Now that you have that new digital camera, how do you print out your amazing photos? You could purchase a printer, which have dropped drastically in price recently. Are you a rocket scientist? Great, then you will have that printer set up in no time. Don’t forget to buy quality printing paper and extra ink for when your printer runs out. Instead of all this hassle you could simply load these photos online and have a professional print them out for relatively cheap.
Digital cameras are great. Take a photo and immediately see your results. If you don’t like it, delete it and take another. With the size of memory you can buy for a camera today it is possible to hold hundreds of photos on one stick or disc of media. But at some point, you will need to empty that disc so that you can take new photos.
Now that you have moved those photos to a computer, CD or other type of storage, you will eventually want to print them out. If you have kids, you are probably taking photos on a daily basis and need to send some copies to the family. Uploading photos to these "photo finishers" as they are sometimes referred to, can really simplify the photo sharing for your family and friends.
In Store Printing
Many stores today have a "Photo Kiosk" where you can put your photo memory, CD etc into a computer and print your photos out within minutes. The most familiar one would be the Kodak Kiosk. Normally located near the photo lab in a store, the large yellow kiosks are hard to miss.
Many different resources can be used with the Kiosks. The Kodak kiosk for example accepts just about every type of digital camera media including Compactflash, Smartmedia, Memory Sticks and xD-picture card media. If you have already saved your photos to a CD or floppy disc, they are accepted as well. Some camera phones may be compatible to wirelessly transfer photos to these kiosks. You can also bring in a photo and scan it to make changes or copies.
Once you have your photo loaded, you then have the option to print several different sizes of your photos. From a sheet of wallets to an 8 x 10 as well as photo cards for birthdays, Christmas etc. You will also have access to many editing tools such as "zoom and crop," "remove red eye," "add text" and much more. The photos are usually ready within a few minutes.
Some of the more familiar stores that usually have the Kodak Kiosk are Target, CVS, Walmart and many others. Check your local stores websites or the Kodak website for more information.
Upload Photos and Order Online
Instead of going to the store, and possibly having to wait in line for a photo kiosk to become available, you can upload your photos and order them off of a website. Many sites now offer service within one hour.
Below is a review of some of the more popular sites. They all offer the same basic services, but each one has their benefit. Some offer free online storage for an unlimited amount of time. Some offer one-hour service. Some allow you to put photos on many different products such as mugs and t-shirts