Where to get photos printed?

[Ukwildlifeo]

Can anyone recommend a reasonably priced place to get some photos printed - I thought I'd make a physical portfolio to show friends and family. I only have a bridge camera producing 6mp images (many cropped atleast slightly) so I thought get some printed at A6 or A5 size, but dont just want cheap rubbish prints from a supermarket machine

[ron1863]

Originally Posted by Ukwildlifeo

Can anyone recommend a reasonably priced place to get some photos printed - I thought I'd make a physical portfolio to show friends and family. I only have a bridge camera producing 6mp images (many cropped atleast slightly) so I thought get some printed at A6 or A5 size, but dont just want cheap rubbish prints from a supermarket machine

Have you tried printing them yourself. I know most of the high street shops etc. all use machines that you print off yourself but I don't know if you have any control over the results.

Ron

[Words]

Photobox do a good on-line service. Just be aware that if you've only viewed your prints on a nice bright screen they may not look the same as physical prints. There's some useful discussion on this thread

[PMG]

I print my own out at A4 and keep an album. My husband adjusts the pics he wants to keep so that he knows they will print out at A5 or 7x5 - whatever the accepted print output is from the shop. He also adds species names and occasionally commentary to some (esp the ones done for his mothers yearly album - a record of the hols we take her on). He has found as Words says that the physical print out is usually much darker than the image on screen - I find this too and we both 'lighten' the final image prior to printing and check it via the Print Preview button to see that its not gone too light. Ian then loads his to disk and drops it into the shop and collects a day or two later. They are not exceptional quality but they're not bad either and useful for showing around. I still prefer the impact of A4 and each print getting the 'Pauline Treatment' to get the very best I can out of my own printer despite the cost........

Pauline

[tony a]

I use Photobox they are very quick and as good or better quality than you will get from the best inkjet.

Register online with them and they will send you a calibration photo, use this to calibrate your monitor.

You get 50 free prints to start, all you pay is £1.50 delivery.

[glsammy]

I've often used Photobox, I've found their quality and service to be exceptional. In fact I'm not sure how they do them so fast. I can load images up to them on a Sunday afternoon and within a couple of hours I get an email saying they're in the post! There's an added advantage with them, in that you get on-line extra storage for any images uploaded, and you don't have to print all the ones you upload so it's an extra bit of insurance for you better shots.
However, I'm now printing more of them myself, unless I want a larger than A4 print. I've just fitted a continuous inking system to my printer and it works a treat. It cuts costs dramatically, in your first order you get the equivalent of 20 sets of cartridges for less than the cost of 1 set of genuine ones. To my eyes the quality of the prints is a match for the manufactures inks, plus I never have to change a cartridge ever again.

[whis4ey]

I've just fitted a continuous inking system to my printer and it works a treat. It cuts costs dramatically, in your first order you get the equivalent of 20 sets of cartridges for less than the cost of 1 set of genuine ones. To my eyes the quality of the prints is a match for the manufactures inks, plus I never have to change a cartridge ever again.

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[Barry3]

Hi
I have just stated using DSCL 12x8 prints on fuji archive paper 45p + pp.All other sizes available. Quality excellent delivery excellent.Upload on line 1st class mail return.
Barry3

[glsammy]

Originally Posted by whis4ey

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What is this?

I've sent you a PM.

[Hobjob]

Originally Posted by PMG

getting the 'Pauline Treatment'

Ooooh! Can I have some of that please

[Ukwildlifeo]

Thanks everyone

Originally Posted by glsammy

I've sent you a PM.

Would it be possibly for me to have a PM too please?

[paulthomas]

I had a link to a review of about 5 on-line print services but seem to have lost it. I too use Photobox and they scored pretty well in the test IRC. I do find that some photos have a slight green cast but I can't complain about the price or the service.

[whis4ey]

Following this post I enrolled with Photobox and received my first prints next day. The quality is excellent. I paid for three A4 enlargements and am impressed by the quality
I still have quite a number of free copies to order, so now wifey has taken control to see what she wants to get printed

[DOXHOPE]

So will photobox do A3 prints? if not, does anyone know a good lab for these?

[glsammy]

Originally Posted by DOXHOPE

So will photobox do A3 prints? if not, does anyone know a good lab for these?

Photobox will do just about any size you like. I've had some done A3 and they're brilliant. Far better than I managed to do my self at A4.

[DOXHOPE]

Cheers mate, our camera club does them at a quid a piece, but theres a list of people wnating things done as long as a summer night..the local camera shop charges £15 a print, which I would never pay as long as I had breath in my lungs..cheers for the info

Bill

[Jon]

Originally Posted by Ukwildlifeo

Can anyone recommend a reasonably priced place to get some photos printed - I thought I'd make a physical portfolio to show friends and family. I only have a bridge camera producing 6mp images (many cropped atleast slightly) so I thought get some printed at A6 or A5 size, but dont just want cheap rubbish prints from a supermarket machine

7 x5 or 6x4 prints - hey what's wrong with the supermarkets they give me super results - and they are cheap! Make sure you save the image to size you want and they are suitably colour corrected in the first place so they don't need to adjust - tell them to print as is, 90% plus have been satisfactory.
Larger prints I do myself but you need to calibrate your screen and printer according to the colour space and the paper type etc. Not worth doing unless you intend to do quite a few larger prints. Small prints - much cheaper to go to supermarkets

Jon

[eeyore]

Originally Posted by Ukwildlifeo

Can anyone recommend a reasonably priced place to get some photos printed - I thought I'd make a physical portfolio to show friends and family. I only have a bridge camera producing 6mp images (many cropped atleast slightly) so I thought get some printed at A6 or A5 size, but dont just want cheap rubbish prints from a supermarket machine

I use a guy called andy day - who trades as digiservices ltd - based in swansea - i better not put his contacts on here (comercial activty rules etc) but if you want them i'm happy to send you a pm or email

[gez]

Try Aldi (supermarket) they have just started printing pics & im told they are very good with great rates.

[LCPete]

I use our local jessops they are really helpful and the quality is very good
Pete

[LCPete]

just uploaded a load to photobox could not resist 50 free prints
was easy too
Pete