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*Wheatfield* · 05-31-2009, 12:20 PM

Originally Posted by Frogroast

Considering Mr Wyse is in the business of color management, I understand his point and concern about sending off his images to be printed. It would be like me having my personal computers serviced by Best Buy when I manage a 100+ systems network at work. The thought of that sends shivers down my spine, lol.

However, from a practical standpoint, printing images for mission-critical tasks is quite different from printing images for a refrigerator or even a wedding or senior book. As much as I would love to print my own stuff, it's just neither cost effective nor time-effective. Sure I could print photos, but I do books, odd-size prints and other print products as well. Considering the cost of me printing versus sending it out, I just can't justify the TCO and ROI numbers.

So I use WHCC, I have no concerns whatsoever of the quality of their output. Print quality hasn't failed me in the 2 years I've used them.

Everyone with a digital camera is in the business of colour management. Some people hang out a shingle and make a business out of it.

05-31-2009, 12:20 PM	#11
Wheatfield Site Supporter Location: The wheatfields of Canada Gallery Photos: 0 Posts: 3,582	Originally Posted by Frogroast Considering Mr Wyse is in the business of color management, I understand his point and concern about sending off his images to be printed. It would be like me having my personal computers serviced by Best Buy when I manage a 100+ systems network at work. The thought of that sends shivers down my spine, lol. However, from a practical standpoint, printing images for mission-critical tasks is quite different from printing images for a refrigerator or even a wedding or senior book. As much as I would love to print my own stuff, it's just neither cost effective nor time-effective. Sure I could print photos, but I do books, odd-size prints and other print products as well. Considering the cost of me printing versus sending it out, I just can't justify the TCO and ROI numbers. So I use WHCC, I have no concerns whatsoever of the quality of their output. Print quality hasn't failed me in the 2 years I've used them. Everyone with a digital camera is in the business of colour management. Some people hang out a shingle and make a business out of it.