The day Flickr released printing capability for photos, I selected my favorite ten photos and ordered 4 by 6 prints. I ordered them with the economy mail option which estimated an arrival date of November 11th. It was a nice surprise that the Yahoo! Flickr printers are located in Norcross, GA as delivery was more than a week faster than expected. I was somewhat disappointed, though, as the email I got from my post office said from “Yahoo” and I was expecting my first check from the Yahoo Publisher Network (the contextual ads). Regardless, I ripped open the firm, bend-proof packaging to find a nice envelope with my photos and a flickr sticker! That sticker now adorns the top of my laptop. As to the quality of the pictures, I am not much of a photographer but from what I can tell the pictures turned out excellent (I ordered the glossy finish). I think this is partly due to the smart flickr system that won’t let you print a low resolution picture at a large size; it detects the picture’s dimesions and only displays the print options that would look best.
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I picked my pics up at the Target which is basically right across the street. Excellent quality and they were ready in about an hour.
Why is it more fun to drive to Target and get pics than it is to print them out on my printer?
I was considering going the Target route, but I really don’t trust the people at my local Target.
Were they printed on photographic paper or printer paper? What is printed on the back of the photo paper?
Okay I just checked, it is printed on FujiFilm Fujicolor Crystal Archive photo paper. And I just realized this as well, the photo titles are printed on the back!
Cool….. they use the Fuji printer. I wonder if they will make an ICC Profile available for download?
I took the local Target route, and they turned out just great. Mine were printer on Kodak Perfect Touch Paper.