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02/25/2007 12:22:41 PM · #1 |
I am noticing that my edited photos do not print well. In fact they are terrible and look nothing like they do within photoshop. Most of my black n whites have a green cast to them when printed. I wonder if it is the printer or is this common with processing. I mostly use levels and dodge & burn. But it just ain't pretty.
I have a good printer HP Photosmart 3210
I'm confused...Any help appreciated. |
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02/25/2007 12:25:35 PM · #2 |
| ARe you editing with a CRT )Tube/TV) Moniter or a LCD flat panel. Because if your using a CRT moniter you might not be seeing the actual colors. I can have 30 shades of black on a CRT show up as 1 or 2 and on the LCD you might not be able to count them but u can see em. |
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02/25/2007 12:28:06 PM · #3 |
When printing click on the color tab and select "print in grayscale" and see if that helps any.
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02/25/2007 12:31:48 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by jenesis:
When printing click on the color tab and select "print in grayscale" and see if that helps any. |
Very true, didnt pay attention to the fact that th entire photo was Black and White i thought it was post processed photos where the blacks were coming out awkward.
Message edited by author 2007-02-25 12:32:25. |
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02/25/2007 01:25:43 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by CalliopeKel:
I am noticing that my edited photos do not print well. In fact they are terrible and look nothing like they do within photoshop. Most of my black n whites have a green cast to them when printed. I wonder if it is the printer or is this common with processing. I mostly use levels and dodge & burn. But it just ain't pretty.
I have a good printer HP Photosmart 3210
I'm confused...Any help appreciated. |
These types of problems most commony occur as a result of not hardware calibrating the monitor and using third party inks in the printers. You should also have the proper paper profiles loaded.
The best printing usually comes from HP papers and HP inks if you are using an HP printer.
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02/25/2007 05:39:25 PM · #6 |
Well, I selected a paper closer to what I was using than before, and there seems to be a slight improvement. I just don't think the quality on home printers is near the quality of those machines at the photo places.
Thanks for all the advice. Atleast I know that I need to be more directive in my telling the printer about the specs. |
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02/25/2007 06:20:41 PM · #7 |
| When ya start to to a lot of selective area editing like burn, dodge, smudge, smooth etc you will see variations in print. The pic on a monitor may look great but a good printer will pick up the finer details and will show some of the selections. CRT Vs LCD, I really don't think that will effect you much if they are both high quality monitors. Cheap monitors and uncalibrated ones will lead to junk. Also many of the "photograph" printers are really nt all that good. Best of luck. |
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