Hi, where can i find a printing lab that charge the cheapest and would print 5r pictures.. thanks!!:)

Observation about quick-cheap printing lab: Just recently, i visited SM Mall and observed the shops of Great Image and Tronix...i observed that Tronix is a new player while Great Image was there for years. I don't know the printing lab of Great Image but i noticed Tronix are full pack of customers, their prices are really realy low compared to Fans Digital...i presumed that all photography related items including camera and printing are dropping at fast pace...where will this industry going in 3 years?...i read an article saying that photo printing will become home based in 8 years...even our yaya and household help will be able to run our home base printers:)

Best bang for the buck would be Digiprint. Their service even includes free next day delivery to anywhere in the country.

Try DPI, with Louie. Studio 58 with Bengy Toda. Digiprint also. Don't know the actual prices, but it's pretty decent in my book.

Best bang for the buck would be Digiprint. Their service even includes free next day delivery to anywhere in the country.

wow that is so convenient!

Hi, where can i find a printing lab that charge the cheapest and would print 5r pictures.. thanks!!:)

I wouldn't always go for cheapest to print stuff - print quality is more important. DPI is the only color lab that calibrates all their equipment. I think you can talk to them about special rates if it's a really big order.

thank you for the information guys! pero ok ba mag pa print sa hidalgo? kasi i saw 7 pesos for 1k pcs of pics.. ganun kasi kadami papaprint ko :) kaya ba tapatan ng DPI yun? pero i saw sample pics and it's ok naman.. i am printing class pics kasi.. :)

suggest to try digiprint also. their prices are competitive. they have branches all over metro manila but the machines are located in a central office to ensure consistent quality. they use fuji machines and paper. drop it off and it gets sent to your house the next day via LBC. Same owner.

http://www.digiprint.com.ph/

thank you for the information guys! pero ok ba mag pa print sa hidalgo? kasi i saw 7 pesos for 1k pcs of pics.. ganun kasi kadami papaprint ko :) kaya ba tapatan ng DPI yun? pero i saw sample pics and it's ok naman.. i am printing class pics kasi.. :)

Jerry for fast cheap and good prints try Y2K in R. Hidalgo. Digital prints for 5x7 is 7.00 and film is 5.00 (analog) with 25.00 processing of film. I have tried them and it's ok they also do phototac. they use mitsubishi paper and noritsu

Digiprint is okay as well as Picture City...

Thanks for the info. guys... Much appreciated... This is indeed very useful! :)

do the print labs post-process (a little tweak) your digital images before printing them?

checking exposure and the like? any chance they should print it as is (files you gave them)?

thanks Gil! :)

i am printing class pics kasi.. :)
Hi Jerry,

Interesting question really, you had me thinking... "value vs. cost" Here's my take on it...

Labs that are used to printing for Pros like yourself normally have a special volume rate - especially if it's 1,000 5R's of the same pic! If your staking your name on your photographs as most do, then I suppose you'd like the print quality to represent the level and quality of photography that you deliver.

Since you're paying the lab for output, it would be reasonable for you to expect that the skintones must at least be realistic, whites are clean with no color casts. The blacks should be pure and are truly black. (You may be surprised to find that there are quite a lot of greenish blacks and bluish blacks out there.) I would say that this is the bare minimum quality any lab worth it's salt should keep -- ideally.

Also, is the lab willing to work with your files? Meaning, will the operator help you out by doing some minor color or density corrections based on his judgement? Will he resize your file to get best resolution at 5R? Really good operators are well known, and keen photogs develop a working relationship with them so the operator understands your preferences.

Lastly, do your customers care about which paper your pics are printed on? Some prefer one brand to the other. You can always charge a premium for a known brand over a lesser known one.

In the final analysis, even if the pictures were printed by someone else, all the students know is that you took the picture since you're name is probably on the envelope... and they will judge your work by your print.

So I think if you can get quality at P7.00 a 5R, then it's a match made in heaven! If not, then...

Choose wisely! :)

Edwin

Hi Jerry,

I agree with Edwin. You can never sacrifice your name, integrity and credibility for a few pesos. What you can do is also apply for a discount card for professionals at Fuji Digital Imaging. You get 20% discount in all of your prints and other services like CD burning. Annual fee is only Php 250.00, valid for one (1) year and will be waived the following year if you meet the minimum quota of prints which I'm sure you will because your job orders are in bulk. What's good about Fuji Pro Discount Card is that it is valid in all of their branches except for some like in Greenhills which is not company-owned and being managed by a franchise holder. Fuji also has special coating. It is waterproof and the skin tones are better than other brands. Their printers are also digital and has 4th layer technology.

Digiprint is okay as well as Picture City...

what's the contact number of diGiPrint? tnx :)

what's the contact number of diGiPrint? tnx :)

just check their website http://www.digiprint.com.ph/. it would depend on which branch you would want to reach :)

there a slightly changed topic (from cheapest) to affordable

http://www.digitalphotographer.com.ph/forum/showthread.php?t=1900

cheap does not have to be poor quality..i'm actually looking for minor retouch and changes from the pic (i hate my pics being resized, zoomed, cropped etc), and preferably, high quality dye sublimation prints, water resistant/tear proof paper..

Speaking of Digiprint.. I noticed that Cebu & Davao are not included on their branch list. I wonder why, since I think there could also be a number of significant market in these 2 booming cities.

Can always consider JT Photoworld (5366590-91) can also do pick-up and delivery! :)

Can always consider JT Photoworld (5366590-91) can also do pick-up and delivery! :)

JAAAAAAAN!!! :Grin:

hi guys ok din sa Hidalgo...i tried each printing stores there... lahad sila binid ko kung san ang mura pero quality pa rin ang printing....and the winner is island photo distributor ng Kodak...dun ako nagpapaprint maramihan kase tlaga kapag ako nagpaprint mura tlaga sila they give special discount to bulk orders and of course as well as sa ating mga photographers ok din ang service nila they charge me 5x7 6.00 only digital and 4 pesos analog they use kodak paper matte or glossy..by the way guys Samar pa ko ha...ang maganda sa kanila is pwede kang magrequest kung anong gusto mo and they charge it for free...and hindi sila naniningil ng processing fee...kung tatanungin nyo kung ano pinapriprint ko madami....gaya ng classpictures usually thousands copies tlga...school events christmas intrams js valentines at higit sa lahat graduation at marami pang iba kung ano ano....ang discounts binibigay depende kung gano karami pero kahit walk in ka lang mura pa rin tlaga sila at quality din ok pa ang service! try nyo....ok din ang fans pero medyo mahal pero sa large format ok din sila i never printed to malls coz ang mahal ok tlaga sa hidalgo..

JAAAAAAAN!!! :Grin:

Heyyyyy!!!! Tammy! We have FTP na! :)

I just got back 300+ prints from Digiprint and was really disappointed to see that most of the prints came back with a slight blue-green tint. What is strange is that I had the same set of images printed in Singapore without any problems. In any case, my monitors are already calibrated with Spyder2 and I haven't had any trouble with test prints on our in-house printers (HP 90 DesignJet). Except for the blue-green tint, I thought the turn-around time and price of Digiprint was great and would like to continue to use them. Any suggestions on what I can do to avoid this problem again? Is there a specifc color profile or adjustments I should use with Digiprint?

@Paul,

Since it came out that way, I believe you should call their attention. Miguel Vecin is a member of this forum.

In general, I'm happy with Digiprints. I was satisfied with the output, delivery time, and the price (I had 4r prints made, and paid P5.85 per piece since I'm a PRO member).

I just got back 300+ prints from Digiprint and was really disappointed to see that most of the prints came back with a slight blue-green tint. What is strange is that I had the same set of images printed in Singapore without any problems. In any case, my monitors are already calibrated with Spyder2 and I haven't had any trouble with test prints on our in-house printers (HP 90 DesignJet). Except for the blue-green tint, I thought the turn-around time and price of Digiprint was great and would like to continue to use them. Any suggestions on what I can do to avoid this problem again? Is there a specifc color profile or adjustments I should use with Digiprint?

Paul - Sorry to hear about your experience of our service. Pls send me back the prints and Ill be happy to re-print them for you. We will try our best to print them properly. Its the first time I hear this problem from our printers but never the less we will be glad to re print all the pictures again for you.

Miguel - Thanks for the offer, but I suspect the problem is with my batch RAW conversion workflow or something... I am using Capture One and sometimes need to "tweak" it when I change print services. I requested a color profile from the Digiprint sales person and she promised to get back to me (still waiting...). In any case, the blue-green tint was only very slight so I will probably do some adjustments and try again. Any tips or suggestions??

Miguel - Thanks for the offer, but I suspect the problem is with my batch RAW conversion workflow or something... I am using Capture One and sometimes need to "tweak" it when I change print services. I requested a color profile from the Digiprint sales person and she promised to get back to me (still waiting...). In any case, the blue-green tint was only very slight so I will probably do some adjustments and try again. Any tips or suggestions??

I can send you the icc profiles of our printers if you want? Pls email me a sample of the pic and ill see what I can do here

if you just want to print your pictures, fast and easy, then digiprint is really an option. BUT they do not calibrate their stuff. And the employees there, tweak your photo so be careful and tell them what you want. Sometimes, red does not look red at all. hahaha i always rely on DPI and always end up with a full smile, but if i dont have any choice, i go to digiprint and go home with half a smile. hehehe

was wondering, are FUJI printing labs any good?

I've tried Digiprint once and it was quite good (and convenient)... Tronix SUCKS big time, hehe, sama ng kulay and paper.

You can try Fujifilm in Megamall and other Fuji labs. Great quality and price. 8R is less than P50. I tried Digiprint and i wasn't that impress. The paper their using isn't that nice and its kinda pricey. More than P50 8R. If your looking for the best paper yet cheap price, you should try Fuji.

Help!
I am finishing the layout of our Wedding Album. I wonder where is the best shop and place to have this printed into an album? This is my first album layout to print, so far, kaya di ko pa alam ang process. The size is 7x11 inches. Maybe about 50 pages or more.

Thanks po!

7x11? That's not a standard size. You'll probably have to get it printed as 8"X12" and get the excess cut afterwards.

You could just send the images to be printed first to a lab like DPI. You would then have to source an album supplier and get the images mounted or you could do the mounting yourself.

Or, I think Fans can take care of printing the images and creating the album for you.

Yes, I think the 7x11 is not really the standard size. I just want to try if this would look nice, since it's personal naman.

Ok, so if I got you right, I will place the layout 7x11 in an 8x12size and then just have the excess cut afterwards.

Please tell me more about Fans. Thanks! :)

Fans is located at Atlanta Centre along Annapolis street in Greenhills.

Para sakin Digiprint tlga :D

@patrickjacinto

Do you have any quotations of their pricing? Do they have any website for me to check? TIA! :)

@ Jeruel

http://www.digiprintpro.com.ph/

Help!
I am finishing the layout of our Wedding Album. I wonder where is the best shop and place to have this printed into an album? This is my first album layout to print, so far, kaya di ko pa alam ang process. The size is 7x11 inches. Maybe about 50 pages or more.

Thanks po!

have it printed 11x14 then cut it into two?

Try JT Photoworld at Paco or Pasong Tamo in Makati they also calibrate your monitors for free if your photos printed with them regularly. 7x11 is not standard size so you might have problems finding albums that would fit your specs...

7x11? That's not a standard size. You'll probably have to get it printed as 8"X12" and get the excess cut afterwards.

You could just send the images to be printed first to a lab like DPI. You would then have to source an album supplier and get the images mounted or you could do the mounting yourself.

Or, I think Fans can take care of printing the images and creating the album for you.

But you have to get your display calibrated on a regular basis. Also, your calibration and profiling partially depends on the amount of ambient light present.

Thats just really just the downside of it. but at the least they take care of your pics by at least giving you a call if there is something that is not right with the color. They do not print it until you approve the proof...at least for me that is.

But you have to get your display calibrated on a regular basis. Also, your calibration and profiling partially depends on the amount of ambient light present.

Try JT Photoworld at Paco or Pasong Tamo in Makati they also calibrate your monitors for free if your photos printed with them regularly. 7x11 is not standard size so you might have problems finding albums that would fit your specs...

Our Wedding Photographer recommended JT Photoworld. Does anyone know the pricing they offer?

Thanks everyone for the suggestions about the size of our album. I decided to change the size into 20"x10" spread to make it easier.

I know that JT will try to do their best. But the inaccuracy of the display makes it useless for precision work. The free calibration and profiling is then rendered moot. :D

Thats just really just the downside of it. but at the least they take care of your pics by at least giving you a call if there is something that is not right with the color. They do not print it until you approve the proof...at least for me that is.

Jo, would you know what color profile Digiprint is using in their lab printers? I just would like to confirm because I think it's sRGB, here's why:

My first batch of prints printed in Digiprint are in Adobe RGB because I shoot using Adobe RGB (camera setting is Adobe RGB like what you taught us). The prints came out a little bit muted in color, skin tones lack red.

My second batch of prints, I converted it from Adobe to sRGB. The prints came out nice, vivid colors, just the way I like it.

So, do I have to convert my photos to sRGB when I print them in photolabs (especially for Digiprint since this is my choice lab)?

Jo, would you know what color profile Digiprint is using in their lab printers? I just would like to confirm because I think it's sRGB, here's why:

My first batch of prints printed in Digiprint are in Adobe RGB because I shoot using Adobe RGB (camera setting is Adobe RGB like what you taught us). The prints came out a little bit muted in color, skin tones lack red.

My second batch of prints, I converted it from Adobe to sRGB. The prints came out nice, vivid colors, just the way I like it.

So, do I have to convert my photos to sRGB when I print them in photolabs (especially for Digiprint since this is my choice lab)?

You may want to download the latest ICC profile from Digiprint and using Convert to Profile, select Digiprint profile to convert to. (assuming that you loaded the profile already). When saving the file, uncheck embed color profile and save.

Mini-lab machines normally do not support ICC profiles. When you send them an Adobe RGB file, it will print muted. You have to convert to their profile.

To be honest, prints from their profile and sRGB are pretty pretty close. But for best results, ask for their profile and convert to that. Still continue shooting Adobe RGB.

Thanks Nino. I'll try this next time.

So I think my workflow is incorrect. I already have Digiprint's ICC profile but I used it only to soft proof in Photoshop (not to Convert to Profile). Good thing Digiprint's ICC is close to sRGB, it would have been another failed attempt to reproduce the colors I want.

Thanks again!

Nino: A bit of a noob question, I got Digiprint's ICC profile (thanks Miguel), how do I "embed" them to my images?

Nino: A bit of a noob question, I got Digiprint's ICC profile (thanks Miguel), how do I "embed" them to my images?

PC or Mac? Have you loaded the profile?

For loading it on OSX, go to Macintosh HD>Library>ColorSync>Profiles

For Windows, right-click a profile and select Install Profile. Alternatively, copy the profiles into the WINDOWS\system32\spool\drivers\color folder

Then, it should appear in Photoshop already. Go to Edit>Convert to Profile. Select Digiprints profile.

ah, thanks bud.

As I've mentioned during the basic photography seminar, mini lab machines do not recognize color profiles. Your observations are correct. The profile of Digiprint is closer to sRGB. But Nino's suggestion is better. Convert the images first to the glossy or matte profile of Digiprint (depending on which paper you want) prior to having them printed.


Jo, would you know what color profile Digiprint is using in their lab printers? I just would like to confirm because I think it's sRGB, here's why:

My first batch of prints printed in Digiprint are in Adobe RGB because I shoot using Adobe RGB (camera setting is Adobe RGB like what you taught us). The prints came out a little bit muted in color, skin tones lack red.

My second batch of prints, I converted it from Adobe to sRGB. The prints came out nice, vivid colors, just the way I like it.

So, do I have to convert my photos to sRGB when I print them in photolabs (especially for Digiprint since this is my choice lab)?

You would also have to convert the image afterwards. The lab machine will not do any conversion of color profile for you since it also doesn't recognize color profiles.

BTW, be sure to use the same rendering intent that you used during softproofing when you convert your files :D


Thanks Nino. I'll try this next time.

So I think my workflow is incorrect. I already have Digiprint's ICC profile but I used it only to soft proof in Photoshop (not to Convert to Profile). Good thing Digiprint's ICC is close to sRGB, it would have been another failed attempt to reproduce the colors I want.

Thanks again!

Ah ok, so I should use Digiprint's ICC profile both for converting files and softproofing in PS.

Thanks Jo. I'm sure it'll be perfect next time. :D

im planning to start a home based photography business. what brand/ model of dslr cameras can you suggest. is nikon d5100 good enough?


Could you please NOT post the same query at three different threads here in DPP forum?

Cheers!

Jo Avila

NOT as red as L lens. Rachel, stop hijacking the thread. This thread is about printing, not about cameras.

NOT as red as L lens. Rachel, stop hijacking the thread. This thread is about printing, not about cameras.

This is one noob that is irritating me. I sent her a warning reply and a PM about it.

I received an email reply wherein she thanked me for my rudeness.

When was it rude to enforce DPP forum rules and guidelines?

That's enough thread hijacking.

Back to our regular programming.

Cheers!

Jo Avila

Observation about quick-cheap printing lab: Just recently, i visited SM Mall and observed the shops of Great Image and Tronix...i observed that Tronix is a new player while Great Image was there for years. I don't know the printing lab of Great Image but i noticed Tronix are full pack of customers, their prices are really realy low compared to Fans Digital...i presumed that all photography related items including camera and printing are dropping at fast pace...where will this industry going in 3 years?...i read an article saying that photo printing will become home based in 8 years...even our yaya and household help will be able to run our home base printers:)

Great Image acquired the Epson SP7900, a 11 cartridge on board printer. It was calibrated and with customized ICC profiles each media they used.

I think the 7x11 is not really the standard size. I just want to try if you look good, as it is Naman staff. If you come to me directly, I place in 8x12size available 7x11 and then just be too much to cut the arrears.