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Old 04-21-2009, 04:58 PM
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Hello all:-) Maybe it's just me, but everytime I go out and get prints off of a CD or memory card it seems like these printing machines mess with my photos! Sometimes my pictures come out cropped in a way I did not give permission for them to be, and then other times there is added saturation that should not be there. This makes skin tones redder or more yellow then they should be and ruins my pictures. I do go to CVS and Target, which I am sure is where most of my problems lie, but can anyone tell me where to go, or send away too so that I can have the pictures that I originally took???
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Old 04-21-2009, 07:48 PM
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Odds are you'll likely get better pictures with a local print shop than you would with CVS or Target, but you'll be happiest with results you sent away for.

Sure, there's a little more patience involved, but using a place like adoramapix or mpix gives noticeably better quality at roughly the same price.
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I have used both AdoramaPix and mpix, and have been very happy with both. It takes a bit more time (only a few days), but the results are quality.
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