Prints

How do you handle print orders?

I know it's possible in a rush to use Ritz or WalMart but how do you handle them?

Depends what I am doing.

- If its for myself I go to CostCo. Affordable prints with great quality.
- If using specialty products I tend to take orders on site and fill through Millers.
- Sports league shooting I post to my Zenfolio account and then let parents order from MPix.

Options 1,2, or 4, depending on the situation. And I never, ever order prints from WalMart.

I'm still getting started but I use Mpix, WHCC, and ProLab express. For personal stuff, I use shutterfly or winkflash.

I used Mpix for most of last year, for my business as well as for personal. This year I'm moving 'up' to their parent company which is of course Millers Pro Lab. But I may still use Mpix for my personal prints.

The last time I tried a local place they had printed the exposure alllllll wrong and made me look like a terrible photographer.

All my prints are made by www.pechmanimaging.com

Rush orders in my business are ads for magazines, I email the image to the printer.

I use walmart their prints are are actually excellent, and customers can't tell the difference. Mpix might be a tad higher quality to the trained eye. That and walmart sells 20x30s for $12 and they look damn good.

I use London drugs mostly. I can proof their prints before I take them home. They are really good about reprinting anything I don't like. They have even reprinted ones I screwed up. I'm not condoning walmart, but a good local lab offers a lot of benefits. I think your poll should have "local lab" as an option.

1 or 2 using Exposure Manager for me. Most often option 2, whenever I can.