i seek a recommendation for a U.S. online photo printer. I have not used one in ages (to date me, think of Kodak in New Jersey) and it seems that while individual prices have been reasonable for large prints (8x10 or so), the shipping costs unless one orders a bunch at a time are too much. I don't need such a printer to analyze my image before printing- my mistakes are my own. Any suggestions?
I use Mpix.com exclusively and have excellent results. They are very good with incredibly fast turnaround. They offer many products in multiple paper choices with or without color correction by their techs.
The list is literally endless, and mostly depends on your needs and desired level of quality. MPIX is not bad. Adoramapix is also fine. SmugMug and Zenfolio use acceptable labs if you have an account with either one. If you want to open accounts with more custom labs, I would recommend White House Custom Color, Miller's or Bay Photo. Good luck, --Ken