where to go for b&m digital photo printing?

[BlahBlahYouToo]

i tried a machine at cvs a couple years back and it sucked compared to the online places but i only need to print 1 out.

 

[FoBoT]

costco or walmart

 

[Homerboy]

walgreens
just upload prints online, pick them up in an hour
you cant beat it

 

[timswim78]

I like Costco and Walgreen's. You can often find coupon codes for Walgreens.

I tried Walmart a few years ago, and they only had matte paper, which I did not care for.

 

[mshan]

My dad said Adorama (?) is where professional photographers go?

Is this true, or is picture quality going to be the same at pretty much any bricks and mortar or online photo printing site?

 

[Terabyte]

ritz camera?

 

[Kelemvor]

We use Walmart more often than anywhere else.

Just hop online, upload the pic, set it to print out with in store pickup and no shipping or anything.

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

how does the quality of these places compare to shutterfly, snapfish, etc.?
and how much per print?

 

[summit]

kinkos kinda pricey but worth it, imo

 

[jpeyton]

Costco

 

[ghostman]

Originally posted by: mshan
My dad said Adorama (?) is where professional photographers go?

Is this true, or is picture quality going to be the same at pretty much any bricks and mortar or online photo printing site?

Well, Adorama sells high end and consumer photo gear. Their print service also offers color profiles, allowing you to fix your own digital prints and get more consistent results. CVS (and pretty much all pharmacy) photo technicians probably don't even know what color profiles are for.

Having said that, I've never used Adorama. I've used ImageStation (which is now closed), which was good enough for me. I occasionally use pharmacies for one-off prints, but the quality has varied significantly.