Quality Photo Printing at Wholesale Prices
Need lots of prints? Our photo lab specializes in low cost, high quality photographic prints on Fuji Crystal Archive paper. Our online printing service is geared towards large/bulk orders for 8x10 prints (and a few other sizes), but there is no minimum order required.
Please only order prints from us if you own the copyright or have approval from the copyright owner!
DO NOT send us images of celebrities, athletes, superheroes or fan art unless you have permission from the rights holder to reproduce the image.
Flat Rate Shipping
All standard print orders qualify for flat rate $9.95 shipping. Most orders ship within 24 hours.
Etsy Integration
Are you selling prints on Etsy? We have a full integration with Etsy thru our FBQ system which allows easy fulfillment of your orders.
Drop Shipping
We can drop ship direct to your client, the enclosed packing slip will not have any pricing info on it or any mention of our photo lab.
Print Sizes Available
We only offer a handful of print sizes as this makes our service efficient. 8x10 prints are available on glossy or luster finish, all other sizes are only available on luster paper (which we prefer).
8x10 and 11x14 print sizes are our main focus. We've added other sizes on request over the years like 5x7, 7x10, 8x12, 10x10, 12x12, 11x17 and 12x18.
See all of our print prices here.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why are These 8x10 Prints so Cheap?
By focusing mostly on one print size (8x10 prints) we can standardize everything we do to make it as efficient as possible, and then offer the best price possible. While the price of our 8x10s is very cheap - and our intention is to have the lowest price for 8x10 prints, they are still very high quality - printed on Fuji Crystal Archive photo paper.
How Do I Order Prints?
You can order prints online with our web based Simple Order System.
Turn Around Times
Our normal turnaround time is 24 hours. Large orders (3000 + prints) may take an extra day or two but that is rare.
Shipping - How Long Will it Take?
Once your order is printed (usually 24 hours) it will ship via the USPS (usually). At checkout you can choose from our Standard shipping - which is via Ground and usually takes 3-8 days, or Priority Mail which is normally 2-4 days. These are estimates only, it is not guaranteed and occasionally there are delays.
We can also ship next day via UPS, but we don't encourage this unless you have to - and keep in mind UPS sometimes delivers late and will only refund the shipping cost so you still should order a couple days in advance.
How Do I Prep My Images for Printing? CMYK or RGB? Bleed?
Your images must be RGB, this is very important. We recommend that they also be in the sRGB color space, as this is closest to what our printers can reproduce.
Your images should ideally be 300 ppi at the size you want, so an 8x10 would be 2400x3000.
You do not need to add bleed to the size of the print, but the printer will crop in ever so slightly, maybe 2-4mm all the way around so do not put any text or design elements within a quarter inch of the edges to be safe.
See more info on file requirements for printing.
Do You Offer Color Correction, or Print 'as is'?
Great question. When you checkout there is an option for Color Correction, it is $.30 per image (not per print!). So you can choose to either have us print them as is, or pay $.30 per image for color correction.
We highly recommend that you choose the color correction option, it can make a big difference. Also keep in mind that color correction is best done to the RAW file, not jpegs, so there is only so much we can do.
If you do not choose color correction, please make sure you know what you are doing - we do not apply any auto adjustments to the images - we print what you send us. If you do not have a quality monitor that has been calibrated you may not be happy with the results.
What Paper do You Use? Are These Inkjet Prints?
These are NOT inkjet prints. We print on Fuji Crystal Archive traditional photographic paper (light sensitive). We use Noristu printers, which expose the paper via a laser, and then the paper goes thru a wet process that developes and fixes the image.
Photo paper is not meant to be printed on the back of, there is a watermark as well as a couple small lines of text with the filename and date.
Which is Better - Glossy or Luster Finish?
We prefer the Luster finish, it is an almost flat matte finish, with just a slight sheen and very minimal texture. Luster paper does not show finger prints as much as glossy. It is the most common choice for general images.
We also offer Glossy finish (only on 8x10s), some people prefer glossy prints and say they appear sharper than luster prints.
Both Glossy and Luster prints are on the same Fuji Crystal Archive Type CA paper.
Can I Email You My Images for Printing?
For Heavens sake no! If you cannot get our ordering system to work please contact us for help.
Our online ordering system is very important to us - it collects all your info, allows you to tell us exactly what you want, and shows you the crop for the size print you are ordering. It is also tied into our shipping application, and we simply cannot accept orders unless they come thru one of our ordering systems.
Can You Keep My Images on File so I Can Reorder Via Email?
No, too many things can go wrong. If you are selling lots of the same thing over and over you should look at our Etsy/FBQ system.
Do You Offer 8x10 Prints With Borders?
Yes, We have 2 border options available in our system for 8x10 prints:
- 1/4" (approximate) white borders
- 1/4" (approximate) white borders with Full Frame
Full Frame means the image opening is set to a 2/3 ratio which is the normal aspect ratio for SLR type images.
Borders are in a separate catalog for both the Glossy and Luster sizes.
Shrink to Fit option: In our ordering system there is a checkbox below the crop window that says Shrink to Fit
. This will shrink your image until it fits in the box, this will likely add borders to the sides. You can still zoom and move the image around to an extent.
Do You Offer Print Sizes Other than 8x10?
Yes, we also offer 5x7, 7x10, 10x10, 12x12, 11x14 and 11x17, please go to the ordering system to see current pricing (there may be a price break at 100). We also offer numerous other print sizes through our main lab, ProLabPrints.com, which has more normal pricing and more available sizes.
If you need a large quantity of a size not listed, feel free to contact us and we can see what we can do.
I Like to Download Random Images of my Favorite Sports Person/Celebrity off the Internet - Will You Print Them?
NO. Please DO NOT send us images that you do not have permission to print.
If we think you are asking us to print images that violate or infringe on someone elses copyright or trademark we will cancel your order and change the shipping fee to a non-refundable copyright violation fee. We do not want to do that so please do not send us images that you do not have permission to print!
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Photos from the Photo Lab
Here are some behind the scenes pictures of what goes on in our photo lab.
11x14 prints rolling off one of our machines. This shows them coming out of the dryer after going thru the main processor below with the developer, bleach-fix and stabilizer tanks.
The fuji paper we use has a small amount of silver in it which can be recovered from the bleach-fix. We're slightly obsessed with it.
Prepping some prints for a customer that sells artwork on amazon. Prints go in a mailer with a special FBA label on it and then get boxed up and shipped to amazon.
When we're busy we can be really really busy. Boxed up prints in the foreground, fresh fuji paper in the background.
Isn't she pretty? New machine arrival and install.
Flashback to 1988. Here is a pic of our fearless leader adjusting the color via potentiometers on one of the first 1 hour photo processors available. Amazing how much things have changed.