Digital Photo Printing

If you're anything like me, then you probably dread the thought of sitting down for an afternoon of digital photo printing. I used to have literally hundreds of unorganized, unnamed pictures on my computer's hard drive as well as in my camera's memory card. They should of course have been in my albums or on my walls long ago, but I just had no time to (or the desire) to sort and print them myself. Then I discovered that many websites are offering digital photo printing services at competitive prices, and I decided to give one a try.

The process was very simple. First, I compared prices on a few of the most promising sites. I found that digital photo printing rates generally start at $0.14 each, and can range all the way up to $0.19 or more at some places. The quality didn't seem to vary much: most of the websites offered glossy prints on Kodak paper, which is pretty much all I needed for my purposes. In addition, I found that many websites have special promotions for first-time customers. These promotions generally help getting a certain number of free prints or free shipping with your first order. Offers like these can save you a lot of money, particularly if your first order is large, so try to take advantage of them whenever possible.

Once I decided which website I wanted to entrust my digital photo printing needs to, I had to fill out an online sign-up form in order to create an account. After my account was in place, I started uploading pictures from my computer to my personal album space on the website. After that I had a chance to select which size I wanted my prints to be and also to decide whether or not I wanted to order any novelties, such as mouse pads or coffee mugs with my favorite pictures on them. Finally, I have verified my selections, entered my credit card number for payment purpose, and that was it.

A few days later, I received absolutely stunning pictures in the mail. The colors were sharper than anything that could have come out of my own printer, and I've heard that professional digital photo printing outlets like the one I used specially treat each print to make the image last longer. If you've ever done any digital photo printing at home, then you would have already known how the colors tend to fade pretty badly after a few years. So far, I haven't had any fading problems with my professionally printed pictures. If you want your digital photo printing tasks to be as easy and carefree as mine are, you should check out a few Internet print shops for yourself. Once you have discovered the convenience, quality, and low-cost of online digital photo printing you would never go back!