Has anyone any recommendations on who to choose to make a photo calendar. I started with photobox but it cut off bits from my bird pics and I would like to make one for my family and friends. Should I try uploading pics with loads of space around the bird to ensure that the bird's beak or tail is not cut off? I had some pics developed in Boots recently and they cut the top of Steve's head off one with his Austin 7 and also cut half the planes off when I sent in one with 2 planes flying in the sky. I'm a bit peeved!
i've used shutterfly for the last few years... generally happy with quality, altho' a bit frustrated by the limitations of the aspect ratios available...
i am pretty sure, tho', that when i've set it up using shutterfly what you see online is what you get... so you would know to recrop before it comes back missing the head...
Rosie I have calendars from Photobox from the last 4 years all great quality. You don't say if you edited the photos within the photobox software this allows you to move the image so the main subject will be printed, what you see in the interface is what you will get (you get a border round the area to be printed)
We've used Vistaprint for the last few years. They're fairly cheap but we've been pleased with the quality. The more you order the cheaper they are. I've noticed that if I print out pics at home that have been cropped then part of the picture gets chopped off so it must be something to do with the crop. I think we used photobox one year and while they were good they were quite expensive.
@jsw0109 why do you hate the spiral binding? i find it tends to hang better with that than the stapled version (altho' i don't recall seeing any stapled types of late)...
I like Mixbook, both for photo books and calendars. I find their software to be the most flexible for position and sizing that I've tried (I've also used picaboo and shutterfly) and what I see is what I get - photos don't change from their software to the final print. I DID do one book with them that didn't print as I wanted it to - I had some photos that were supposed to bleed off the edge of the page that didn't. BUT, I complained and they let me fix it in the software and then reprinted for me at no charge.
I use the iphoto calendar maker in my MacBook Air. Kind of expensive but wonderful heavy cardstock, large size is lovely. I also like the variety of things you can do AND the true colors you get. Well worth the expense I think.
Last year while out of work on injury leave I created several calendars to sell on zazzle.com that were sold. I made a couple of hundred dollars off of the sales, but they are a little pricey, unless you wait for a sale. Sales are pretty frequent, so it's not too bad. I was pretty pleased with the quality. You can check the site out and see what you think.
We have used Shutterfly for Christmas calendars and photo books for the past three years and I have been happy with them. Not sure I would use them for a coffee table book, but the calendars are excellent quality.
I have always used Vistaprint. They have a good selection and never had a problem with cut off. Review of the calendars are good and they have a lot of designs.
I've used Jessops online for photobooks and you can see clearly if bits of photos will be cut off. Have been really happy with them. Not sure if they do photo calendars.
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i am pretty sure, tho', that when i've set it up using shutterfly what you see online is what you get... so you would know to recrop before it comes back missing the head...
I've used Jessops online for photobooks and you can see clearly if bits of photos will be cut off. Have been really happy with them. Not sure if they do photo calendars.