‘Great things never came from comfort zones’
It has been an exciting week here at Lavender Line Photography with the installation of Miss Golightly, the newest member of Team LLP. If you follow along on my Instagram stories you will know exactly what/who I am talking about, if not, then fear not as you will soon be introduced!
I have lost count of the number of days/weeks/months/years I have spent researching photography printers (and papers) and reading each and every review to try and help with the big decision of purchasing and running my own printer. I mean if there is one piece of equipment that truly tests our patience then the printer has to win that race hands down! I knew that this would be a big investment within my business and something that I did not want to rush into and later regret.
Welcome to Team LLP, Miss Golightly!
So, after almost a year and a half of researching and a comment from the crazy talented Ryan Pernofski (‘I didn’t want to have to chase admin within my own business’) I finally decided to treat LLP to a Canon Professional Photo Printer.
Secret Waters : Golightly’s first in-house test print!
It has only been a week and a half and already I can tell that this has been worth every hour and every penny spent. I would be lying if I said that the thought of being in complete control of my own prints was not daunting, but the ease of setting up (a big thank you to Graham from Graham Crichton Photography for helping), the smoothness of its running and the overall quality of prints has really blown me away. It feels good to know that coming into the crazy Christmas period I will not have to depend on others to get my prints back to me and on to their new owners all within a strained timeframe. It is exciting to know that from now on all Lavender Line Photography prints (well, up to A2 size) will be printed in-house and that it will be me in charge of every aspect from photographing to editing to printing! Here is to stepping out of those comfort zones and pushing ourselves into the new, and of course to Miss Golightly, Head of Printing!
Dreamscape Series
Anyone else a Breakfast At Tiffany’s fan? I am a huge fan of Audrey Hepburn and love the free spirit of Holly Golightly, so it seemed a perfect name and fit for a printer!
Breakfast At Tiffany’s (1961) and my favourite photograph of Audrey Hepburn as the famous Holly Golightly