Printing – Why it Matters

Many of us use two options when it comes to printing:

1. print at home

2. get photos printed at local stores

The third option that is available that many probably aren’t using is ordering professional quality prints online.

I am a HUGE fan of www.MPIX.com and order majority of my personal prints from them. Sometimes I do last minute printing and head to my local warehouse for prints, but I am never 100% happy with the quality.

Here is a copy of an image ordered locally. The color is a bit off, but it works for scrapbooking, right?

The colors are not vibrant (though they are on my computer screen on the original print) and the paper is not of high quality.

Here is an image purchased from MPIX. I love the clarity, the vibrant colors and the paper is professional grade photo paper so it is thicker than that of the local store photo processing centers.

I used to strictly go to my local centers until I saw the difference between the two when it came to quality.

The best part is that aside from having to pay shipping (which is not expensive at all through MPIX), the print pricing is fairly the same, if not a little less expensive through MPIX as opposed to local options.

My biggest concern when families purchase CDs is that they purchase images from local stores vice having them professionally printed. I worry that the prints they have done do not accurately portray the high resolution quality of the images provided to them. That is why I strongly encourage my families to purchase their prints from companies such as MPIX.

(I am not affiliated with MPIX, nor gain anything out of sharing their information with you. I just want to ensure that you are getting the best out of your printed images. =)  Now get printing!)