SOCIAL PRINT STUDIO - Contact Cards -

During this time of trying to beat the August heat by staying home more, 

organizing some of the little things in life are filling my time.

One thing requiring attention was ordering new 'contact cards' from

the fabulous Social Print Studio.

I've used them before and have been more than pleased with their

 products and service. 

Being retired I no longer have, or need, an actual business card, but I do

 like to hand out one of these cute square contact cards to new friends and

 acquaintances (first comment is always "oh what a cute shape"),

 especially if they're interested in visiting my blog.

Just pick one or more of your favorite photos, load them, choose a 

  template for the reverse. . . . . . and you're on your way in no time.

Prices are fair, printing and shipping is fast - I ordered last Friday and they

 arrived in my mailbox yesterday!

I chose my above four photos for the contact cards this time.

Social Print Studio has been in business since 2011. Located in California, 

it looks like they are a company where it would be so much fun to work!

I hope to be ordering again from them soon.

Go HERE to see a previous order for larger prints to display at home

in one of their wood block stands - another great idea!

Displaying Your Photos, Part II

A year or so ago I placed my first print order for small 'contact cards' using two of my own photos. I no longer have a business, but I do have a blog . . . and sometimes during my travels I like to hand someone a card with my personal info so they can stop by the blog, or drop me an e-mail if so inclined. These small cards can be printed on both sides and therefore can be used as business cards.

You can just see my two cards above, but 

even more important, you can see the 

recent correspondence which accompanied 

my latest order.

I'm loving this small, friendly print business in San Francisco - 

SOCIAL PRINT STUDIO 

It was here I found another way to get some favorite photos I'd taken - shown in my last post - so they can be displayed casually in my home. I have very little wall space for hanging photos and, although photo books are nice, they are often stuffed away in bookcases, or in my case hidden in armoires.

These are Social Print Studio's 4" X 4" squares. 

The archival card stock used is an excellent quality, not 

at all flimsy, with a smooth matte finish which feels 

silky . . . and at $12 for 24 prints, great value.

The actual printing is even better than my photos here - 

I had lighting problems when photographing them. 

I am very happy with the print quality and colors.

I also purchased one of Social Print Studio's Ipe wood 
blocks to display my prints. This makes it easy to change 
them around depending which one I might want to view 
on a particular day.

If you visit Social Print Studio you can see their interesting product line which includes many sizes of prints, cards, books etc.  It was quite easy to upload my photos - the one problem I encountered which required an e-mail brought a very quick and helpful response. This is a group of young, vibrant artists, all working hard to bring great products to those of us who love to take photographs and then do something special with them!

I'm now planning to have more prints made - I do have an awful lot of photos - perhaps some greeting cards, and more sets of squares including some I'm thinking will make great gifts for the holiday season . . . . . which, like it or not, will be here before we know it.