Do you print it or get someone else to do it?

[jdepould]

I'm required to print my own stuff on occasion for class, it bites. Between color calibration, paper profiles and shadow rendering, getting good inkjet prints is way more trouble than it's worth. We have a bunch of 13" Epsons, not sure which model, but they aren't very good. They don't have enough different kinds of gray to get shadows looking like anything approaching reality, and I have a tendency to favor heavy prints, so it's especially bad for me.

If I have a choice, it's mpix, I've been meaning to try White House Custom Color though too.

[autofocus]

Agree with most...if for low volume, and if ultimate quality isn't important, printing on a home printer is fine. I own a Canon I850, and it has served me very well. I have produced some very nice 8x10's with it for some of my local showings. HOWEVER, for volume, or even enlargements you can't beat the price and quality of Costco...$.13 for 4x6's, and 11x14's under 3 bucks. You can upload and pick up later in the same day. Hint: turn off auto correct, especially if you are happy with your exposure, and having a calibrated monitor will also help. For pro level stuff, we use (my wife's a pro photographer) Century Color Labs in CT [www.centurycolor.com] and for really nice fine art watercolor prints Connecticut Photographics [www.ctphoto.com] Nice folks at both places, and they'll ship to out of towners.