wteffey Loc: Ocala, FL USA

By experience I know that photos I print on my Epson come out a little darker than they look on my monitor. To counteract this, I open the image I want to print in Elements, then give it two brightness "clicks", then print it. I then close the brighter image without saving it to protect the preferred version. I have also found that when printing at home the type of paper may require further adjustments. Satin or semigloss papers may require three "brightness" clicks plus two "contrast" clicks compared to glossy paper. Even the brand of paper (Kodak vs. HP, for example) may require different settings.