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Hello again =) I still haven't sent for any Autograhs yet I am trying to get used to the site first and find out all the information =)

I was just wondering, if you are sending your pwn photo for a celebrity to sign, is it best to print it on glossy paper, normal paper and then laminate it, or use thin card? I am wary of laminating, becuase they are harder to sign =/

Any information is very much appreciated

Personally I wouldn't laminate them bacause they are - as you also mentioned - not that easy to sign. If I am printing the picture I prefer to use glossy paper because the autograph stands out more than if you use normal or thick paper (non-glossy)

Fatima xxx

Okay, Thank you

I was thinking also, that Card or Paper wouldn't be as good quality or as strong, and therefor wouldn't be as good for an auction =)

I think you can basically put anything up for auction and get a good price as long as you write a good and catching decription!

But besides that I agree with you - the quality is much nicer on glossy paper

Fatima xxx

Hi Nammzi

If you are printing out your own photos to send to a celebrity to sign, I would suggest printing your photos onto photo paper (or take your pictures to a photo lab and print them out there).

The pictures come out much nicer than if you were to print them out onto card/paper or by laminating them.

When printing out onto photo paper - you can either have a glossy or matte finish to the photos. I prefer having matte photos because I don't have to worry about seeing fingerprints on them. However, glossy paper looks nicer (but has a tendency to see fingerprints and other marks)

It's really up to you how you would like to print your photos out onto.

nowandagain [rockon]

Okay =) Thank you. I have no idea what matte finish is, so I will look into that

I have heard that is can be better to buy photos from allposters.com, or Athena, but I live in Scotland. Does anyone know if these places are in Scotland, or if they are US only?

You can buy from allposter.com no matter which country you are from

Fatima xxx

Nammzi wrote:Okay =) Thank you. I have no idea what matte finish is, so I will look into that

Matte finish is normally describled as a "flat finish" as there's less glare when you look at it because it isn't shiny. The positive of a matte finish is that fingerprints and smudges don't show.

Nammzi wrote:I have heard that is can be better to buy photos from allposters.com, or Athena, but I live in Scotland. Does anyone know if these places are in Scotland, or if they are US only?

You can try the UK version http://www.allposters.co.uk/

nowandagain [rockon]

Aah =) Unfortunately I don't have enough money to buy 40 odd posters =P I think I may try goodle images

Unless I do not like the photo that a certain celeb sends out (which sounds terrible) or they are doing a movie V.V, I always stick to sending a letter SAE/SASE and/or IRC.

Seeing as you are a newbie, I would start off with sending just a letter SAE/SASE and/or IRC as that is what I did.

Good luck