![]() ![]() Worse, the same happened when I shared my photos to Facebook. Unfortunately, when I shared via email, the recipient could only view a page of small thumbnail photos, with none of Flickr's commenting, photo info, or full-size viewing and downloading. Hard copy isn't the only option: You can share your York albums via email, Facebook, and Twitter. The mountain scene below (click the image for a larger view) shows the over-sharpened, unnatural look: And the portrait below with the red hat shows how this sharpening can be unflattering to human subjects. Other, even lower-cost competitors such as Walmart Photo didn't produce this kind of distortion in any of my test prints. One photo with a dark evening sky is even ruined with artifact patterns in the sky (below). But they tend towards an oversharpened, artificial, postcardlike look. The image quality of my test photos is acceptable, with good color and lighting. ![]() The images are printed on Fuji Crystal Archive paper, which is better than Walgreens Photo's no-name paper, but I prefer the professional level of Mpix and Nations' Kodak Endura paper. All the others, except for Amazon Prints, used more-protective cardboard, overnight-style envelopes or even boxes, in the cases of AdoramaPix and Mpix. In its favor, there was a cardboard insert in the envelope, and my photos were undamaged, but I could easily envision more-careless shipping handlers altering that outcome. My York test photo prints arrived in the least-protective packaging of any service I tested, a standard large paper envelope. Only Shutterfly comes close in the range of products, going so far as to offer pet food bowls and shower curtains. York has one of the largest selections of products you can have your photos printed on: In addition to standard prints, you can choose books, calendars, cards, posters, tee-shirts, puzzles, playing cards, blankets, pillows, and even neckties. It took only four days for my pictures to arrive, even with that much cheaper shipping cost. Shipping options on the checkout page are less obvious that in competing sites, but the rates are very low: The default ground shipping was only $2.79. I should note that the York website is a bit slow between page loads, even on our very fast corporate internet connection, compared with the other sites I tested. Still, I'd recommend editing questionable photos with installed software, such as Lightroom or even the surprisingly powerful Photos app included with Windows 10. On some photos, the contrast and brightness fixes did nothing, but I was able to verify that they do work on a washed-out aerial photo. You can shrink the crop, apply color effects like sepia and color tinting, and use autocorrections for contrast, brightness, levels, and sharpening. That's more than you get with Walgreens Photo. ![]() York offers a choice of black- or white-bordered prints, borderless prints, and glossy or matte finishes. You also get some editing and cropping options from the order page. (Opens in a new window) Read Our RitzPix Review You can't pay for your York order with PayPal, which is a little annoying for the online-only set, but once you add all your credit card details, you can use the same card over and over. AdoramaPix charges 31 cents for 4-by-6x and $2.49 for an 8-by-10 print. The higher-end services, as you'd expect, cost more. Amazon Prints charges just 58 cents for 5-by-7s and Walmart Photos charges only $1.79 for an 8-by-10. For comparison, Snapfish also charges 9 cents for 4-by-6s, but 69 cents for 5-by-7s, and matches York's 8-by-10 price at $2.99. York's prices remain very competitive, while several other photo printers have raised theirs: 4-by-6 prints start at just 9 cents, 5-by-7s cost 79 cents, and 8-by-10s are $2.99 each. Despite that selection and its low prices, York Photo Labs doesn't distinguish itself from the competition in its web interface, print quality, or packaging. It has moved into the digital world, though, offering loads of object types on which you can have your digital photos printed. York Photo Labs has been around for decades as a photo printing service, and the company still even develops color film. How to Set Up Two-Factor Authentication.How to Record the Screen on Your Windows PC or Mac.How to Convert YouTube Videos to MP3 Files.How to Save Money on Your Cell Phone Bill.How to Free Up Space on Your iPhone or iPad.How to Block Robotexts and Spam Messages.
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