a wetsuit, mask and snorkel. I chose this image to inject a bit of humour, hopefully make the card a bit different and memorable, and also to highlight the value of photographs as an historical record of our lives.
For the back where the image fills the whole card, I will choose photos that target the type of clients I hope to attract. When I go to shoot a wedding I will carry mostly cards that have wedding photos on the back, when I shoot sports I will carry cards with a sports theme, etc..

So, I'm sure other people here have gone through this process... feel free to show off your designs here and give feedback on mine.
Smile

Adrian Broughton
My Website: www.BroughtonPhoto.com.au
My Blog: blog.BroughtonPhoto.com.au
You can also visit me on Facebook!
"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler." - Einstein.
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Business Cards - by Kombisaurus - Sep 2, 2010, 05:21
RE: Business Cards - by Warren - Feb 22, 2012, 01:32
Business Cards - by Irma - Sep 2, 2010, 06:46
Business Cards - by Toad - Sep 2, 2010, 08:48
Business Cards - by Zig - Sep 2, 2010, 11:13
Business Cards - by NT73 - Sep 2, 2010, 15:28
Business Cards - by Zig - Sep 3, 2010, 01:06
Business Cards - by nia - Sep 3, 2010, 05:19
Business Cards - by NT73 - Sep 3, 2010, 05:49
Business Cards - by Irma - Sep 3, 2010, 09:16
Business Cards - by matthew - Sep 3, 2010, 10:01
Business Cards - by matthew - Sep 3, 2010, 10:11
Business Cards - by Kombisaurus - Sep 3, 2010, 11:03
Business Cards - by Zig - Sep 3, 2010, 11:32
Business Cards - by Toad - Sep 3, 2010, 18:07
Business Cards - by Kombisaurus - Sep 4, 2010, 14:20
Business Cards - by matthew - Sep 4, 2010, 15:40
Business Cards - by Toad - Sep 4, 2010, 15:50
Business Cards - by Toad - Sep 4, 2010, 16:01
Business Cards - by Toad - Sep 4, 2010, 16:03
Business Cards - by Toad - Sep 4, 2010, 16:05
Business Cards - by Irma - Sep 5, 2010, 05:09
Business Cards - by Kombisaurus - Sep 5, 2010, 06:54
Business Cards - by Toad - Sep 5, 2010, 08:44
Business Cards - by Irma - Sep 5, 2010, 12:53
Business Cards - by NT73 - Sep 5, 2010, 13:35
Business Cards - by NT73 - Sep 5, 2010, 13:45
Business Cards - by Zig - Mar 21, 2011, 02:16

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