| Before all you had to worry about as a | | | | too impressive in design or presentation. But |
| photographer was taking the best picture possible. | | | | photo printing requires special paper that will |
| You sent the film to a lab and left the processing | | | | capture an inkjet cartridge's colors and reproduce |
| up to the professionals. Now, however, with the | | | | high pixel resolution in vivid detail and will also |
| advancements in photo printers many professional | | | | preserve the images and resist fading. |
| and amateur photographers are not only taking | | | | While computers are impressive they aren't so |
| the pictures but printing them as well adding a | | | | advanced they can fix a bad picture. Photoshop |
| whole new dimension to the picture taking | | | | can cover up a lot of small mistakes but if you |
| process. | | | | don't have enough pixels in the image file then |
| The latest and greatest in photo printers, paper | | | | there is only so much a computer or printer can |
| and ink cartridges won't make you necessarily a | | | | do. Most pros will agree that you need at least |
| better photographer but a few tips can help you | | | | 200 dots per inch (dpi) for acceptable image |
| improve your prints so each looks professionally | | | | quality and at least 300 for above average |
| processed and finished. | | | | images. |
| One tip that most will agree on is using same | | | | You can determine the pixels of any image file by |
| brand equipment across the board. If you have a | | | | right-clicking on the file, select Properties and then |
| Hewlett-Packard printer than it is recommended | | | | Details and you should fine the pixels in height and |
| you use HP inkjet cartridges and any special paper | | | | width measurements. The higher the pixel |
| HP manufactures for photo printing. Brand name | | | | numbers the better and the larger you can print |
| manufacturers test their products using similar | | | | photos while still getting a great image. |
| accessories so if you want the same results that | | | | While it may seem trivial another trick to getting |
| are offered in a comparison report then stick to | | | | great quality photo prints is to double-check all |
| one brand for all the printing needs. Also, mixing | | | | your printer and computer settings before printing. |
| Epson ink with HP printers on Kodak paper can | | | | Sometimes people get so wrapped up in a |
| cause a number of system errors and | | | | particular image they forget to set the paper |
| malfunctions that can distort the photos and lead | | | | type and ink type and end up printing several |
| to a shabby print. | | | | times before realizing the common mistake. |
| Another tip is to use only high quality paper that is | | | | Remember computers and printers are only as |
| specifically designed for photo printing. Regular | | | | smart as you program each to be so make sure |
| plain copier paper and fax paper is the cheapest | | | | all your settings are correct before you push |
| available and is primarily used for inter-office | | | | "print". |
| documents and other forms that don't need to be | | | | |