mercsadies Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 I would like to know what other professional photographers do - especially in awedding situation - but even with portraiture in general ... Where do you getyour prints made? What are the best places to send your files for the mostprofessional prints? How much should I expect to spend? I realize with the emergence of all the digital processing sites online thereare more than a few to choose from. However, I have been trying them all out(the least expensive ones first, of course) and find that a lot of them alter myimages. That is fine and dandy for my mom shooting pictures of the grandkids inthe backyard ... having a 1/16 of the background cut off to make a bleed won'teven be noticed. However, images that I have carefully altered and added bordersto don't come back to me the way they should. Does anyone else have this problem? Any site/company references will be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandonhamilton Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 I use a local pro-lab as well as mpix.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don_hill Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 Two labs are generally mentioned in this forum, and both have quality that you would expect from a professional lab. White House Custom Color, whcc.com and mpix.com. You really can't go wrong with either. Their prices and services are listed on their websites, and the pricing is fair. I have used both and have not had any mystery cropping issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meldell Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 I use Mpix.com (I like their colors) and Bay Photo Lab. I have also used whcc.com as mentioned above. All of these are great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roxyandkaidotcom Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 whcc.com They are GREAT! cheap, fast, great quality. Sign up and they'll send you free test prints Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickedmartini Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 You might want to clarify some of the issues and problems that you are having. What size are your images after you add your borders and what size prints are you making from them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercsadies Posted October 10, 2006 Author Share Posted October 10, 2006 Before I add any borders or anything fancy like that - I always work in my finish size. Therefore if the print is a 4x6, 5x7, 8x10, etc. it's in its proper size before being sent in. Almost every time I have done something to a 4x6, sent it in as JPG, I get the print back in some altered way - like everything was forced left so that the margin comes out wrong; there was an even border all the way around in my file but the print shows an uneven border. I have even emailed the services that this happens with ... asking them how I should be submitting images in the future so that this can be avoided. The responses I get, confirm my belief that they don't even know that they are doing something wrong. They don't know what I'm talking about and at best they've said, its because of their equipment and there is no way of predicting when it will happen. Scary. I never worked in a photo lab and I don't know how their equipment works. But I was a press tech and I understand that documents (images or otherwise) need to be setup differently if they bleed. If photo printers that the general public can go out and buy print to the very edge ... isn't that what pro equipment has been doing all along? I'm checking out the sites that have been suggested. Thank you guys very much!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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