Metal Prints Look Funny on Snapfish
The best places to print your photos {I tried them!}
The other week I went through all my photos on my computer, of which there are thousands and thousands, and printed them out. Up until that date I hadn't printed photos since Lacey was about 8 months, which makes me a really, really, really bad mum {kidding!}. I just went with Snapfish, because I just wanted to get it done, and off my to-do list. Loading up the photos took 24 hours… and it was when I had finished uploading all the photos, and gained three grey hairs in the process, that I realised that I had uploaded to the U.S. site. Argh. Postage was insane, but I couldn't go back… I paid it, and now I have photos. It will only take me 7 more years to put them into albums, I'm sure!
In that 24 hours it took to upload the photos, I did wonder… Where are the best places to print your photos? Which online site was cheapest? Which printed the best quality photos? I shall wonder no more! I picked six photos, and sent them off to nine online printing places, and am now writing this post so I can compare quality and costs.
The six photos I picked are unedited. I have four of my own personal photos, one taken with my phone, the others from my Olympus OM-D E-M10. The remaining two are from a photo stock site I use, because I wanted to take myself out of the equation {in case the settings I use on my camera affect photo printing quality, because I like a lot of light!}.
I paid for the printing myself, the companies have no idea I'm doing this experiment. Here's the results!
Harvey Norman : // Cost per print = $0.15 // Postage = $2.95
The process for using the Harvey Norman site was really easy, and the pricing was comparable to most of the Australian sites. I have to say, I don't love the print quality, in some photos they were too dark compared to the original photo {the photo of myself and Lulu is just wrong} and the colours were a little bit 'off', particularly in the ice cream photo.
LALALAB. // Cost for 6 prints = $6.95 including postage from Germany
Oh man, I love this company. The colours are pretty much spot on, and the printing quality is insane. Formerly known as Polagram, LALALAB. is run through an App which is available for Android and iPhone. Despite coming from Germany, postage was quick and anything that arrives in a sweet, bright pink envelope is a-ok with me!
Persnickety Prints // Cost per print = $0.29 // Postage = $12.50
My prints from Persnickety were the last to arrive out of all the prints, but they did travel all the way from Utah, USA so they can be forgiven. The printing is beautiful, and they seem to get the colours just perfect, which I love. They're definitely frame-worthy!
Domayne // Cost per print = $0.15 // Postage = $2.95
Oh, I want to tell you that I love these… but I don't. They might be fine for putting in an album for the kids to look at, but the colours are just not right and the contrast is a little on the dark side. I don't love them.
Officeworks // Cost per print // Postage – $2.95
Of all the printing I had done, Officeworks came in at the cheapest. It's only 5c cheaper per print, but if you were doing it in bulk {which I assume we all would most of the time} it would definitely make a difference to your end price. The quality is much better than the other cheaper printers, but the photo of Lulu and I is still darker than I'd like it to be. Overall though, Officeworks is pretty good.
Snapfish // Cost per print = $0.15 // Postage = $2.95
As you may have noticed, there are a bunch of printers that run at around the same price, and I noticed they appear to use similar processing platforms too. Snapfish is a favourite among loads of my readers and I can understand why. On most of my photos the colours were good, but again it's the photo of Lulu and I that just doesn't work. The colours are all wrong {I'd say it was my photo, but LALALAB. and Persnickety printed them perfectly!}, and the contrast is off. Overall it still gets a thumbs up for photos that are going into an album.
Big W // Cost per print = $0.15 // Postage = $2.95
If I was being fussy, and I am, I'd give Big W a thumbs down. Well, for two of my prints. It seems that the photo of Lulu and I is problematic, but Big W has done the worst job with it so far – it's dark and my skin is a weird green colour. It's almost not worth keeping, and may find itself in the bin. If you scroll through all the photos, you'll notice that ice cream photo is super bright and not true to it's original colours. It's more bright aqua and less true blue. The photo of Lacey jumping is a little odd in colour too. Sorry Big W. I will give them a thumbs up for offering matte or gloss, and the option to add a border too.
RGB Digital // Cost per print = $0.30 // Postage = $13
This is a bit more on the fancy side, and one you'd use if you definitely planned on putting your photos on display. It's not really that much more expensive though {30c per print is when you choose the cheapest lustre printing option}. I love the printing quality and am super happy with the colours. The RGB Digital site is a tad more complicated to use than the others, but nothing I couldn't get through. Thumbs up from me!
NUSHOTS // Cost per print = $0.19 // Postage = $5
This is only a few more cents expensive than most of the printers I tested {Big W, Snapfish, Harvey Norman, Domayne, Officeworks} but the quality is definitely more improved. The paper itself is thicker, and more beautiful, and the printing is divine. The colouring in the photo of Lulu and I is just so spot on, and across all my photos they really just nailed it. I'm pretty impressed with Nushots.
WHAT'S THE VERDICT? I have to say I love Nushots. I think I'd be able to trust them with printing all my photos and nailing the colours. It's only slightly more expensive than the cheapest options, but definitely wasn't the most expensive option. I do love LALALAB. too though. Their printing is just superb. So it would be Nushots in number place for quality, and LALALAB. second.
And when it comes to cheap and cheerful, and getting the job done, I guess Officeworks wins that spot. They're not the most amazing quality, and not the worst either… so when you're paying 10c a photo, I think you're onto a good thing.
WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR PHOTOS PRINTED? HAVE YOU TRIED ANY OF THE ABOVE OPTIONS?
Source: https://fatmumslim.com.au/the-best-places-to-print-your-photos-i-tried-them/
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