How to Choose the Best Photo Printing Paper

[gary_hendr]

If you print a lot of photos from your home inkjet printer, you’‚’‚…‚’‚…¾‚ll want to learn how to choose the right photo printing paper. Read on for a quick comparative review of how five types of paper performed on one printer using the same type of ink.

To get what you want from your printing paper, you will have to consider what you like in a print, how you intend to use your prints, and what you are willing to pay to achieve this at home. Some things to think about include: paper thickness, color brilliance and resistance to fading.

1. Paper Thickness
When it comes to paper thickness, paper that resembles the look and feel of traditional prints will be the best if you like to print a lot of photos and pass them around. Thick paper just feels right in your hands and will also stand up better to handling. However, if you are going to put the majority of your photos straight into an album, a thinner paper may work just as well for you.

2. Color Brilliance
To ensure the photo paper you purchase produces good color, you can purchase small sheaves of a short list of photo papers which you think will suit you. Next, print a series of colorful test photos on each to see which has the best color. If you can incorporate colorful photos that also have prominent straight lines and people in them, you will also be able to check the quality of sharpness and skin tones in the same test.

3. Resistance to Fading
Always try to check the resistance of the paper to fading. Simply take your batch of test photos and tape them to the window that gets the most sunlight throughout the day. Then, before you go in to pick up a batch of replacement paper, check to see which photos if any are showing signs of fading. Any paper that shows signs of fading in this short time frame should be avoided.

4. Changing Your Ink
It is also important to remember that any time you change ink for your printer, you may find yourself getting dramatically different results.

[dyrah]

These are great tips that we should take note..

It is really important to take into consideration the kind of photo paper that will be used in printing. This would reflect in the photo itself. So you should make sure you got the best photo paper.