Every time I've tried, they turn out all grainy. I've used Snapfish, Shutterfly, Target, and Walgreens. I've tried increasing pixels, picture size, etc. What am I doing wrong? How do you print cell phone photos of good quality?
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Anyone?
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Have you checked your phone settings to make sure you're taking and saving the highest quality photos? Do you upload straight from your phone to a website? What size are you printing (4x6 is about biggest I print).
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I honestly just thought that was the quality I get from my phone. They aren't terrible but you can definitely notice a difference (and they totally look better on your phone! So misleading haha)
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Maybe try one of the professional sites? I just printed our wedding pictures at Shutterfly and was amazed at the difference in quality from the professional lab that my photographer used. Even the professional pics came out grainy. I felt like I could have done better with my inkjet.!
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@T.H.O.U.: I have it set on the middle setting for resolution - 1280x960. I've tried uploading directly to the website, and I've also tried saving them to my computer, changing the resolution, and then uploading. Same result each time.
@Mrs. Taco: I know! I get so mad cuz they look SO good on my phone and then I print them and they look not so good.
@tillma: Yeah....I just don't know that I"m willing to pay the difference. But I guess if I want better quality....
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I don't know (sorry!) but I would maybe call the maker of your phone and ask - I've printed out photos from my iPhone at shutterfly and Walgreens and the quality was good. I just made coasters for Christmas and our New Years cards with pictures from my phone...so it can be done!
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I would try to put it on the highest resolution and see what you get. What phone do you have ?
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@littlebug: @tillma: ProDPI is a fantastic "professional" printing site and their prices really aren't that bad! I think they give you some test prints for free when you sign up so you could see if you like the quality for free when you start out.
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@T.H.O.U.: Samsung Galaxy S3.
@mediagirl: Ooh, thanks! I'll try that for sure if they have free previews!
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@littlebug: also, my husband has that phone and we have printed some photos from it and they look great! I have found a lot of his pictures come out blurry, though. He had to change some settings on the camera to get them to look good again.
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