Photo Service Websites: A Comparison Review

For dads who are into photography, websites such as Kodak EasyShare Gallery, Shutterfly, Snapfish, and Photoworks are a great way to share their pictures with family and friends. These websites also offer photo editing tools, along with printing services, and a range of personalized gift items. Here is a comparison review of the services offered by these websites. 

Kodak EasyShare Gallery

Price: 15 cents per 4 x 6 print
Number of free prints: 20 Prints
Unique features: Kodak EasyShare Gallery offers free membership, and uploading and photo editing facilities – you pay only for printing and purchase of merchandise.
Print quality: Kodak EasyShare Gallery maintains a tradition of printing photos with natural color resolution. It is the right choice for people who rate quality above other considerations.
Ease of use: The Kodak EasyShare Gallery is fairly simple to use.
Storage terms: Kodak offers unlimited online photo storage and photo sharing.

Shutterfly

Price: 19 cents per 4 x 6 print. (With a pre-paid plan, the prices drops as low as 12 cents per print)
Number of free prints: 25 Prints
Unique features: Shutterfly offers free photo editing tools and software. It offers personalized gifts to choose from, including calendars, t-shirts, photo books, mugs, and greeting cards.
Print quality: Shutterfly ensures high quality prints.
Ease of use: Shutterfly has an easy to use website, though uploading photos may sometimes take time. Shutterfly is also somewhat slower on deliveries.
Storage terms: Shutterfly offers unlimited online photo storage and sharing.

Snapfish

Price: 12 cents per 4 x 6 print
Number of free prints: 20 Prints
Unique features: Snapfish has a range of customized photo gifts such as calendars, photo mugs, photo magnets, even diaper bags. Snapfish offers free re-order option along with 10% credit on future orders, to customers who are dissatisfied with an order.
Print quality: While Snapfish maintains a standard of quality in its prints, serious photographers may find that color resolution is sometimes not up to the mark.
Ease of use: The Snapfish website has a simple user interface and instructions that make it easy to upload picture and order prints.
Storage terms: Snapfish offers unlimited online photo storage and sharing.

Photoworks

Price: 19 cents per 4 x 6 print
Number of free prints: 25 Prints
Unique features: Photoworks offers free photo editing tools. It also offers calendars, photo books, t-shirts, wallets, mugs, greeting cards, and other products. Gift products are included in the online digital photography services section.
Print quality: Photoworks delivers quality prints.
Ease of use: The Photoworks website is designed to make it extremely easy to use.
Storage: Photoworks offers unlimited online photo storage and sharing.