Perhaps there were some minor photographer's tinkering with the trivial aspects of the image, but not with the important features such as the faces. So, what! I suggest the British press focus more on the many more important matters of the world than trying to play "gotcha" with things that don't matter. And spare me the "righteous indignation" that the media displays with such insignificant things when they regularly distort facts to convey their own political messages and biases.

I had never heard the term "dogfood" or "dogfooding" used this way.

MEANING:
verb tr., intr.: To test a company’s product by having its employees use it in their regular workday.

ETYMOLOGY:
From dog + food. The origins of the term are disputed. Earliest documented use: 1996.

NOTES:
Why is this called dogfooding instead of, say, icecreaming? Dog food is meant for another species and seen as unappetizing for humans. In the same manner, a product is meant for customers. Its use by employees may be unappetizing especially if the product is still not fully baked, and has bugs. The term was popularized at Microsoft, though its exact origins are debated. According to The New York Times, an executive of Kal Kan actually ate its dog food at a shareholder meeting.

I feel your pains.

I have no solutions for your Epson.
I tried so many "jet cleanings" and new ink wells, but after 6 months of failures.....

I took further action and........Purchased a Canon. It was cheaper, as were the new ink wells.
It never skips or takes a day off.

After so many (professionals) told me that Epson was the best choice for photos, I gave up.

Maybe on the next purchase, I'll reconsider the Epsons.

As the boss said on Mission Impossible
"Good luck, should you chose to take on this assignment."

I have the ET-8500, and I'm happy with it - as much as I can be happy with any printer. I bought it mainly to print on disks, but it does a fine job with text and images. If you are considering the 8550, look for online reviews.

https://www.google.com/search?q=epson+et-8550+reviews&oq=epson+et-8550+reviews&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyCQgAEEUYORiABDIICAEQABgWGB4yCAgCEAAYFhgeMg0IAxAAGIYDGIAEGIoFMg0IBBAAGIYDGIAEGIoFMg0IBRAAGIYDGIAEGIoF0gEINzYwNmowajSoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Can't help with the 8550 or the 7700. I have an ET-2750 and it needs a nozzle cleaning before each session. My nephew was using my PC and printed something and I mentioned he was very lucky, that printer never works w/o a nozzle cleaning. He said his Grandmother has the same printer and he knew up front to do a nozzle cleaning before printing. I've always used HP or Canon printers and never had issues like this, and I suspect they are common with Epson Eco-tank printers. There are other issues like getting the printer to agree with whatever app I'm printing from. My advice to myself is stick with Canon or HP printers next time. I do like the cheap ink however, and it does a fine job (with text) once you fool around enough to get it working.