Please supply a brief comment on your experiences, if any, with online digital printing services, and how you use it in your work.

By Editor • Posted: Feb 9, 2006
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There are many options for making prints from digital files these days
Please supply a brief comment on your experiences, if any, with online digital printing services, and how you use it in your work.
Yes, I regularly use online printing services and find they fit my needs.
57% (76 votes)
No, but the new services are intriguing and I will try them out soon.
15% (20 votes)
I print all my images at home or in my studio.
28% (38 votes)
Total votes: 134
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Tammie Gadbois's picture
Submitted by Tammie Gadbois on June 5, 2011 - 4:29pm.

A wonderful company does my printing, quality impeccable, shipping is stead fast! I have a website, store and printing at my finger tips... http://www.photostockplus.com/index.php

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Submitted by George Ghiz on June 5, 2011 - 4:29pm.

I find the cost is cheaper for printing 4 x 6, 8 x 10 through online printing services, as Epson ink cartridges are rahter expenxive, My results have been excellent both in service & print enlargements. 11 x 14 prints are done at home on the Epson 1200 printer.

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Submitted by Kate Katzban-Beren on June 5, 2011 - 4:29pm.

I have used online printing services for a number of years. I find that most services fit my needs for personal snapshots, however for professional prints I prefer to work with a local lab.

Brian Sprecher's picture
Submitted by Brian Sprecher on June 5, 2011 - 4:29pm.

I use Mpix found in your magazine. Great company for my needs.

Kris Lingle's picture
Submitted by Kris Lingle on June 5, 2011 - 4:29pm.

I use MPIX for portraits and weddings and Adorama for jsut for fun stuff. The turn around and quality are awesome.

Randy's picture
Submitted by Randy on June 5, 2011 - 4:29pm.

I use Smugmug. The quality of prints are consistantly excellent. Easy to upload, order, and get the size prints I want.

Brad's picture
Submitted by Brad on June 5, 2011 - 4:29pm.

Costco does an OK job using their auto ballance. You do need to add a border if you want the complete frame printed.

Tim S.'s picture
Submitted by Tim S. on June 5, 2011 - 4:29pm.

I use Printroom for my customers to order from and I used them for personal stuff too - until I discovered Costco! For personal stuff they're great, but for big - and I mean big - jobs, they have been awesome. I can upload over 100 seperate orders and they can have them printed within 24 hrs....I'm finding it difficult to find anyone who can match them on price or quality.

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Submitted by Ed on June 5, 2011 - 4:29pm.

I print some images at home however I find online services to be more cost effective.

Richard P. Penndorf's picture
Submitted by Richard P. Penndorf on June 5, 2011 - 4:29pm.

I used an online printing service to print a 20"x30" picture. I was very happy with the results.

Terry's picture
Submitted by Terry on June 5, 2011 - 4:29pm.

I use the free version of Rawshooter which is spectacularly fast in quickly organizing and adjusting my shots. I like adobe but loading it is really bloated for quick work.

Tom Eavenson's picture
Submitted by Tom Eavenson on June 5, 2011 - 4:29pm.

I use CostCo because of thier pricing and picture quality. If it is not up to expectations they will reprint.

M. Roma's picture
Submitted by M. Roma on June 5, 2011 - 4:29pm.

The image quality and cost per print can not be beat. There is no comparing a photographic print to a home print.

Neil C.'s picture
Submitted by Neil C. on June 5, 2011 - 4:29pm.

I might try them for 4X6 snapshots as I heard quality is good, but I need (want) to control my own cropping and color management for most of my work.

Ed's picture
Submitted by Ed on June 5, 2011 - 4:29pm.

Use online for snapshots, vacation, family event prints. Any Portrait, landscapes, OR any print worth enlarging, I do at home.

Joel Melgar's picture
Submitted by Joel Melgar on June 5, 2011 - 4:29pm.

Adoramapix.com offers great picture quality. The shipping is expensive so I wait for special promotions.

Bernard's picture
Submitted by Bernard on June 5, 2011 - 4:29pm.

I've tried them all, some are good and some are not so good.

J. Gironda's picture
Submitted by J. Gironda on June 5, 2011 - 4:29pm.

Shutterfly is great!

Nancy Lay-McCormick's picture
Submitted by Nancy Lay-McCormick on June 5, 2011 - 4:29pm.

mpix.com AWESOME!! Great prints, great service, extremely efficient...