Photo Calendar Reviews
Welcome to the Photo Calendar Review section of Photo Service review!
Here you will find reviews of calendars from different companies, the number growing over time. As you'll see in the course of reviewing, not all photo calendars are created equally. Some calendars come on better paper than others. Some come in different sizes. Some allow you to customize a calendar to a great extent including adding special events and dates of your own, while others do not. This section allows you to get all the detail you need to make the choice as to which calendar is right for you.
Also below, you'll find a handy summary chart comparing all of the calendars side by side, to more quickly help you find a few choices you like before you read the in-depth reviews.
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Hints on creating calendars
* Try to use images that work together somehow
* If you can, use images that mean something special for the month. If a person has a birthday in May, try to use an images that is especially meaningful to him or her for that month!
* Calendars can be expensive, especially if you are ordering just a few or even one. Keep an eye out for sales. One technique that might get you a lower price is to create a calendar, and save the project (most sites let you create a free account to save projects and images with). Then wait a week and see if you are mailed an offer to order the calendar you have already in progress for a reduced fee.
Current Reviews
Kodak EasyShare
Shutterfly
Quick Comparisons
| Company Name | Calendar Size(s) | Binding | Image Quality | Paper Quality |
| Kodak EasyShare | 10.25 x 15.6 inches | Black Wire Coil | Neutral color, good sharpness | Slick cardstock semi-gloss |
| Shutterfly | 8.5x11 inches | White Wire Coil | Warm (slightly redder) color, good sharpness | Cardstock semi-gloss |
| Company Name | Total Calendar Price | Packaging | Payment Methods | Multiple Shipping Addresses | Quantity Discount Point(s) |
| Kodak EasyShare | $25.26 | Cardboard mailer, with plastic wrapper around calendar. | Major credit cards | yes | 25 ($13.99 ea) & 100 ($11.99 ea) |
| Shutterfly | $28.05 (12 month, 18 month adds expense) | Cardboard mailer, with plastic ziplock bag around calendar. | Major credit cards, check (mailed) | yes | 25 ($11.96 ea) & 50 ($10.00 ea) for 12 month, 50 ($14.98 ea) for 18 month |
| Company Name | Date Readability (font size) | Marks easily with pen? | Marks easily with pencil? | Hangs well? |
| Kodak EasyShare | Medium-small | Yes | Yes | Yes (large hole at top) |
| Shutterfly | Large | Yes | Yes | Yes (small hole at top) |
| Company Name | Number of months | Multiple Images Per Page | Custom Font Changes | Custom Dates/Events | Range of Backgrounds for Images | Image adjustments possible |
| Kodak EasyShare | 12 | Yes, fixed location | No | No | Limited | Rotation, cropping, shifting |
| Shutterfly | 12 or 18 | Yes, fixed locations (Collage style) | Yes | Yes | Extensive | Rotation, Cropping, Redeye fix, color adjustments (B&W/Sepia/Color Toning) |
