![]() Aside from a few basic sliders and switches, Snapfish doesn’t offer much in terms of photo editing capabilities. For those that have experienced ordering prints, the “dumbing down” that takes place is frustrating. Rather, business is earned from average people seeking to get their favorite family photos printed.Īs such, if you’re looking for advanced, state-of-the-art editing options or a wide array of print preferences, you’ll likely be disappointed. Join the Road Trip Revolution at the Solo Road Trip Facebook Fan Page, here.Xpozer Review Placing My Snapfish Photo Prints Orderįirst, keep in mind that Snapfish isn’t necessarily made for the perfectionist professional. Pay attention to the overall color, the blacks, and the skin tones. ![]() Here are the two photos – both scanned by my cheap-o scanner/printer/fax/copier purchased for $100 six years ago and still buzzing along quite nicely. Shutterfly will continue receiving my business (until someone else catches my attention and I have to do another comparison). In the Shutterfly photo, the blacks are blacker, the colors pop – like they’re supposed to. In the Snapfish photo, my face looks ghostly pale. The color, ESPECIALLY the skin tones, is markedly BETTER than Snapfish. So what about the most important factor – print quality? Shutterfly gets the nod hands-down. The 4×6 photo will also neatly fit into a frame. This means you don’t get a photo back with the sunset at the top missing, or someone’s head cut off (see post about Bad Photography, or Good Photography with a Disposable Camera!). A preview screen comes up showing the 4×6 area, and allows you to drag the photo around the space. So you choose the photo, then say you choose the 4×6 print option. Shutterfly allows you to select your own crop. And when I went back to Snapfish to find this option so I could better explain it to you, I couldn’t find it! Made me crazy. Furthermore, several online forums report there IS cropping, even on the 4×5.3 photos. But frames for a 4×6 will not work for this option. The fix? Snapfish offers a 4×5.3 “True Digital” option that prints the photo with no cropping. Translation: upon printing, a 4×6 photo will be cropped somewhere. Most point-and-shoot cameras have a 4:3 aspect ratio. Shipping speed was the same- ordered on the same day, received both orders a few days later.Īs cameras have dynamic ranges that see the scene differently (see this article on L’heure Bleue – The Blue Hour), printing 4×6’s can be very tricky. Comparing pricing, I surmise they are very similar, even though this order was more with Shutterfly (with the add’l 5×7). Shutterfly frequently offers similar deals. Since it was my first order with Snapfish, the 4×6’s were free (20 free 4×6’s after your first upload). At Shutterfly, I ordered one more 5×7 by mistake. The total spent at Snapfish for 8-4×6’s and 3-5×7’s, including shipping was $4.05. The upload process was the same – both were fast and without fuss. Of course, I wanted to compare, so I had both Snapfish and Shutterfly print identical photos of my 5.6 rated technical summit of Grand Teton. I’ve been happy with the prints, but Snapfish (by HP) caught my attention recently and I thought I’d give them a try. After that, I began using them for all my printing and various fun photo projects (personalized calendars, coffee mugs, mouse pads, photo albums). They were a huge hit and I thought Shutterfly did a good job with them. Having discovered Shutterfly a few years ago, I uploaded family photographs taken over that year and had personalized calendars made for Christmas gifts. A local commercial color printer continues to print the captures I want to add to my portfolio, but those are laughingly rare and consist largely from Western China and the Great Plains region of the U.S. There is also now a Shutterfly vs Snapfish, Take II.įor me, shooting digital has resulted in a screeching halt of printing. If none of that trips your trigger, then how about joining the Road Trip Revolution at the Solo Road Trip Facebook Fan Page, here. If you like this post or find it even remotely helpful/informative, leave me a comment, tweet it, or click around on the site a bit with all that spare time you have (there’s no advertising anywhere on here – believe me it’s not for lack of trying).
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