Need a good place for calendars.. HELP!

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III

05/14/2009 01:47:45 PM · #1

Hey! I need to find a good place to print a calendar - I've found some that have 1 image and all 12 months on one page.. not what I want.. I want a calendar where each month you flip the page and have a different image at the top - doing this for a boudoir shoot for a lady for her husband.

Any recommendations? I want good quality... yet i dont want my cost at like 60 bucks either.. lol. PLEASE HELP!!

Yo_Spiff

Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO

05/14/2009 01:52:22 PM · #2

I don't think this one does the printing for your, but it lets you pop your image in and easily create a monthly calendar thatyou save as a JPG. The freebies print ok at letter size and you can get high res for a modest charge. Calendar creator at BigHugeLabs.com

jeger

Canon EOS-5D

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

05/14/2009 01:54:48 PM · #3

Vista Print

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

05/14/2009 02:07:01 PM · #4

Most of the online printing sites have an "items" section where you can order calendars.

Costco has them for $10-18 (depending on size) -- separate pictures for each month, plus you can add little pictures or captions to individual dates.

05/14/2009 02:08:59 PM · #5

General - dont i need a costco membership? What do those run? We dont have a B&M costco around here.. we're in walmart country so its Sams.

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

05/14/2009 02:09:41 PM · #6

Jeger - are vista prints calendars good quality? Do they have any issues with boudoir type shoots? some may show a little harmless nudity.. nothing vulgar or larry flynt'ish lol.

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

05/14/2009 02:25:21 PM · #7

I think the basic Costco membership is $40/year. I have one I drive past a couple of times/week, so I use them for almost all my printing. But other online printers should have calendars available.Some common ones are:

KodakGallery.com -- Calendars about $20
Snapfish.com -- Calendars about $19-28
Shutterfly.com -- Calendars about $20-25

I thought VistaPrint was a true (offset) print facility, not regular photo-processing. But maybe they've branched out.

Message edited by author 2009-05-14 14:26:50.

jeger

Canon EOS-5D

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

05/14/2009 02:32:07 PM · #8

Originally posted by malenurse1979:

Jeger - are vista prints calendars good quality? Do they have any issues with boudoir type shoots? some may show a little harmless nudity.. nothing vulgar or larry flynt'ish lol.

I gave away calendars for Christmas with my photos. They did a great job.

As for what they do or do not accept, I can't say for sure, but I don't foresee any problems.

cdrice

Nikon D7000

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED

05/14/2009 02:41:12 PM · #9

Here's a list of calendar services and prices I put together a few months ago. The prices may need updating, but it might be a good place to compare. I believe my findings were in line with what Paul (

GeneralE) said above.

Anyway, just some more data points to consider.

For any "questionable" content, I would contact customer service directly by phone and verify what their policies are. Better safe and sorry, and better to spend a few minutes on the phone up front, than to waste a bunch of time setting up what you want only to have them deny printing it, etc.

amandak

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM

05/14/2009 02:57:41 PM · #10

Ditto VistaPrint - I've always been happy with their quality.