CafePress pricing versus Smugmug

SamirD

I'm in Atlanta with a client who has retained me for taking photos that he wishes to turn into posters. He has a Sony Alpha series camera and I have my normal arsenal. He told me that what he usually does is order 24x36 from his Cafe press account for around $25. I checked our cost and it's almost $60--double his printing cost. :huh

How do I justify the Smugmug pricing to him? Is the SM print going to be 2x better? I'm thinking of ordering one of each to compare, but that's an expensive experiment and I'm afraid the price/performance value will be higher on the cafepress print. Any feedback appreciated.

Andy

A glossy / matte from EZP is $35.99 for a 24x36 photo. Can you show me a similar product on Cafe Press? I'd love to see a link. Thanks!


PS: You can make a collage poster via MyCanvas / SmugMug for about $40 http://www.smugmug.com/prints/catalog/ABP#More

SamirD

Ahh, but I'm using Bay Photo. Would I see the difference in quality?

Andy

SamirD wrote: »

Ahh, but I'm using Bay Photo. Would I see the difference in quality?

Yes, you would. Bay is hand-color corrected, and also used a different paper (Lustre, a pro paper).

SamirD

Thank you Andy! My client is one that can see quality, so this should be easy to sell!

SamirD

Andy wrote: »

PS: You can make a collage poster via MyCanvas / SmugMug for about $40 http://www.smugmug.com/prints/catalog/ABP#More

Thank you for this PS Andy. I just had a client today wanting to do this.