| The excitement of digital photography has | | | | paper being used. You must use only |
| increased manifold with the introduction of | | | | recommended paper for the printer. As the |
| digital photography printing equipment. | | | | good quality coated paper is quite expensive, |
| Anybody can obtain this equipment and start | | | | it is advisable to complete all cropping and |
| making prints right from their home. The days | | | | changes on the imaging software before giving |
| of worrying about the film running out and | | | | the print command. For inkjet printing, the |
| going top processing labs for taking prints | | | | most durable paper is known as archival paper |
| are over! | | | | and it is acid-free. |
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| Digital Photography Printing- Take Care of | | | | For digital photography printing, regular |
| The Following Aspects | | | | color inkjet and laser printers might not be |
| | | | the best choice. If you want to print |
| However, before you start taking prints from | | | | directly from your camera, you should use a |
| your newly acquired digital photography | | | | printer, which is PictBridge-enabled. You can |
| printing equipment, please keep the following | | | | also use portable printers, such as the HP |
| tips in mind for better results. For good | | | | Photosmart 320 series to get 4x6 digital |
| quality, digital photography printing you | | | | photography pictures anywhere. |
| must ensure that the pictures are downloaded | | | | Dye-sublimation printers are good for smaller |
| at their maximum resolution, which should be | | | | 4x6 prints but the paper and ink for these |
| about 200-300 dpi for an 8x10 print. A 200 | | | | printers are frightfully expensive. |
| dpi is sufficient for large prints (13x19) | | | | |
| that might be viewed from a distance but for | | | | When you are printing larger than 8x10, you |
| a 5x7 print, 300 dpi would be necessary. | | | | might not be happy with the results from your |
| There should be sufficient resolution for | | | | own digital photography printing. In such |
| good quality digital photography printing. | | | | cases, you should use either one of the |
| You would need at least 400kb (kilobytes) for | | | | brick-and-mortar, or online photo labs. |
| a good 8x10 print. | | | | |
| | | | Professional photo labs can carry out quality |
| If you work with JPEG file format, some image | | | | digital photography printing from the |
| information might be lost in digital | | | | information on your memory card and as such, |
| photography. It is advisable to make all the | | | | you can take your CD, digital camera or the |
| changes at one go and then save them at one | | | | memory card to them for getting quality |
| time. The quality of digital photography | | | | prints. |
| printing depends to a large extent on the | | | | |