With the ease and affordability of printing instant prints at big box stores like Wal-Mart, Walgreens, etc., it may be hard for some people to justify purchasing prints from a professional lab (i.e., purchasing prints from your photographer). The decision to "go cheap" is made even easier by the fact that many photographers, myself included, offer digital images with a print release with only suggestions - not requirements - of where to have the images printed.
While I understand the financial pressure that makes people go this route, professional prints are definitely worth the investment! You will absolutely be more satisfied with your images if you have them printed by a pro lab. You've already chosen to invest in the photographer and by having those images printed on the cheap, you are basically trashing that investment. The reason I say this, is that pro labs will not perform unauthorized edits on your photographer's work. How he/she meant them to look is how they will print. Wal-Mart & the others, however, will change the photos upon printing without permission. They just won't be the same photos your photographer worked so hard to produce for you - they will be of a much lower quality.
You have to see it to believe it! Check out this side-by-side comparison done by Paint the Moon: Paint the Moon's Print Comparison
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