https://petapixel.com/photo-printing-lab-vs-printer/
I have used a number of labs and printed some of my own photos on different all purpose color ink jet printers I owned over my last 20 years of digital photography. Both delivered quality as well as disappointing print results. I didn’t print enough that it was worth researching the subject of best photo print options until recently as the volume of what printed increased and with it the importance of quality control and cost. This is especially true after the last batches of photos I printed through several different labs were costly (with shipping) and the quality was spotty at best.
Since I have been planning to print more going forward, it was finally time I take a look at the big picture of photo printing before I spent more money on prints, and determine how to control the quality of the print output consistently across the board and then look at cost when the print volume increases.
In my research, this was one of the most concise and useful articles I found on the topic. Moving forward from here will be an interesting journey.