Where to print *large* photos???

[Tacori E-ring]

Where is a good place online to print 10x13 or 11x17 photos? TIA!

 

[karasue91]

I haven''t printed them that large yet, but my photographer recommended shutterfly...

 

[robbie3982]

Tacori, I''ve had good experience printing normal sized photos from walmart.com, so I imagine their large photos would be of good quality as well.

 

[Tacori E-ring]

Robbie, I usually do Walmart too but when I printed my wedding photos (granted it was 2 years ago) 8x10 was the max. They do have the best prices though!

kara, I will look into shutterfly to see if they print that large.

 

[Tacori E-ring]

oops...meant 11x14...Shutterfly does not print 10x13 but they do print 11x14 for $7.99 (in case anyone else wants to print a biggie). Yay!

 

[Sabine]

Snapfish does 11x14 poster prints for 6.99

 

[marchswallowbird]

I''ve used Smugmug to print photos up to 16 x 20. Incredible quality, as long as the original image is high-res enough. Shutterfly is also a good choice.

 

[newbie124]

Our photographer recommended mpix.com. I looked it up and apparently it''s what many pro photographers use...and surprisingly, their rates are incredibly reasonable.

 

[strmrdr]

Date: 9/6/2008 10:36:19 PM
Author: newbie124
Our photographer recommended mpix.com. I looked it up and apparently it''s what many pro photographers use...and surprisingly, their rates are incredibly reasonable.

second mpix they are the consumer side of a pro lab that uses the same process, equipment and staff as the pro lab.

 

[neatfreak]

Kodak gallery''s large prints have come out nice for us.

 

[Hera]

Kinkos can print out 11x17 on photo-like paper (I can't really tell the difference). 11x14 is a deal from there at like $3.50 or something and they can sometimes do it at last minute. If you don't like it, a lot of times they can make adjustments to make it just right (They can make it any size though and just put it on the 11x14). For 11x17, the price does jump pretty significantly so anything 11x14 and smaller is a deal.

*edited to add that I just saw you were looking for online. Kinkos isn't really online, but you can place an order online and send them the file and then you could just go and pick it up.

 

[robbie3982]

Tacori, I just checked and Wal-Mart has larger sizes available now:
11 x 14 ($4.86 ea.)
12 x 18 ($9.84 ea.)
16 x 20 ($11.86 ea.)
20 x 30 ($15.86 ea.)

It sounds like Kinkos is cheaper though.

 

[icekid]

My personal favorite is adorama- they are a professional lab in NYC. The quality is fabulous, prices are reasonable! They often have great sales too.

 

[modernsparkler]

We just printed our e pics at costco and the quality was impressively good. The largest we got was 11x14 and I think they go up to 12x 18.

 

[jcrow]

i''ve used shutterfly and with good results. i prefer their matte finish over the glossy.

 

[AmberGretchen]

a third vote for mpix - we''ve gotten some very large prints from them and always been impressed with the quality - much better than what I''ve gotten from shutterfly.

Also, mpix offers a wider variety of sizes and if you get a size that the picture isn''t that dimension already they let you custom crop it so you can be sure it comes out exactly how you want.

 

[Tacori E-ring]

Thanks for all the advice! Walmart already has our photographer''s release on file...do these other places require them too? (it is a wedding photo).

 

[FoxyBride]

Date: 9/7/2008 8:33:42 AM
Author: icekid
My personal favorite is adorama- they are a professional lab in NYC. The quality is fabulous, prices are reasonable! They often have great sales too.

Ditto to Adoramapix.com.

If you don''t mind slow shipping, I''d also try artscow.com. The prices can''t be beat and they have TONS of photo gifts.

 

[peridot83]

I''ve had bad luck with Walgreens, pictures just don''t turn out as sharp, colors a little off, and with v. large file sizes...everything seems a little squashed (of course this could all be in my head).

My roommate, an amateur photographer, swears that Costco does a good job in a pinch.

If you don''t need it fast, I would look up a professional photolab in your area, or go with one of the professional online services recommended here.

 

[divergrrl]

mpix is who my maternity photog had me use for the large ones.