Replicolor came highly recommended by both Pictureline and a professional photographer that I know. I have only had one other picture printed, so I'm still an newbie when it comes to digital printing. I sent the picture to them via their web page. They printed it on 11x17 paper. It was nicely done, but way too dark. I asked them where I went wrong and was told that they printed it just like I sent it to them. (that is what they do) After some discussion, they explained that my monitor must not be calibrated. How do I calibrate my monitor? Spend more money and get more equipment. Since I needed the pictures soon I asked if they could lighten it up a bit and print a small proof. Great. Two days later I went back. The proof was way too light and somehow the saturation was set too high. With time running out I described what I wanted them to do and told them to print it again in the large format. The final product still didn't come out quite like I wanted. They were very nice about it, but I felt like they are used to dealing with people a lot more advanced than me and didn't have the time to teach me how to get the prints I wanted.
Bottom line, I guess I need to find somewhere else cheaper to get my digital printing done so that my mistakes don't cost as much. At least until I get this whole monitor calibration thing figured out.
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