Print Received from MyPhotoPipe

I received my print from MyPhotoPipe and, as promised, I'm posting to give my feedback on the quality of their output.

First, let me say that I received the print quickly - I've just been lax in writing this post. Their turnaround time was great - especially considering that I'm in Montana and they are in Atlanta.

As far as print quality - I am very impressed. As you can see in my earlier post, I picked a black background for three 8x10 photos of my kids. Labs of lower quality sometimes have trouble with large areas of black like this - streaks and the like serve to make it a risky design move. MyPhotoPipe pulled it off without a hitch - it looks great. A friend at work pointed out that the photos were oversaturated and too red, but I blame myself for that as the images are faithful to the ones I uploaded. For an extra fee per photo, I could have had MyPhotoPipe color balance the images for me, but I'm getting just experienced enough with color now to decide I want to call the shots.

My initial thought was to dry-mount the print once I received it. I changed my mind on this after receiving the print. Because I chose a matte finish on photo rag paper, I determined that the print would be prone to smudges and other damage if I didn't protect it. So instead of taking it to a local shop to have it laminated prior to a dry-mount, I decided to trek down to Michaels to buy a standard size frame.

My wife loves the finished product and it's now ready to hang. If only I could find some free wall space...