I did a little experiment based upon the feedback that I received when I asked my friends and Facebook “Fans” what company they  use for developing pictures. I sent a few of my images to a couple of the labs that were mentioned to see what they would look like. The results are shown below.

Three things to note: 1. Sorry for the yucky scanned images. 2. There is a huge difference in printing labs. 3. I learned that Shutterfly actually printed the 4×6 inch image on paper that was a few centimeters smaller than 4×6 inches. I am not sure why, but I am pretty sure that if you had a 4×6 inch frame that it wouldn’t fit correctly.

The leaves have fallen and there is a chill in the air.  That means it time to start thinking about the holiday cards for  your loved ones.

This year there are 5, 5×7 inch card designs and 2, 4×8 inch card designs to choose from.  Each card will be custom made with the images from your session or event.  You may choose the images, the greeting and the closing to really make it personal.  On most of the cards the coloring of the card can be modified to better match your session too.

How to order:

1.Simply select the image that you would like for your holiday card in your online proofing gallery

2. Select the “Products” tab

3.  In Category dropdown select “Cards”

4.  In the Product dropdown select “Announcement Cards”

5.  Click “View product details” button

6.  Select the size and quantity that you wish to order

7.  Select the Holiday Card Design that you wish to order in the dropdown

8.  Type in the image numbers that you want on the card and which card you would like to

9.  Type in your preferred greeting.  I.e Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Peace, Love and Joy …etc

10.  Type in your preferred closing.  I.e. Love, The Raivala’s,  -The Raivala Family, or Jon, Katie, Ethan,Noah, Claire, and Grace Raivala

11.  Leave the quantity as 1 and click on the “Add to Cart” button

12.  Complete order   * Please place your order by December 10, 2010 to ensure that your cards will be delivered in time.

5×7 inch cards appear in the following order:  Square Collage, Christmas Tree, Chocolate Blue, Aqua Circles, and Antique

4×8 inch cards appeared in the following order: Reindeer and Colorful Dots