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@BethAnnG: I like mpix for quality prints and products. Adoramapix has decent DIY albums using real photopaper. Most of the other ones people will recommend use cardstock.
For individual prints to frame I used Ritz Camera. I took the digital images on a flash drive and used the kiosk in the store. They did a nice job.
I've used ritz for regular scrapbook photos, the online uploader etc was super easy and I was happy with the quality.
Another one for Mpix.....we did albums through Adoramapix and loved them, but didn't get actual photos, so I don't know if they are better or not, but the prints we got through Mpix were really, really nice. and cheap!
For fun photobooks, I use shutterfly.com. They have millions of things you can customize on photos adding stickers and frames and background.
For professional books, I am doing one via photobookamerica.com from a groupon deal a while ago. I haven't ordered it yet but I heard good reviews.
Mypublisher.com is another one I heard people use and like it so far.
But I can imagine both sites will be expensive if not on sale.
I do know some photographers use costco to print their professional book, so maybe that's another way to go too.
I have used My Publisher for coffee table books and had fantastic results. And they have great coupon deals (just keep an eye on the site- all the books I have ordered from them I have been able to get at least 50% off by waiting to order)
My brother uses Blurb.com every year to make coffee table books with pictures of his daughters. The books always look awesome.
Book: Adoramapix or My Publisher. I like the interface of both, and the print quality is equal. i like the pre-made layouts of Adoramapix more, but i don't like that you have to work within their pre-established page number counts. MyPublisher lets you add pages in 2 page increments, so that you can get exactly what you want, which is really nice.
Prints: Adoramapix. Their metallic prints are such great quality.
After I got my digital copies, I did a sampling from 1) Pictage (my photographer's affiliated site), 2) Mpix, 3) Adoramapix, and 4) Kodak Gallery. I had all pics printed on the Kodak Pro Luster paper.
I thought Mpix and Adoramapix did the best job as far as matching color to what I saw on my computer screen, with Adoramapix winning by a slight edge. I thought the Mpix pictures were slightly darker than what I expected (but still looked really good), where Adoramapix was pretty spot-on.
Pictage did a decent job as well, but it wasn't worth paying a million times more money for the prints when Mpix and Adoramapix actually did a slightly superior job. (Prices were jacked up bc my photographer made $$ off of them.)
The Kodak Gallery prints were just bad -- colors were completely off.
Of note, for my B&W pics, my photographer edited them such that they weren't TRUE B&W, but had a very, very faint brown tint to them, which I loved. When I printed them through Mpix, they automatically put it on true black and white paper (which I didn't ask for), meaning I lost the subtle tint changes on the prints. Adoramapix printed them exactly as ordered, and they came out perfect.
I ordered an album from mypublisher, which I'm going to be writing a review on when I get it (hopefully a couple days,) and I also had the same question about prints.
I ordered a 4x6 from mpix as well as walgreens, and they are IDENTICAL. (well, mpix is more of a matte finish [i don't remember if that's something i specified when I ordered,]) but I did not in the slightest find a single difference with coloring or pixelation or sharpness or anything.
I've always loved the prints I've ordered from Adoramapix, especially if you get metallic paper!
Here's some links to blogs that have done print lab comparisons:
http://photo.net/digital-darkroom-forum/00QnNl
http://kristygarceauphotography.wordpress.com/2011/07/17/finally-my-printing-lab-comparison/
http://www.smugmug.com/photos/pro-print-labs-compared/
http://www.bestwebbuys.com/photo_print_service_comparison.html
mmmmmm now I might have to order a test print from Adoramapix to compare!
Rather than exclusively looking for website recommendations, I would check out local photo businesses. I have used Ritz a few times, but I'm not in love with their location, process, or style. It works, and I did use them all the time for work when they were a 3 block walk away.
I actually found a local camera and video specialty shop that also develops pictures. I can upload them online or go and use their machines. They have a ton of options with great samples of each paper and style that's clear to see and understand. Because I had some couples portraits printed there, I ended up discovering that they do incredibly high quality photo and negative restoration and digitization that we have used regularly since to restore the other half's family photos that date back a century.
I'd check locally first to see what other good things you might discover.
MPIX or find a local developer. Get the coffee table book from your photographer.
I used Picaboo for books and was really happy with the quality. I would have done Adoramapix, based on reviews, but my computer just didn't like their website/upload process, where Picaboo was mostly off line and then you upload at the end. So with my computer it was better.
If you want to read a lot of photobook reviews check out Photo Book Girl-- I used that to decide on my books.
This was really helpful info... Especially the links with ratings and explanations of different printing sites.
:)
My photographer suggested Mpix for prints, although I haven't ordered them yet. I used Adoramapix for our parent's albums & was very satisfied with the quality. I'm waiting for a sale on a larger book to make our's.
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I will have the rights to my wedding photos and I'm looking for a great site to use to get quality photos. I'm also interested in a coffee table book, thanks in advance bees!