ROES is a third-party app that many photo labs license to use for their customer orders. Though designed with the high-volume needs of wedding and portrait photographers in mind, the app is simple enough for just about anyone to use. Selecting a print size calls up a blank page onto which you simply drag an image. Add the image to your shopping cart, and then just drag the next image in its place. The standard 4-by-6 print has an aspect ratio of DSLRs and most mirrorless cameras still use that aspect ratio today.
But the image sensors in smartphone, point-and-shoot, and Micro Four Thirds cameras have a aspect ratio instead. Faced with this mismatch, you have two options. First, you can crop the digital file so that it fills the frame of a 4-by-6 print. But as you can see below, this tactic risks cropping out important areas of your image. The second—and in this case preferable—option is to print the image at its native aspect ratio and leave a paper border on two sides of the print.
Within hours of placing the order, we received an email saying the job was complete and ready to ship. We need to stress, however, that ours was a very low-volume order placed well outside of the holiday-rush season.
Your mileage may vary. Our prints arrived in perfect condition, which came as no surprise once we inspected the packaging. The prints were in transparent sleeves and taped down to an oversize sheet of thick cardboard with another laid on top so they were sandwiched in between. This bundle then went into a shallow but sturdy shipping box for maximum protection.
I ran a digital-printmaking service for almost 10 years, and we shipped high-end prints on a daily basis. This package could have taken a severe beating without any damage done to the prints. We think most folks will be very pleased with the image quality of prints from Nations Photo Lab.
In our tests, the print contrast was pleasingly punchy without sacrificing image detail, and colors were reasonably accurate compared with the digital files. The difference can be subtle for casual photographers who send only 4-by-6 holiday photos once a year, but is a worthwhile option for anyone making larger prints to hang on their wall.
Over a wide range of images including various skin tones, foliage, and saturated colors, our panel of testers consistently ranked prints from Nations Photo Lab near the top among our contenders. Nations Photo Lab tied with Aspen Creek Photo for the number of times selected as either a first or second choice, and it had among the fewest designations as a least favorite choice. Though no print service scored as high overall with our testers as the Epson SureColor P inkjet printer, we want to emphasize that image quality is not a dealbreaker with the majority of services we tested.
Viewing the images in isolation, we think that outside of imaging professionals, most folks will find little to complain about.
We spoke with representatives of ProDPI, who told us the company individually vets all new clients and requires prospective customers to submit a link to a site featuring their photography to gain approval to place orders. Before you can place an order with WHCC, the lab requires you to submit up to five test images, which the company prints free of charge as 8-bys for you to confirm that your monitor is properly calibrated.
Only after this process may you place your initial order. Though committed photographers can appreciate this dedication to print accuracy, we think that folks looking to get occasional 4-by-6 prints of the family vacation will find this extra step arduous.
You have to go to the website on a computer to do that. Aspen Creek Photo was our top pick in a previous version of this guide. In our testing, we ranked the color accuracy of its images above that of any other service we tested, and we loved its intuitive ordering interface.
Mpix is one of the most popular photo services, with a mobile app that lets you order photos directly from your smartphone. Anyone else get the same photos from both? Joined Oct 21, Thanks for the heads up. I have just recently gotten totally fed-up with printing my photos at home and have been trying to decide where to get my photos printed. I'll give snapfish a try! Joined Oct 10, They were so bad: dark, bad color, etc.
The shipping cost was horrible too! I'm glad you got good service though. I just personally wouldn't use them again. There is another service that I have heard raves about: Scrapbookpictures. Joined May 29, I used Snapfish until they lost a roll of film from my Disney trip in !
All my Wilderness Lodge pictures Thank heavens for digital now Joined Jan 15, Unless you lose over pictures due to a computer glitch that wipes out the memory card and all the pictures in the folder you are transferring to.
One roll of film is nothing compared to all the pictures from a cruise. Luckily we were able to recover most of these with Recover, a special program to help recover things on hard drives. Unfortunately their is no method out there that is completly error proof or destruction proof. No matter what you try to do things don't always go as planned. Joined Oct 8, I have never had a problem with them.
Joined Oct 20, I've qvetched at them more than once about that. Right now though, with thousands of pictures in their storage, i'm not about to switch.
If you have a walgreens near you, i hear you can order the pics from snapfish and have them delivered at walgreen, saving the shipping. Anyone have any experiences with their memory books? I like ofoto, which is through Kodak. IDK how their pricing compares Originally Posted by OtterXO.
Yes, I ordered one last year and it turned out great! Oh good, I cant wait to see how mine turns out. I was a bit nervous about the quality since it is a gift and not exactly something you can return so hopefully it works out like yours did.
I only had to order 2 extra pages so it seemed like a decent deal. AXO Alum. I have the coupon code if you need it! I use Shutterfly, and I've gotten great results. The color is great. I also just ordered a photo book from my recent trip to Greece, and everyone who has seen it thinks it's great.
The site's features are really easy to use, too. I first went to Snapfish, but it bugged me that it's run by HP. Kodak Easyshare doesn't seem to be as high-quality from what i've seen of friends that use it, also i notice that the photo albums online are harder for friends to access if they aren't members. Originally Posted by speedsters. Find all posts by kdonline. Advice News Glossary. Our website uses cookies.
Understand more about them on our cookie policy. Online photo printing. Online photo printing comparison chart for Excellent Very good Good Average Poor. Visit website. Photo finish. Glossy finish. Glossy finish - Adds a small transparent coating which gives you photographs a shiny and vibrant look. Glossy is ideal for photos that are rich in color and contrast. Matte finish - Adds a dull coating that creates a non-glossy finish. White borders - Creates a small border around the edge of each photograph.
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