I store originals with no editing on the hard drive (except delete of really useless shots) and immediately copy to a cd. I do want a hard copy backup!

I do judge my images by the pc monitor but am not happy unless I can get an excellent print. About 72dpi is not much more than a "representation" of the image, in my thinking.

I don't do my own printing but use a local or online printer who uses a better printer than I could ever afford to do the job on photo paper. I frequently have images printed and the stacks of unframed images attests to that!

I would not give up the camera mg pixels just to do "web" shots. I would loose too, too much overall including the ability to print a decent sized image. There is also something to be said of the photographers options with a better camera, since many of the small image cameras simply do not have the versatility needed for more creative imaging.

Message edited on: 02/05/2006 21:38