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Founded as Seattle Film Works specializing
in mail order prints, PhotoWorks.com
is now a player in online digital photo services with an impressive
and expanding array of services and products. Photoworks completely revamped their website in October 2009. Among the new features are the ability to search for products and browse for products more easily, shop by product, occasion or theme, faster uploads, easier sharing, and new photo products designed by American Greeting Cards. There is also an elegant new line of Papyrus photo card designs to which you can customize with your own photo.
NEW PRODUCTS:
- Photo Only Photo Cards
- Collage Cards
- Studio Photo Books in collaboration with American Greetings
- Photo Wall Art
- Photo Panels
- Photo Water Bottles
Photoworks offers regular discounts via coupon codes you enter at checkout.
Photoworks uses Kodak Perfect Touch Processing and prints on premium Kodak paper at no extra charge
to ensure excellent print color and quality. They are one
of the few major online photofinishers to do so. The prints
we ordered came very quickly and had rich, true colors. In
a recent CNET survey, Photoworks was rated 7.9 out
of 8.0, ahead of all the other major online competitors.
The website is straighforward and simple to navigate. Photoworks even allows you to import your photos from Flickr. Ordering prints and photo gifts is quick and easy. Glossy and matte finish prints are available, in addition to a wide assortment of photo products including calendars, greeting cards, photo books, blankets, porcelain Christmas ornaments, puzzles, t-shirts, mugs and more.
New: 8x8 and 12x12 Photo Books with oversize personalized cover, new photo greeting cards for fall, Christmas and Hannukkah, Cards and Wedding Stationary designed by American Greeting Cards design team, new 11x16 and 11x24 calendar designs including pet and baby themes, plus new photo gifts including cutting boards and new mug and poster designs.
Photoworks Full Review
| Last
Reviewed |
July 2010 |
| Free
Membership? |
Creating account, uploading
photos, photo-editing software is free. All you pay for
are the photos and related merchandise. |
| Special
offers |
Monthly
specials such as 9 cent prints, free photo cards and
more. Discounts frequently available via Photoworks'
coupon codes. See below for current coupons.
- NEW MEMBERS: WHEN YOU JOIN GET 25 Free Digital Prints from PhotoWorks.com
- SAVE 25% on all Photo Books. Use code JULYBOOKS at checkout. Hurry, offer ends 7/28/10
- 4x6 and 3.5x5 prints are on sale for just 10¢ each thru Aug 31
- FREE Standard Shipping on Wall Art at PhotoWorks. Use Promotional Code: SUMMERFS thru 8/31/10
- SAVE on your Summer Memories from PhotoWorks! Get FREE shipping on your first order when you use Coupon Code "MYFIRSTORDER"!
OTHER FREE SHIPPING OFFERS:
Get free shipping on all photo throw blankets from PhotoWorks. Ongoing.
Get free shipping on all photo mouse pads at PhotoWorks! Ongoing
Get free shipping on photo mugs from PhotoWorks. Ongoing.
Find personalized gifts for under $10 at PhotoWorks and get FREE SHIPPING!
 Get free shipping on photo books at PhotoWorks! Ongoing.
Get Free Shipping on Photo Gifts at PhotoWorks.com
Prints as low as 9 cents each. New 4x6 print pricing
plan:
1-499 prints: 15 cents each
500-999 prints: 12 cents each
1000-plus prints: 09 cents each
Go to photoworks.com |
| Services
Offered |
Printing photos, online
photo album, photo editing software, photo sharing, calendars,
greeting cards. Either upload digital images to their
web site or you can mail in a CD, memory card, or 35mm
or APS film. |
| Print
Sizes Available |
3.5x5, 4x6, 5x7, wallets,
8x10, 11x14
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| Photo
Calendars - New |
  Photoworks recently
introduced new sophisticated photo calendar designs with
flexible layouts. Choose 1 or 2 photos per month, add
your own event dates, select vertical or horizontal calendar
and start on the month of your choice. Photos can display
bigger, including full bleed to the edges. Out of all
the calendar options we've seen on various photo sites,
these are by far the best. Go to PhotoWorks.com
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| Special
Features |
Glossy, matte, white bordered prints, black and white,
and full frame prints available. Features a nice variety
of professional looking, quality bound photo books with
custom options. Also offers photo cards, calendars,
keepsakes such as mugs and mousepads.
 New Photo Cards: Choose from new American Greeting Card designs for Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Free PhotoStreamer 2
software (free download). Lets you upload lots of
photos at one time or drag and drop entire folders.
You can buy prints from your desktop. Just place your
order and you can leave your computer unattended while
your photos upload to Photoworks. PhotoStreamer 2 lets you crop, correct red eye, rotate
images and adjust contrast/brightness. It tells you
what size prints are recommended for a designated image
(very helpful feature). You can also upload images from Flickr and Webshots.
Photoworks offers unlimited free online photo
storage and unlimited photo albums as long as you are
an active customer within the calendar year, i.e. you
have made a purchase within the last year. Free online
photo sharing. |
| Ease
of Use
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Ordering prints is a simple
3-click process (even easier now with Photoworks'
free, upgraded Photo Streamer 2 software). You can save
projects to complete later and save addresses in an online
address book for photo sharing or sending prints. |
| Other
Comments |
Order fulfillment
is very fast. Orders received by noon Pacific time are
shipped the same day. Photoworks offers a variety
of shipping options as well as regular promotions using
coupon codes at checkout. See current
coupon codes.
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