{"id":34016,"date":"2024-03-07T14:33:27","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T19:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=34016"},"modified":"2024-03-16T08:29:04","modified_gmt":"2024-03-16T13:29:04","slug":"testing-photo-labs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=34016","title":{"rendered":"Testing Photo Labs, Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"
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10 prints from MPIX<\/p><\/div>\n

UPS dropped off a package of 10 prints this morning!\u00a0 They arrived in a stiff, cardboard envelope. Inside were two plastic bags, one for the 8×10 inch prints and one for the\u00a0 8×12 inch prints. Each plastic bag also had a thin piece of cardboard to protect the prints. The packaging was good.<\/p>\n

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I put the prints on the bed and grabbed a quick iPhone snapshot for this article.\u00a0 The prints look good. They are a pretty good color match to the original digital files on my color calibrated monitor.\u00a0 Unfortunately, a quick iPhone photo is not as good as seeing the original prints in person.<\/p>\n

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8\u00d712 print and framed 16\u00d724 print<\/p><\/div>\n

I compared one of the 8×12 prints to a framed 16×24 print of the same photo that is on our living room wall and I grabbed another iPhone photo. The color match is good. The 8×12 is lighter. I went to the original digital file. The 8×12 is a little lighter than the original. The 16×24 is a little darker than the original.<\/p>\n

Note the white cotton glove. I use white cotton gloves when handling unframed prints. If you pick up a print in you bare hands, the tiny amount of natural oil on you skin can slowly eat away at the surface of the print.<\/p>\n

The lab who did these prints is MPIX in Pittsburgh Kansas. MPIX has been one of my two favorite labs for years and I recommend them highly. My other most favorite lab was bought out by a bigger lab.\u00a0 So I am looking for another great photo lab that I can recommend along with MPIX.<\/p>\n

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10 digital files.<\/p><\/div>\n

The best way to compare photo labs is to put together a varied set of photos, and send the same set of photos to each of the labs.\u00a0 Be sure to include landscapes and portraits. Some labs have a reputation for doing better with portraits, some for doing better with landscapes, and some for doing well with both. MPIX does well with both.<\/p>\n

I found three labs with high reputations that I have not used, so I sent all three labs the same 10 photos that I sent to MPIX. I am anxious to see and compare the results.\u00a0 I will let you know how my comparison test comes out.<\/p>\n

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Testing Photo Labs, Part 2<\/a><\/p>\n

Testing Photo Labs, Part 3<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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