07-22-2006, 10:27 AM
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home printing vs. store processing
I've been wondering about this for a while, if home printing works as well as store processing. I've got some misgivings even though we have a stellar camera and printer, if the digital printoffs as home will last as long as the store-processed images. You have to wonder since digital cameras and printers have been around very long if the digital home-processed pics will last as long as store processed ones. I welcome your opinions.
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07-22-2006, 10:34 AM
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As I mentioned in a post about photo paper, I have digital pictures that are over 5 years old and still look great. While I guess I don't know how they will look 20 years from now, I think that if you use good paper and keep the pictures in a scrapbook or photo album of some sort that they would be good for life.
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07-22-2006, 11:38 AM
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I wonder what a Creative Memories consultant would say. I am guessing they would add that as long as you acid free paper around your pics, they should last a long time. Is good photo paper acid free?
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07-22-2006, 02:37 PM
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When you factor in the cost of ink and paper, store printing seems so much more cost-effective.
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07-22-2006, 02:58 PM
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I've thought so for a long time as well, except now that gas is $3 a gallon, I'm wondering about how cost efficient it is make a long trip into town to just have some pics processed.
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07-24-2006, 05:04 PM
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I would have to agree that store printing costs are probably much cheaper, I guess some of the advantages of home printing are disadvantages to store printing and vice versa.
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07-24-2006, 05:34 PM
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I suppose it depends which store you go to I prefer printing at home as i can print anything such as Embarressing pictures like my bday cake in my face
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07-24-2006, 06:24 PM
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Good point, Desiree. Ever seen "Hope Floats"? I love when the photo processing owner tells Sandra Bullock's character, "Sometimes we get . . . interesting pictures. So we just put them in this file back here." You have to wonder . . .
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07-24-2006, 07:10 PM
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yea you sure do. Or i heard on the radio about a woman who took pics of her little boy as every parent does of the child in the bath tub and the guy turned her in for child pornography which really urked me as every parent even I have a pic of my daughter in the bath with a bubble face like santa clause...
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07-24-2006, 07:54 PM
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yes privacy for your personal pics
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Originally Posted by Desiree
I suppose it depends which store you go to I prefer printing at home as i can print anything such as Embarressing pictures like my bday cake in my face
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I agree---I think pics saved on disk is a great safeguard for such memories----but printing them at home is as well keeping your memories yours!!!  |
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