Chapter Composites

[ScottyD1897]

Does anyone know of a website or a business chain that can put together a composite for a chapter that already has its pictures taken and does not need photography services, just aesthetics and putting it together? Any help is appreciated, thanks.

[IndianaSigKap]

Any framing store in your area should be able to do it. It sounds like you just need the photos mounted, matte cut and then framed.

[ScottyD1897]

they need to be cropped and have a background added too because the pictures were taking in a university classroom, should i crop them on my own or would the store be able to do that too?

[IndianaSigKap]

Take them to the framers. They will be able to do all of that.

[ScottyD1897]

thank ya

[DubaiSis]

It depends on how much you want to pay. If you can do a good job yourself, I would. Your time is free; theirs will be very expensive.

For future reference, just hire a photographer who does this stuff. Unless you have VERY few guys, this is probably going to cost more than having it done all at once. Die-cutting mats is ridic expensive, and if you're talking 30 guys, that's 30 separate holes they have to cut.

If you don't want to pay the big companies, see a local photographer. He/she will also be able to do this and hopefully give you a deal. But use a professional, not a guy who fancies himself a photographer.

If you're pretty handy with software, you might try this http://www.micro-art.com/ And then maybe you can justify re-shooting the pictures with a decent background.

[Kevin]

I second the local photographer route. If anyone reading this thread is in the Oklahoma area or nearby, one of our alumni is a professional photographer. He does our composites every year. He's reasonably priced and he does a MUCH better job than the big national group we were using. If anyone's interested, shoot me a PM.