I have an older Epson Stylus Photo 1200 (I think the current incarnation is the 1280). It'll print really large stuff; however, most of my pic printing is about 8x10 or smaller. It does great work and I presume the 1280 would be even better. If you don't want the ability to print up past "B" size paper (11x17), then a smaller printer should do ya fine. (Remember, you may want to print some 11x17 targets some day.[:)]) (Actually, the 12xx series will do "Super B" and roll-feed paper also.)
If you really get into it, paper will become an interest. I highly recommend Red River Paper [url]www.redriverpaper.com[/url]. Click on "Ink Jet Papers" when you get to their homepage and you're good to go.
Some of the best printer prices I've ran into are at Multiwave [url]www.mwave.com[/url].
Kevin