March 2008
Beginner
230 pages
7h 45m
English
Content preview from The Digital Photography Companion
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SHOPPING FOR A DESKTOP PHOTO PRINTER
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Success! A Beautiful Print
Now, here’s the good news. If your computer screen is calibrated and you’ve set up your
printer as discussed earlier, you will get good prints. Keep in mind that the photo you
look at on your monitor is backlit, and the image that comes out of the printer is re-
flective—two different types of illumination here. So, there will be differences in bright-
ness. But with a tight workflow and a little practice, you will soon be making beautiful
enlargements. Oh, and this was the most difficult of the three methods.
TIP ▼
If you have a very bright monitor, you may want to ratchet down to about one-third
brightness for printing. I use an Apple 23-inch Cinema Display, and I’ve noticed that
my prints match the screen better when I have it set to 70% brightness.
Shopping for a Desktop Photo Printer
e first thing to keep in mind when shopping for a photo printer is this: just because a
model can print photos doesn’t mean you’ll get the results you want. Shorthand for this
is: document printers are often not the best photo printers. Invest in a dedicated photo
printer and you will be rewarded with consistently better output.
Here are the things I recommend you look for in a dedicated photo printer:
A variety of compatible paper stock provided by the printer manufacturer. Look for •
glossy, semigloss, luster
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