printing digital images for best quality

[coleli]

I normally use Costco to print my digital images from my canon d10, and love the prints most of the time. I just can't seem to get consistent prints. I ordered (2) 8x12's on the same day and they were each a little different. (????) Does anyone know of a professional lab that I can email my images to for printing. Does this lose some of the images quality via the internet?

[Photo-John]

There are ots of places where you can upload your files to get prints. I've been using Printroom.com for a couple of years and been pretty happy. They're a little slow, but the quality is very good, and predictable.

Maybe some other people have some other recommendations. Oh yeah, Clark Color has been advertising with us. I probably shouldn't forget about them I just don't have any personal experience with them. They have a free print deal going, though. There are links to their offer in the Photo Critique forum, if you want to try them out.

[SmartWombat]

Out CostCo here in Oxford is great, consistent pictures each time.
So long as we get them done togther

They made a mistake last week and only printed one picture instead of 2. The operator said he'd have to print 2 together to guarantee they matched and (because it was his mis-count) he said we could just keep the "wasted" one.
So whenever I go in there I look out for him because he actually has a clue !!

I know 8x6 isn't really a snapshot But I've not used them for anything serious yet.
Maybe this year I'll actually get some F1 shots good enough to sell...

[SkyHawk]

I print my own using a dye-sub printer.