Online printing and photolabs question.

[G Hewett]

Hi all,
I recently joined this forum as I am a returnee to the world of photography. As such, I am in need of some advice.

I was recently asked to cover (voluntarily) a local fun run and village fete in my village. I took over 1k images of the runners and approx 300 photos of the fete. Since then I have had quite a few enquiries as to how people may obtain prints. This is something new to me. I have only ever used Snapfish for my own personal photos. However I think I need to use a more professional outfit if I am to supply people with prints. I don't even know how much one should charge for this service - if I were to make a profit from this, all profits would be given to the charity for which the fun run and fete were organised.

So I am looking for recommendations for photolabs / online printing services and any advice on what I should charge for the finished product.

Many thanks.

 

[viewfromthenorth]

I sell stuff (occasionally) through photobox, they have some kind of pro gallery facility where you can set up your own prices on top of the price they charge.
Quite sure there are other providers, as I'm sure this topic was discussed a while back.

 

[Paul Grundy]

Depends what you are looking for. Fine art prints or cheaper digital c-types. As for costing you just need to work out your costs and add a markup that you feel is acceptable.