If anyone's looking for a photo printing API that's cheaper, ships photos internationally for a flat fee, and has already launched, check out Pwinty ( http://www.pwinty.com ).
We've very much a white label service, so you can add all your own branding etc, and we just do the boring stuff.
So- if you want to build the next PicPlum - think about using Pwinty to do it!
I can vouch for Tom at Pwinty being great to work with. A few weeks ago I asked if their printing api could be extended to more options. Tom said yes and got me a quote in 24 hours. They are very flexible.
Tom, this is exactly what I've been looking for. I've built an internet-connected photobooth and I've been wanting to offer additional prints on my website. It's called Photopops ( http://myphotopops.com ).
Is there a work-in-progress Python module somewhere? If not, I may work on that.
Hi- there isn't at the moment, so we'd love someone to come up with one (and I'm sure we can offer you some free credit on the service to say thanks for your effort!)
I'm not really in the target audience myself (I aggressively digitize everything and avoid owning physical media of all kinds), but for xx% of the population who do like physical pictures, especially older people or sentimental people, PicPlum is a great choice.
I love the incredible attention to detail, both in design and implementation, on just about every page on PicPlum. I've used their site as a benchmark for several projects I've worked on.
I've had a chance to see some of their prints as well, and I can definitely say the quality has been fantastic. From what I understand, when you start printing at very high volume it gets hard to keep the print quality this high.
Other than being 2-3x more expensive than costco photo and having considerably less printing options, how is this different to simply uploading to costco/adorama etc? Costco doesn't have a mobile app (as far as I know) but you can mail in photos and then use the website to make the print order.
On the website it shows Polaroids, which is a little disingenuous since picplum doesn't even (it appears) support printing square photos. I couldn't actually find much information at all, like if they have profile downloads like Costco does, or how they do color matching, or even if they offer more than lustre paper.
I make prints of everything I like, either wet prints for b&w or color usually on matte from Adorama (who are also less expensive than PicPlum.)
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[ 3.3 ms ] story [ 39.6 ms ] threadWe've very much a white label service, so you can add all your own branding etc, and we just do the boring stuff.
So- if you want to build the next PicPlum - think about using Pwinty to do it!
Oh- and we're completely bootstrapped!
Is there a work-in-progress Python module somewhere? If not, I may work on that.
"Delight your users, monitize your app"
I'm not really in the target audience myself (I aggressively digitize everything and avoid owning physical media of all kinds), but for xx% of the population who do like physical pictures, especially older people or sentimental people, PicPlum is a great choice.
I've had a chance to see some of their prints as well, and I can definitely say the quality has been fantastic. From what I understand, when you start printing at very high volume it gets hard to keep the print quality this high.
Costco 13c 4x6 on fuji crystal archive paper, picplum 50c Costco $1.49 8x10, picplum $4
I don't get the advantage.
On the website it shows Polaroids, which is a little disingenuous since picplum doesn't even (it appears) support printing square photos. I couldn't actually find much information at all, like if they have profile downloads like Costco does, or how they do color matching, or even if they offer more than lustre paper.
I make prints of everything I like, either wet prints for b&w or color usually on matte from Adorama (who are also less expensive than PicPlum.)