Island Photo SM Megamall

[nicolodeon]

Oks an glossy paper for printing everyday snapshots or kung gusto mo ng pics with vibrant colors. Yung matte paper eh the best for photos na pang sabit sa wall at dun sa mga photos na kailang i-handle regulary. For B&W, the best ang matte paper. Kung artistic prints, mas oks ang matte kaysa glossy.

Pros and cons ng matte at glossy:

Matte:
Pros -

1. Smudes, stains and fingerprints are not visible
2. Perfect for lithograph/artistic prints na isasabit sa wall.
3. Most (hindi lahat ha) professional prints are done using matte paper. So, if you use matter paper to print your pics, parang professional ang dating mo - lalo na kung B&W yung pic.
4. Halos walang glare.

Cons -

1. Medyo grainy ang finish. Would not advise this paper kug ISO/400 pataas ang ginamit dun sa shot - grainy na eh lalo pang magiging grainy.
2. Yung colors eh hinde ganun ka vivid at vibrant compared sa print using glossy paper.

Glossy:
Pros -

1. Colors are vivid and vibrant
2. Kung 100% naka focus yung shot at 100% tamang settings ang ginamit, the images would be crisp and sharp - lifelike kung baga.

Cons -

1. Takawin sa fingerprints, smudges and stains, na madalas ay mahirap tanggalin (kung 'di ka marunong)
2. Not good for B&W prints
3. May glare. Hirap tingan yung pic at certain angles.
4. Madalas, dumidikit dun sa plastic ng photo album. Pag naiwang nakadikit for a long period of time, malaki ang chance that the photo would be ruined.

In the end, it all boils down sa kung ano preference nyo. Kung casual, everyday photos lang ang habol nyo - oks na oks ang gloss. Pero, kung medyo artsy kayo na gusto nyong i-display ang works nyo sa wall ng banyo, eheste, house nyo or sa galleries, matte is the way to go.

[oldblue]

I failed to mention waterproof po ang mga photos ng minilabs. so kung halimbawa dala nyo sa gimmick stack of photos, then view ng mga friend nyo. syempre di maiiwasan mga laway-laway na tumatalsik hehehe.

I experienced this eh nun nagpapa-print ako sa digiprint, after the gimick may mga smudges na sa photos namin. bad trip. similar dun sa pag nabasa mo yun pinirint mo document sa ordinary house inkjet printer.

[theveed]

oldblue: unfortunantely, they're only a little resistant to liquids... Had a 11x14 print done one time and it slipped out sa envelope and plastic, landed on a couple of water droplets sa kalsada, the photo was ruined instantly.

[theveed]

What's increasingly annoying for me is how photolabs usually don't allow you to bring TIFF files anymore they'll only process JPEG hehe, sucks if you really need large prints at high details.

[BlueBimmer]

kaya i prefer printing the photos myself using a photo printer + high quality photo paper. para sa mga printing na ipapakita sa iba i use everyday photo paper which are cheaper. you can print til you drop. although pag larger than A4 di na kaya.

[boybi]

mas mahal kasi ang printing ng photo printer. mas mura sa photo developing centers. pwede pa paulit yung print kung hindi maganda ang pagkakaprint.

[BlueBimmer]

yep mas mura pero hassle para sakin, kelangan pa pumunta. besides mas confident at satisfied sa sariling edit sa pics kesa mga photo shops na yung iba tamad mag edit (hindi lahat hehe)

[OTEP]

regarding sir otep's case, i can understand kumbakit ganun treatment nila, 1-2 photos lang pina-print nya. imagine firing up the entire machine and mixing chemicals to print only 1-2 photos.

sir OB, hindi pa nila alam kung ano ang ipagagawa ko, panget na talaga treatment nila...

And if they don't want to do business, sabihin lang nila. Hindi naman din ako excited makipag-deal sa kanila. Kaya nga tinanong ko na yung tao nila sa counter kung saan pa ang ibang photoshop dun sa mall.

[Bogeyman]

regarding sir otep's case, i can understand kumbakit ganun treatment nila, 1-2 photos lang pina-print nya. imagine firing up the entire machine and mixing chemicals to print only 1-2 photos.

Malamang naghihintay pa ng additional requests for printing, tapos saka lang sisimulan, kaya pinapabalik sila after an hour. Iniipon ba.

[MAXBUWAYA]

old school kasi iyang island photo eh, they should shape up para makalevel sa mga bagong photoshop na digital specialist.