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Old 09-12-2009, 11:36 PM
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Hey everyone,
I have used Walgreens, CVS and even Walmart to print my photos. They come out nice most of the time but i'm wondering who you guys use to print photos. I'm hoping to be able to create some really nice portraits and i'll want those printed somewhere that their work will be of higher quality and not the mass printer type offered at the Pharmacy and Walmart. Where do you suggest?
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Old 09-13-2009, 12:09 AM
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I use bayphoto and ezprints thru my smugmug account. The prices are very reasonable and the quality is outstanding!


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Old 09-13-2009, 12:12 AM
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I use a local specialized Lab. I've seen people come in and compare their Wally-World prints to theirs, and the Wal-Mart prints get shot to pieces.
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Old 09-13-2009, 12:18 AM
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I use both AdoramaPix and mpix. They're both reasonably priced professional labs. They use honest-to-goodness light-exposed photo paper, and the results are excellent from both (with decent prices too).
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Old 09-13-2009, 02:53 AM
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I use MaridianPro.com for my prints. They are very reasonable and do very nice "Lab Corrected" prints.
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Old 09-13-2009, 09:26 AM
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I also use mpix.com.
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Old 09-13-2009, 09:55 PM
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Another vote for mpix.com
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Old 09-13-2009, 10:04 PM
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THANK YOU for starting this thread!
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Old 09-14-2009, 12:36 AM
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shoot out a vote for me for White House Custom Color

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Old 09-14-2009, 12:58 AM
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I use mpixpro
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