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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dave_W" data-source="post: 79696" data-attributes="member: 9521">I'm going to chime in on the opposite side and say don't bother sending them to anyone, do the printing yourself. High quality printers are fairly cheap and do an amazing job. I have an Epson R2000 that delivers prints that easily match the output of all but the highest end prints out there. I bought my Epson for $300 after a $100 rebate which in the world of photography is not much money at all. And let me tell you, having the ability to proof your prints, switch out paper, add or subtract grain, color and sharpening so that you have the ideal print is invaluable. I mean, we spend so much time perfecting our photography, getting the lighting, the shading, the sharpening all just right so to pass it on to a lab tech just doesn't follow the original train of thought that went into the making of the image. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not bashing anyone or trying to hurt anyone's feelings that doesn't do their own printing, that's not my point at all. Rather I'd like to encourage people to take on the challenge and start printing their own photos. You'll find it's as equally challenging and rewarding as taking the image in the first place. Making your own prints is a real creative journey and in the end when you hold that image in your hand and it's a perfect as you could possibly make it, it's like the adventure has come full circle and you own that image in every conceivable way. Taking paper and ink into consideration, the typical print will cost you around 15 cents each. So depending upon how often and how much you print out you'll easily make back the cost of the printer in not time at all.</blockquote>

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