Fabulous Prints: Mpix.com

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As a photographer I am often asked where to get photographs printed. While Costco and Walmart might have great deals and decent machines, for top-notch printing, I use Mpix.com. Mpix is a division of Miller's Professional Imaging, the largest professional lab in the country.

So why do I use Mpix.com?

Mpix offers three different types of photography paper: E-surface color in a matte finish (what you are used to but better), true black and white, and my favorite, metallic. They are all great types of paper with amazing colors, detail and professional finishing. I think the metallic paper really stands out in that I've never seen anything quite like it. From the front it looks like normal color paper, but slightly tilted to the side, the colors really glow. Best of all, before you decide which kind of paper you want to use for your own photographs, Mpix will send you a sample kit so that you can compare them all first-hand.

Mpix offers great prices, especially on large prints. In my particular realm of photography, I often do not print photographs smaller than as 8x10, so it can get pricey. Mpix offers very competitive prices on all sizes and types of paper. Plus, there is a flat shipping charge no matter the number of prints I order.

Mpix offers unique sizes of photographs and an amazing array of consumer and professional products. As to sizing, most labs only offer traditional paper sizes, but with Mpix I was able to order a 8x12 or a 10x10, still at great prices. When it comes to products, Mpix offers more consumer products than I could ever need from playing cards to wall-clings. For the professional, Mpix offers everything from proof portfolios and boutique packaging to zenfolio, a way to organize and sell photographs online.

Finally, I use Mpix because other photographers I trust love the quality of the work and Mpix has received top honors from sites like Popular Photography. Mpix.com is offering a 25% off on their large prints with code largeprint09 which is good until 2/25/09.

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