Making Photo Prints Online

These days printed photos are a rare luxury and anyone who receives them will surely appreciate them. While sending photos by email is how most people share photos, you can wow your friends and family with real prints and you can arrange it all from the convenience of your own living room using your computer.

There are many online photo printing sites that will print your photos as well as create fun photo gifts such as calendars, mugs, magnets and more. Better still you can get your prints and gifts sent to anyone, anywhere in the world. All you need to do is to order the prints and the online photo printing website does the printing, packaging and shipping for you.
One of the most popular online photo printers world-wide is PhotoBox. You will find your local site in the UK at photobox.co.uk, in Australia at photobox.com.au and in New Zealand at photobox.co.nz. If you’re in the US or Canada try Shutterfly.com or snapfish.com which are similar and also free to join.
If you are buying prints for yourself sign up with an online printing site in your own country. If you are sending the prints overseas then find a site in that country so that you pay for postage at local rates. So, for example, if you’re living in the UK and you want to send prints to family in Australia, sign up at an Australian online photo printing service.
So, if you have your photos on your computer and if you’re ready to go, here’s how to order your prints:




Start by visiting the online photo printing website of your choice using your web browser. Click the Join button to create your free account – in most cases you only need to give your name and a password at this stage. Now you are ready to start shopping.





Browse the site to find the type of item to print. In addition to traditional photo prints there are also a large range of items that your photos can be printed onto. Select the item you to buy, to create prints, choose Prints, click Standard Prints and then click the Buy Prints Now button.





Click the Upload Photos now button to upload photos from your computer. In future if the photos have already been uploaded you can click Go to My Albums to print them.
Then click the Computer icon to upload photos from your computer, then click Get photos from your computer.





Browse your computer for the photos to print. To select multiple photos, click on the first photo and Shift + Click on the last photo in a sequence to select them all. If your photos aren’t all arranged together, click on one photo and Ctrl + Click on the other photos to select them. Click Open and then click Start Upload.




Once the photos are uploaded, click the My Photos link.




Your photos will be in a temporary album so click the Order button below the photo shown there.




Choose the print size, the print finish and the quantity of each. Click Check My Prints to make sure that the photos will print correctly. Then click Add to Basket to continue.
Check your shopping basket and if all is correct click Proceed to Checkout to continue.




Check your shopping basket and if all is correct click Proceed to Checkout to continue.
You will be asked for your Billing Address and the Delivery Address and then you can click to continue to the payment screen. Once you have entered the payment details you will get a confirmation of your order, and it will be processed and delivered to the address you specified.