Why HQPrints
When you choose Hqprints for your digital printing needs, you get much more than just prints. You’ll receive customized service from a, non-corporate, local Chicago specialty print shop that truly appreciates your business. We don’t have a store front, so we can focus on printing high quality digital photography.
Warm bodies, not automated machines
At Hqprints, we personally handle your digital files with respect and the attention needed to get the best from your memories. Your prints won’t be sent though an automated printing process like our large competitors. We color correct your photos to give you the picture you saw the moment you snapped the shot.
No more automated cropping
At Hqprints, every photo will be adjusted per the focal point of the subject matter by an experienced eye. Have you ever received a photo with the subject’s legs or head chopped off? That’s because “point & shoot” digital camera’s and 35mm cameras take pictures taller than the format provided through a one-hour service or your local self-service digital printer. When making a 4×6 on a self-service digital printer part of the image will be shaded out, cropping your image on the top and bottom. This same will happen if you send your photos to a larger corporation on-line printing service. The problem is, no one sees your photos, It’s completely automated. No more heads and feet being cropped off!
Hqprints won’t skimp on the paper
Our semi-gloss and glossy papers are 9mill thick, not 4mill like most other companies. Our paper won’t curl, you can’t see though it and it will maintain its quality twice as long in direct sunlight than any paper from a chemistry processor or a self-serviced digital printer.
If you’ve ever tried printing your photos at local drug store’s one-hour service, a digital print maker or even our on-line corporate competitors you may notice that your digital photo’s are often washed out. Take that photo and hold it up to a light source. You’ll be able to see right though the paper. Why does this happen? These larger companies make millions skimping you out of the quality. Hqprints will not sacrifice the quality of your prints with low grade paper.
Print quality longevity
You may save a buck or two at the local drug store, but expect to sacrifice the quality of paper and longevity of your memories. Hqprints quality and service won’t be surpassed by any convenience store in the country. We take pride in the fact we can provide you with a high quality service, personally color correcting your photos, printing them on a sturdy 9mill paper with pigmented Ultra Chrome inks that will maintain their brilliance and longevity for more than 100 years.
