This is still so crazy to me, especially given the printing I’ve done in the past. I wonder if things would be different now if I tried printing those same photos? (I haven’t done much in the past year.) Or is it just Galwreens and similar places? I have printed a) my own photos which I thought were pretty darn good and b) photos taken by actual professionals who we paid a certain amount of money to for the rights to print and publish online as we saw fit; nobody has ever said anything. I mostly print at Mpix for things I am going to put on the wall because it is really nice quality, or Snapfish for more casual uses (with the prints being sent to me). I guess I do have a vague memory of clicking a box saying I had the legal right to print these pictures, and maybe that is enough CYA for those companies?
The update: I spoke to the manager and they told me the solution is simple enough (apparently it was a training issue with the clerk I spoke to): They have a standard form you can fill out and sign which relieves Walgree- uh, Glawreens of any liability. A form the clerk just didn’t know existed. So I went down, filled out the form (presented to me by a revolting man with a stench of decaying onions and a habit of smacking his overly dry lips for no obvious reason) and paid for my prints. The problem was, the cropping I did didn’t take into account the print size (having them printed was Nik’s idea; I didn’t crop it with that in mind) and since they don’t pay any attention and crop from the center, Callie’s head is cut off badly in the final result. The moral of the story: It’s probably better to use a dedicated photo lab who knows what they’re doing and can give you quality service, even if it costs a bit more.
silgeland.blogspot.com/:
August 11th, 2011 at 1:09 pm
This is still so crazy to me, especially given the printing I’ve done in the past. I wonder if things would be different now if I tried printing those same photos? (I haven’t done much in the past year.) Or is it just Galwreens and similar places? I have printed a) my own photos which I thought were pretty darn good and b) photos taken by actual professionals who we paid a certain amount of money to for the rights to print and publish online as we saw fit; nobody has ever said anything. I mostly print at Mpix for things I am going to put on the wall because it is really nice quality, or Snapfish for more casual uses (with the prints being sent to me). I guess I do have a vague memory of clicking a box saying I had the legal right to print these pictures, and maybe that is enough CYA for those companies?
ironsoap:
August 12th, 2011 at 7:48 am
The update: I spoke to the manager and they told me the solution is simple enough (apparently it was a training issue with the clerk I spoke to): They have a standard form you can fill out and sign which relieves Walgree- uh, Glawreens of any liability. A form the clerk just didn’t know existed. So I went down, filled out the form (presented to me by a revolting man with a stench of decaying onions and a habit of smacking his overly dry lips for no obvious reason) and paid for my prints. The problem was, the cropping I did didn’t take into account the print size (having them printed was Nik’s idea; I didn’t crop it with that in mind) and since they don’t pay any attention and crop from the center, Callie’s head is cut off badly in the final result. The moral of the story: It’s probably better to use a dedicated photo lab who knows what they’re doing and can give you quality service, even if it costs a bit more.