Hello dear reader!
Welcome to another issue of this newsletter. This week I want to share with you my first experience printing my photos as postcards. To break up the text, I’ll include some of the selected photos, and the overview of all the postcards.
In this issue:
- Experimenting with printing
- Postcards
- Photos
In the last year I have been, occasionally, printing my photos — both from digital and film. Seeing photos in the physical realm is more special than posting them to an ephemeral and ever-refreshing feed.
My latest experiment with printing was making some postcards. I had the idea first as a way to promote this newsletter — think about a bit of guerrilla marketing, some postcards that I could hand out and ask people to subscribe. However, I see them now as a way to give something back. A way to take a photo and return the captured moment to the physical space. To freeze an instant onto paper.
The experience of printing 13 of my photos as postcards taught me a lot about how a photo changes when it leaves the screen: the different things to think about, and the multiple decisions that affect the final product.
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These images are a mix of street and travel photography. They cover diverse places from Japan, Scotland, Mexico, and The Netherlands. They are not a single project; more like a snapshot of moments from the last year and a half. Of course, every photo has a story behind it, and every photo can be part of a project (or projects). Something that I still need to shape up a bit more.
For the postcards, I chose a textured linen paper, 300g, uncoated. The decision is intentional, looking to have a texture that gives the images a softer, more art-like feel. Not clinical. The paper itself becomes part of the image.
Working on this first batch had its share of details to figure out. For example, I made a small mistake with the vertical postcards: I accidentally placed the back text upside down — a lesson learned on how the printer handles the files. It was a small reminder that printing is its own craft. Regarding the images, working with prints is always a reminder of the importance of light. On a screen, light is emitted; on paper, it’s reflected — a big difference that affects how colors behave. The process forces you to think about the image in a physical way.
The final result is a good one. Seeing all the photos together was a nice moment. They suddenly existed in a new way.
To celebrate the experimentation, and because this is my first time printing postcards, I’d like to share them. If you would like one — for yourself or to send to someone else — feel free to reply to this newsletter. I’ll happily mail a postcard, free.
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Luis