Print at home, on line, or at local retailer?
Sep 20, 2013 23:15:21 #
I am curious as to how most print their photos. Thinking of getting a home photo printer because my pics look good on the computer, but when I get them printed at a local retailer, the colors are too intense, or the shades are off. If I bought a printer, perhaps I could calibrate the colors to my computer. I have never used an on line printing service, but might try that soon also.
Sep 20, 2013 23:35:21 #
Sep 20, 2013 23:41:29 #
Thanks, I liked the colors on the computer, but they lost something in the print.
Sep 20, 2013 23:44:20 #
I do every thing sitting right at my computer on my brand new Canon Pixma MG 5420. That being said, I'm not a pro, but an aspiring photographer. And having more fun taking pictures and printing them, posting on my facebook page and emailing to my friends, that sometimes I really get carried away! :-D
Sep 20, 2013 23:45:15 #
Sep 21, 2013 03:19:53 #
Really nice pics, I don't have a good camera yet but I do have a nice Epson 3880 photo printer my wife uses with Photoshop. Problem is getting the colors to match perfectly without buying another expensive program - it just never quite matches. I've had $100 printers do much better with photos than with mine. Best of luck in your search.
Sep 21, 2013 06:54:40 #
MiMary wrote:
I am curious as to how most print their photos. Thinking of getting a home photo printer because my pics look good on the computer, but when I get them printed at a local retailer, the colors are too intense, or the shades are off. If I bought a printer, perhaps I could calibrate the colors to my computer. I have never used an on line printing service, but might try that soon also.
One point that may help meanwhile, most labs apply their own presets when developing. If you tell them no adjustments or presets, the images should be closer to what you want.
Larry
Sep 21, 2013 07:15:50 #
I very rarely print photos since if I want to send them to friends I usually e-mail them, but on the odd occasions when I have using a Canon Pixma ip4700 or a very cheap Canon ip2700m (suprisingly good quality froma cheap printer), the results are OK without being anything special and eventually the colours fade. On very few occasions I have had them printed by a print shop and the results have been better.
Sep 21, 2013 08:21:26 #
Sep 21, 2013 09:12:20 #
Many have praised Cosco, but I have never used them. I print my own on Epson Artisan 837- a fairly cheap model, but I am always more than pleased with the results. I was unhappy with Shutterfly and a couple of others and decided to stick with my own.
Sep 21, 2013 14:17:08 #
Sep 21, 2013 14:17:40 #
Sep 21, 2013 14:22:43 #
Is that the Pixma with the gray ink cartridge? If so, have you ever figured the cost of printing?
Sep 21, 2013 14:30:34 #
Beware of using printing machines in supermarkets. I tried that and got some awful prints from them.
On-line is a bit of a mixed bag too. With some of them, their idea of processing the pics is to give them all a rosy tint - and I do mean ALL of them....
On-line is a bit of a mixed bag too. With some of them, their idea of processing the pics is to give them all a rosy tint - and I do mean ALL of them....
Sep 21, 2013 15:13:47 #
The backlighting on computer screens makes the photos look bright, but often washes out when you print on opaque paper. I have had good luck with Costco prints. Have you tried bumping up the saturation levels in post processing? Photoshop Elements 11 has a "simulate slide film saturation" setting that brightens things up. Might be worth a try... just a guess, I'm no expert.
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