Having a memorable wedding is every couple’s goal, and being able to put together a collection of favorite photographs of the event is part of the celebration. As many photographers today offer digital media copies of their photos rather than the traditional hard copy photos, that leaves brides and grooms with the added task of finding a top photo printing service.
In Chicago, as well as in the surrounding areas, there are hundreds of options to consider when choosing a photo printing service. However, most of these services are not professionally operated and tend to produce photos that are not the quality you expect.
Do-It-Yourself Options
There are a lot of kiosks and even drugstores and retail outlets that offer photo printing. These printing services use the basic commercial printing equipment and standard photo paper to produce the pictures.
With these types of services, you will find that the colors are not as vibrant and the images are not as crisp as what the picture appears on the computer screen. This is not a fault of the photographer; rather it is an issue with the actual printing process the equipment uses. Also, and this is important, the software in the system is unable to recognize those very fine color gradients and details, and prints out less polished looking images.
Professional Services
With professional photo printing services, you will find a slight increase in cost over the prices of these do-it-yourself or retail store prices. However, this slight cost will be more than offset with the beautiful, vibrant and true to life colors on the photos. The images will be crisp and clear, and you won’t see that hazy look that is so common in low-quality printing.
The company will use top grade photograph quality paper, ensuring that the photos are going to be durable and long lasting, and will be more resistant to fading. Additionally, these companies may also offer the option of large format printing, allowing you to choose to reproduce images to any size you desire.
With professional photograph printers, you can also create your own wedding photo books. This can be a mini to a full sized album type of book that allows you to include the photos of the wedding you want to give to your guests or to friends and family in a beautifully put together book that is going to be a keepsake of this very special day in your new life together.
