Where do you print?
I have several potential wedding customers, and they all want prints made.
I understand you can just go to Walmart or target, but where do you go to get studio quality prints? Also I'm looking for a pricing guide so I can give them a ballpark price with prints.
I understand you can just go to Walmart or target, but where do you go to get studio quality prints? Also I'm looking for a pricing guide so I can give them a ballpark price with prints.
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Permalink Reply by Lizzie Morrison on
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Permalink Reply by Nina Greipel on -
Best place, in my opinion, is White House Custom Color. Locally, I use Motophoto or Louisville Custom Color Lab. I do any other printing at Costco, they do a phenomenal job every time. But they do have printing on the back. So it might not look so good if you deliver your client prints with Costco's "signature."
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Permalink Reply by Jerod Clapp on -
Nina Greipel said:Best place, in my opinion, is White House Custom Color. Locally, I use Motophoto or Louisville Custom Color Lab. I do any other printing at Costco, they do a phenomenal job every time. But they do have printing on the back. So it might not look so good if you deliver your client prints with Costco's "signature."
A photography professor of mine turned me on to getting prints at Sam's. They have professional printers there, no printing on the back of the prints, and the quality is great. Not to mention, they're cheap.
That is, if you're getting run-of-the-mill prints. I'd also like to know where to get the good stuff.
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Permalink Reply by Courtney Ellis on -
I second WHCC
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Permalink Reply by Charles on -
I second Mpix.
With any 'online' printer, you get what you give.....so you have to make sure you embed your color management profile into the photos.
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Permalink Reply by Charles on
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Nina Greipel said:Best place, in my opinion, is White House Custom Color. Locally, I use Motophoto or Louisville Custom Color Lab. I do any other printing at Costco, they do a phenomenal job every time. But they do have printing on the back. So it might not look so good if you deliver your client prints with Costco's "signature."
I found a Louisville Color Lab.....but no LCCC: www.louisvillecolorlab.com
There's two Motophotos in Louisville. Here's one: www.motophoto.com
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Permalink Reply by Ryan Armbrust on -
EZ Prints
I have used this place for years. Gallery worthy prints, quick turnaround time.
The Lustre prints are second to none!
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Permalink Reply by Alice Thompson on -
I had a fairly large order I needed to fill a few months ago (mostly 11x14 prints) and sent them out to Mpix (www.mpix.com). It was the first time I'd used them, but I was very happy with the quality. Great paper, great colors, nicely packaged and well-protected for mailing. I'd highly recommend them.
Locally, I've used various Walgreens stores (with varying results) and have since stopped using them because of inconsistent quality. I've also used Murphy's Camera and had good luck with them.
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Permalink Reply by Ryan Armbrust on
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If anyone would like to see the same 5 pics printed at mpix and ezprints, let me know.
I can tell you that the mpix prints look no better than something you get at Walgreen's.
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Permalink Reply by Charles on
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Ryan Armbrust said:If anyone would like to see the same 5 pics printed at mpix and ezprints, let me know.
I can tell you that the mpix prints look no better than something you get at Walgreen's.
What type of image did you print? .jpg, .tif, what?
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Permalink Reply by Ryan Armbrust on
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Jpg's!
Charles said:Ryan Armbrust said:If anyone would like to see the same 5 pics printed at mpix and ezprints, let me know.
I can tell you that the mpix prints look no better than something you get at Walgreen's.
What type of image did you print? .jpg, .tif, what?
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Permalink Reply by Alice Thompson on
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That may be your experience, Ryan, but from my experience with both Walgreens and Mpix, I thought Mpix did an excellent very high quality job. Many other photographers I know have also had good experiences with them as well. To each his own, though. :-)
Ryan Armbrust said:Jpg's!
Charles said:Ryan Armbrust said:If anyone would like to see the same 5 pics printed at mpix and ezprints, let me know.
I can tell you that the mpix prints look no better than something you get at Walgreen's.
What type of image did you print? .jpg, .tif, what?
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