jbphoto

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I take pictures sometimes. Mostly with film loaded into various cameras. I put them here because I'm too lazy for a real blog.

A not uncommon photo lab conversation...

  • Customer: I need this scanned at 300dpi.
  • Lab Worker: We can do that, how big do you want it?
  • Customer: 300dpi
  • Lab Worker: No problem, 300dpi is a standard resolution for printing - what size do you want it to be?
  • Customer: I was told it had to be 300dpi... it's for a [newspaper/magazine/website].
  • Lab Worker: Ok, we can figure it out. How big is it going to be in the [newspaper/magazine/website]?
  • Customer: 300dpi... they're going to use it for an article about [some subject]
  • Lab Worker: No... what physical size? How many inches?
  • Customer: I don't know... all they said was 300dpi.
  • Lab Worker: How about we scan it so it will fill the standard piece of paper and that way if it's too big they can just downsize it fit.
  • Customer: I don't know... they were very specific about it being 300 dpi. Do you think I should call them?
  • Lab Worker: No, you don't need to call them - I'm sure they will be fine if they have to make it smaller.
  • Customer: Are you sure? I don't want them to reject it.
  • Lab Worker: We do this kind of thing all the time, I'm sure they'll be ok with it.
  • Customer: <looks at lab worker suspiciously>
  • Lab Worker: Really... it will be ok. They deal with files like this all day long.
  • Customer: <unsure> Well, if you say it will be ok. How much is this going to cost?
  • Lab Worker: This print is clean and in good shape, so it's only going to be $6 to scan it.
  • Customer: $6! Wow! I didn't think it would cost that much... well ok. Go ahead. Can you e-mail the file to them when you're done?
  • Lab Worker: That's no problem, we charge $5 to e-mail files.
  • Customer: So this is going to cost me $11! Wow... I'm not sure. I'm just going to bring it to [office supply store], and have them scan it.
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    Oh, yeah….
  3. zafian said: You charge 5 bucks to email? lol
  4. james-the-analoger said: LOLZ!
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