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Event Presentation Equipment?
Jim Pierce, Photographer
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Waltham | MA | USA | Posted: 7:42 PM on 02.17.10 |
->> I have a few hockey tournaments coming up and want to be able to display/present the action photos taken. I currently do a handfull events every year and sell online only, have an attended display table that has order forms for framed collages, team CD's wall decals as well as samples, no monitors/slide shows or the like. I do not print onsite. Things are going very well but want to bump it up a notch and display more onsite and probably take orders for single prints in addition to the higher end products.
I have done a fair amount of market analysis the past 9 months by going to events and conclude that a projector would be a huge help and add a wow factor.
So for those that use these what projectors do you use? Espon, Toshiba, Viewsonic etc? what should I be looking for, resolution, bulb life, contrast ratio? Remember this will be displayed on a screen/white sheet in a lobby of a rink, gym etc. not looking for theater type level or cost.
I want the best bang for the buck as they say and do not want to deel with multiple displays/servers/ordering software etc. I just don't see the bang for the buck in this yet.
Any input is appreciated?
Jim |
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Jim Pierce, Photographer
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Waltham | MA | USA | Posted: 8:54 PM on 02.17.10 |
->> OK just received a private E-mail with a recomendation of using a nice large HDTV to attach to a PC in place of the projector option I mentioned above.
I want a WOW factor to get them to the table to offer the higher end products and to order the single images from a small screen.
In my eye a bunch of 18"-20" monitors does not do it but when people can stand in the lobby in any location and see the images... that is what I am going after... get it in the customers face without them needing to do anything until they say to each other "Hey Look" and from a 10-15' distance they walk over. This would be team specific but I would make sure that the two teams that just played have images from that or previous games.
So would a HDTV be better?
Jim |
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Jeff Martin, Photographer
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wellington | OH | usa | Posted: 9:49 PM on 02.17.10 |
| ->> Jim, JMO....the large monitor/tv shows your work in a much better light. I have no facts to back this up, Just what I like to see. |
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Jon Eilts, Photographer, Student/Intern
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College Station | TX | USA | Posted: 9:54 PM on 02.17.10 |
| ->> A TV would display your work better, but would you be able to get it up high enough where everyone could see it in a crowded rink lobby? That is where i could see a projector being an advantage, as well being easier to transport. |
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Aaron Bell, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Belleville | ON | Canada | Posted: 10:18 AM on 02.18.10 |
->> Hi Jim. I've used both the HD monitor and projector set-up (and sometimes both).
I love the projector because it is a lot easier to transport but it's a bit of a battle to use it with a lot of ambient light and my projector doesn't have a short enough throw to get a nice big picture without my table being 6-8 feet from the wall or screen.
My experience has been to have a slide show of some great images playing on the big screen and then terminals with 20" screens that people can hunt through for their images.
I've also found that the sales on site (even when you are shipping the prints or CDs after the event) are WAY higher than the online response we've received.
Good luck with it. |
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Bryan Hulse, Photographer
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Nashville | Tn | USA | Posted: 10:29 AM on 02.18.10 |
->> Hey Jim.
I used a projector for sales at my studio for several months last spring. It was nice having it display so big, but I just never liked the colors. I had a pretty high end Dell.
I had it calibrated, but they were just too muted and washed out compared to an LCD display.
I'm sure projector technology has changed over the past year or two. But I finally decided I would much rather have a smaller LCD with awesome colors, than a large display via a projector, with more muted colors.
I really feel the lacking color didn't create the WOW effect I was looking for and therefore had a possible impact on sales.
That WOW effect/response is very important in event and portrait sales, and you absolutely know if you have it or not.
Having said all that, I do know of several studios that do use a projector for sales, and wouldn't have it any other way. I'm not sure what brand or model they use though. |
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