My twin girls started preschool last week facebook

Well their school has asked that all the families bring in a family picture for the classroom. Being a photographer means that not only are you never in a picture, you never have anyone take your pictures too (apparently, as we have NO family pictures!) I got tired of procrastinating and figured when we were all ready to go to brunch today I would set up the tripod and take my own photo! Then I figured I would just print it at CVS cause I needed to go there this evening anyway. 

Now I know I tell all my clients that professional prints are higher quality and that the colors will be true to what I (the artist) wanted them to be. I mean you hired me cause you like how I make my photos look so you should want them to look like that, right? 

Despite my own advice I printed at a chain, CVS to be exact. They got them done for me while I was doing my shopping (HOW CONVENIENT!!!) I paid for them and headed home. 2 4x6 prints $1.00 SAWEET!!!! 

Got home and open the package. My jaw DROPPED!! The picture did not even look like the picture I had edited. My family looked like zombies we were so grey. CVS print compare

The top image is the image I edited and put on a jump drive to print. The lower image is a picture of the print I got back from CVS. I did nothing to it other then make sure the white balance was not off. (you can learn about white balance HERE)

Does this mean that I will no longer sell digital images? No, what I will do from now on is when you buy a digital image I will include a 5x7  of that image so that you know what it SHOULD look like. 

One online place I recommend for consumer prints is mpix.com I will be checking out a local place for my print that I need fast and let you know what I think. 

happy clipping!

xoxo, 

patty