Printing digital photos
The common scenario is...You have taken a lot of beautiful
digital photos, but you do not know how to make quality
printouts? If you are printing them yourself using a photo
printer, it helps to know some tips and tricks.
This article will show you some of the best practices in
printing digital photos.
Good pictures give good prints
This is obvious. If you have taken photo at a measly 1 megapixel
resolution, you can't expect to have a huge A4 quality printout.
If you've taken the same photo at a 5 megapixel resolution, then
yes, you can have that A4 print. As a rule, remember that you
need at least a 2 megapixel resolution photo to have a decent
4x6 printout.
Remove defects from the image first
Check the photo itself to ensure there are no specks or noise.
If there are, use your favorite photo editor to remove them if
possible. Of course, remember to save a backup copy of the image
first. You can read up this guide on touching up photos if you
need help.
Crop if necessary
Crop the picture you are going to print if it makes sense to do
so. If you do not want to print the surrounding area around the
subject, remove it. That is where you should crop away the area
around the subject first, and then proceed to print. This saves
you a lot of ink too.
Select a good printer
This is very important. Only use a quality printer to do the
job. Always try to find a printer with excellent print quality
If one color runs out, you just need to replace that one color,
instead of throwing away the whole cartridge.
Select good photo paper
Many people tend to forget that good photo prints also depend on
the paper you use. As a rule, you should go for paper that is of
the correct thickness, produces good color and has good
resistance to fading.
If you will be handling your photos a lot, try to choose thicker
paper. If you intend to place your photos in an album, then
paper thickness isn't too important - you can choose thinner
photo paper.
Color brilliance is important too. Try buying some sheaves of
photo paper and print out some colorful images on them to test
them out. Buy them in bulk only if the color tests turn out good.
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