I'm curious which finish most scrapbookers prefer. When you get pictures printed do you prefer a matte finish or glossy finish?

Matte, I don't like glossy. They tend to stick together and show finger prints more than matte.

I PREFER a matte finish. That being said, when I am too impatient to wait for an order of printed photos from Walgreen's, I will print them in glossy just so I don't have to wait for matte ones to come in the mail!

I prefer matte. glossy smudges too much for my taste.

I like glossy. I just prefer the way it looks, I guess. Once the pic is behind the page protector, it's not getting smudged. I have a cloth to wipe off any smudges that happen before the protector goes on.

Definitely matte ... the "glare" on the glossy pics is just too much for me. The only time I've printed in glossy is for ultrasound picture.

prefer matte because i touch my photos too much while working on a page and with glossy they end up all full of fingerprints. the walmart one hour photos are matte and that's what i usually do for printing when i'm in a rush.

• afilatreau Said:

I prefer matte and also print at Walgreen's. However, if your pictures are of a certain dimension, they'll offer you the "TrueDigital" option, which gives you pictures slightly smaller than 4x6 (they're about 4" x 5.3"), with a matte finish. It's the only way to get a matte finish in-store (in fact, you CANNOT get this type as glossy in-store), and the picture dimensions it requires are, conveniently, the dimensions my camera turns pictures out in anyway.

another matte here .....just dont like the glare from glossy

I love matte, especially since I can get the instantly printed at archivers

A matte person here too.

matte here

I used to prefer glossy, but now I prefer matte. Not sure why.

Since I print most of my photos on my Epson Stylus Photo Printer and use the Claria HD Ink, I use the Epson Glossy paper. They come out super clear and durable. If I print on other paper, I don't get good glossy or matte pics.

glossy if I am using my home printer, matte if I am ordering prints.

I prefer matte.

I also prefer the matte finish, but have been known to print glossy ones from my home printer.

Matte!

I used to prefer matte, but now I do glossy. I print many of mine at home, but even for pro-prints I like the sharp detail of glossy. I wipe them down good before putting in the page protector, then they should stay smudge-free.

Definitely Matte Finish.