Tips & Recommendations For Online Printing

Jes’ Tips & Recommendations For Online Printing

Where to print your images after a photo shoot is more important than you might think.  Printing your images at a low quality lab can significantly change the look of your images.  What you love about your photographer’s style can easily be destroyed by a CVS kiosk.  If I was your photographer then I strongly suggest printing via your online gallery.  I print at an exclusive, high quality professional lab only available to photographers.  Ordering from Jessica Caso Photography is simple and very affordable and will guarantee you the highest quality prints available.

Tips For Online Printing

• Tip 1  When printing on your own, please always select a “matte” or “lustre” finish.  Do not, I repeat, do not order “glossy”. Glossy prints will not show off the quality of your images and have a tendency to stick to the glass in a frame causing inconsistencies on the print.  They also have a tendency to collect finger prints.
• Tip 2  Make sure you TURN OFF any color correction or auto correct functions.  Many labs not only have this as an option but will also automatically apply it.
• Tip 3  Double check your crops.  Your images may not be sized perfectly for all print sizes sometimes resulting in a very unfortunate decapitation.  Make sure to double check any crop placement before hitting the ORDER button.
• Tip 4  Don’t print screenshots.  Take the extra step to download your images.  This often requires a computer as images sizes are likely too big to be stored on your phone.  If you’ve hired a professional photographer and then print screenshots, you’ve just wasted your money.

Jes’ Favorite Print Shops:

• Nations Photo Lab delivers good-looking, well packaged prints to avoid any shipping damage.  It is also one of the few services that offer an attractive gift-packaging option: A sleek box tied with a silk ribbon makes for an attractive gift shipped directly to family or friends. Nations also offers free shipping for orders of $50 or more and often you can find a promo code with a quick Google search.
• Mpix who is part of the Miller’s family, offers great prints with very little color and exposure change from the original image.  The prints are well packaged and like Nations you can also often find coupon codes online.
• Printique who comes from Adorama, delivers photo prints on a good choice of papers and in very sturdy shipping material.  They don’t offer as many photo gifts as some of the other labs but you can be assured that what they do have will be beautiful and arrive to you safely.
• Artifact Uprising offers a wide range of printed photo products and all of them are of superb quality.  From creation to order to shipment, Artifact’s photo printing services are on point.
• Framebridge is best for full-service online framing. They offer a simple ordering platform, and the quality is top-notch. Each frame is handcrafted, and the cost depends on the size of the finished product, but shipping is always free!
• Walmart Photo  Walmart makes this list because it’s a great option if you need your photos ASAP. Want your prints the day you order them? No other service here can boast that feature. The print quality can vary from store to store so don’t expect forever quality prints but they’ll do in a pinch.