On Digital Picture Printing
On Digital Picture Printing
Hi fellow photographers!
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Do you render your digital pictures on paper (print)?
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Do you use a printer in the home for it?
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What printer do you use?
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What printer would you recommend with cost vs quality in mind? (8.5 x 11 prints would be fine)
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Do you send your pictures to a commercial printer?
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Do you goto the nearest Staples or Walmart and use the printers there?
Hi fellow photographers!
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Do you render your digital pictures on paper (print)?
Yes! We do the usual 4x6 stuff, make a yearly calendar that I think is 13"x13", and have a mix of larger prints (yearly family photo) and canvases (things that will be on the wall longer)
Do you use a printer in the home for it?
No, we use a mix of local brick and mortar, Shutterfly, and I think CanvasChamp
What printer do you use?
N/A, but if you're looking to buy the thing to look for is a sublimation printer. This is what photo labs use. It will cost more than an inkjet up front, but will be much lower hassle with no no clogged nozzles.
It might be worth calculating the break even cost vs just using a lab though. I suspect a lab will be hard to beat unless you print a lot.
What printer would you recommend with cost vs quality in mind? (8.5 x 11 prints would be fine)
No idea, sorry :(
Do you send your pictures to a commercial printer?
Yes! See above.
Do you goto the nearest Staples or Walmart and use the printers there?
I have used both CVS and Meijer (Midwest not-walmart-walmart), but mostly for smaller batches where shipping doesn't make sense. No real complaints, but their machines can be a bit fiddly.
Thanks for your detailed reply!
We have CVS locally but I don't remember them doing photo-printing. We also have staples, and they have a corner of their store for copy/fax/printing, I think. Were you just describing Meijer or should I stay away from Walmart for this sort of thing?
No problem!
On Google maps, "CVS photo" will turn up if you search for it. I suspect staples can do photos too, I just haven't used them.
As for Meijer vs Walmart, we haven't set foot in a Walmart since we moved to the Midwest - not that we were doing that frequently before we moved here. I have no experience one way or the other with Walmart photo, but suspect most retail locations are probably fairly comparable. The market doesn't seem that big anymore, so they might even be running similar equipment behind their branding.
I'll go to a local photo studio and ask them to print it. It's worked so far. For small family photos I have decent photo paper I print on at home
I usually just use a nearby shop to get my pictures printed. If I need anything better, I order online