Panoramic Printing Options On The Web
A while back I posted some tips on Digital Photography School entitled 8 Guidelines To Taking Panoramic Photos With Any Camera, followed by 20 Great Stitched Panorama Examples and lastly Creating Panoramas With hugin Photo Stitcher. All of these panorama posts generated quite a few comments, including a number of questions on where to get panorama prints made.
Here then is a round up of some of the more popular online photo printers that offer panoramic prints. I’m only including the height sizes offered as various vendors offer variable widths. This allows for flexibility when creating panoramas.
| Name | Height Sizes | Price (USD unless noted) | Finishes | Ships To |
| ezprints | 6″-30″ (15cm-76cm) | $2.50 – $792 | Glossy, Matte | USA |
| MPix | 5″ (13cm) | $11-$14 | Glossy,Metallic, Lustre | USA,Canada |
| AdoramaPix | 4″, 6″ (10cm, 15cm) | $1.24-$4 | Glossy, Metallic, Matte, Lustre | USA |
| Nations Photo Lab | 8″,10″,12″ (20cm,25cm,30cm) | $8-$18 | Lustre, Metallic | USA |
| Panoramas4U | 2″+ (5cm+) | £2+ | Not Stated | UK |
| PosterXXL | 8″-59″ (20cm-150cm) | £5-£270 | Glossy, Lustre | UK |
| PanoPrint | 6″-12″ (15cm-30cm) | £40-£70 | Satin | UK |
| Panophotos | 4″-14.5″ (10cm-37cm) | £15-£80 | Not Stated | Europe |
| Photoartomation | 20″ (50cm) | $130 | Standard, Laminated | USA + World |
On thing I realized when doing this research is that it’s hard to find a good turnkey printer for panoramic prints. Many other sites offer the ability if you call or send your files in on disc, especially in Europe and Australia. Compared to two years ago, though, the number of online retail outfits is growing which is an encouraging sign for those of us who like our images large!



19 Responses to “Panoramic Printing Options On The Web” - Add Yours
October 19th, 2009 at 1:40 am
Many Costco Locations offer 12″ x 36″ for around $6
October 19th, 2009 at 2:12 am
In the UK I get mine printed by http://www.photobox.co.uk/. A 20″ x 8″ costs about £6 plus postage.
October 19th, 2009 at 5:21 am
For non-standard print sizes I use http://www.perfectposters.com (US). They charge $3.75 per sq.ft (any ratio) up to 72″ wide, 40″ high. The quality is amazing and they ship the same or next day.
October 19th, 2009 at 10:25 am
+1 for ezprints. I like them over Mpix. The prints are cheaper and there are LOTS of print sizes. Mpix has a small finished length. where ezprints goes all the way to 53″ on the smaller widths to 156″ (that is 13ft long!) for the wider prints.
I actually made a 52 x 6 inch story board pano of a friend’s wedding for her wedding present. $15 +s&h. And it was at my house in only a few days. She was still on her honeymoon when it arrived.:D
I have used them a dozen or so times and I am always satisfied.
October 19th, 2009 at 11:13 am
I’d like to recommend Aspen Creek Photography in Oakhurst, CA for very high quality panoramic prints. 4×8 for 45¢, to 30×100 for $169. I am not affiliated with them, just a very happy customer.
http://www.aspencreekphoto.com/
October 19th, 2009 at 1:09 pm
For Mpix, you can have any custom cut pano by sending them a large photo with top and buttom white space and adding text “cut this” in the white areas.
For example: You could put a pano inside a 20×30 print and having them cut it to what ever height is needed.
I have not tried this myself but it’s in their help or messageboards.
October 19th, 2009 at 10:23 pm
I use http://www.perfectposters.com, too, and have never been disappointed and the prices are great. They don’t just print panorams, but all sizes up to 70″ and include do-it-yourself frames, montage posters, etc.
October 19th, 2009 at 10:32 pm
Good print options are definitely hard to find, the number of panoramas I’d like to print keeps growing:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/focx/sets/72157622106753068/ :)
October 19th, 2009 at 10:58 pm
posterprintshop.com is another good one. The are $5 a Sq FT for paper and $8 Sq Ft for canvas.
October 19th, 2009 at 11:37 pm
Just thought I’d add one:
Bay Photo Labs – http://www.bayphoto.com/bayweb/pro_standardsizes.htm
they have WONDERFUL size options and great pricing too!! One of my favourite places to print!!
October 20th, 2009 at 2:55 am
@ Stephen
I read that at Mpix a few years ago. I was going to use them until I came across ezprints.
The problem with mpix is that you have to pay for all of that wasted space, plus the biggest you can get is 36″ @ $44. ezprints is about 1/4 that.
October 20th, 2009 at 6:16 am
Here in the Uk I know you can get them printed at Photobox!
October 21st, 2009 at 1:01 am
I haven’t tried them yet, but http://www.americanframe.com seems like a decent turnkey type solution. A lot of different mat and framing options. They seem a tad more pricey, but will probably give it a shot soon.
October 21st, 2009 at 2:47 am
I have a sign shop nearby that is able to print almost any image i give him. He uses a roll fed commercial printer to print his signs and posters. The roll is 36″ high by 200 feet long so as long as the image isn’t outside of those dimensions he can print it. Quality is pretty good too. Rather than charge me a different rate for each size he just charges by the foot of paper used, which allows me to stack several prints inside the 36″ height restriction.
October 22nd, 2009 at 2:58 pm
ColorMailer.com is my favourite. They offer a variety of aspect ratios (of course, including panorama) and paper types. You can print your photos on posters, self-adhesive posters, canvas and fine art canvas. Great service
October 23rd, 2009 at 5:50 am
thanks for great article, i was getting my pannas done at teds cameras @Eastland,Victoria,Australia they did a wonderful job on their huge large format printers.
I then saved my dollars and bought my own. Never looked back and i use a programme called Q image to line up the images on the printer paper width and presto.
But i have made a discovery: Brilliant Prints: http://www.brilliantprints.com.au
they also do canvas pannas, Art blocks, and icemounts. http://www.artblocs.com.au & http://www.icemount.com.au
great compnay great to deal with, thier team are highly trained and very creative – perfect match for my work.
Keep the stories comming!
October 23rd, 2009 at 5:50 am
Along the same line – with the fast shooting of the cameras I have had, which allow for multi-image shots. I have had the following one printed at 30`wide at a box store – Staples and had 110% results. Was printed during a sale for only $9.99can.
Would recommend Staples anytime – for other Canadians.
Visit the link below to see the image.
http://www.polarcontract.com/PhotoTricks/
November 1st, 2009 at 7:46 pm
Any suggestions for printing in Australia?
November 3rd, 2009 at 12:41 am
Printing is easy and affordable… the expense comes when you want to frame them or to get them mounted on gatorboard and just display them on a photo rail.
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