Hello! Do you decrease your screen brightness when you edit your photos, so that your prints won’t come out too dark? Do you usually do a smaller test print before committing to a larger print? Thanks!
I do not decrease the screen brightness. I use the prints to help me understand where edit my exposure in LR. I do usually test a small print. Ideally on the same paper type.
Inkjet printers are a lifetime money pit. They're only worth it if you're a printing lab. I highly recommend switching to dye-sub printers unless you regularly print larger than 8x12. Dye-sub is like the photo printer equivalent to office laser printers. No printing maintenance, clogged ink nozzles, and ink mess.
Nice video. I own the same printer for close to five years now. Will try the ink owl ink in the future. In regards to printing, the one month printing to keep the printer in tip top shape is one thing, but for you to not waste any ink, which get's deposited in the maintenance cartridge do to the printer doing a line cleaning, you need to print at least one print at daily or every two to three days, anything longer than that and you are wasting lot's of ink. In regards to paper, I have tried numerous different papers through the years, for test prints and even home use or sharing with others, the Epson/Canon Pro luster are fine papers, both are pretty much the same. My two favorite papers though are Epson Exhibition Fiber and Red River Palo Duro Soft Gloss Rag, both are thick papers and need to be fed through the back paper feeding slot of the printer, the RRPDSGR315 being slightly thicker than the Epson. I use the Red River ICC profile for the Epson Exhibition Fine Art Paper with great results, used to use the Canon Pro Luster profile with good results, but the RRpdsgr315 ICC profile seems to my eyes to be slightly better. Epson does not share their ICC profiles for third party printers, I believe the same goes for Canon. The other paper that I really like from Red River is Ultra Pro Luster 300. My favorite of the three is the RR PDSGR315 and a close second is the Epson Exhibition Fiber, then the ProLuster300 which has a nice even satin look, which I prefer over the Canon and Epson Pro Luster offerings. The Epson Exhibition fiber 17x22 used to cost $85 US for a box of 25 sheets, now it's around $120-$140. In regards to RR, I always wait until they have a sale before ordering. The RRPDSGR315 goes for $120 a box of 25 sheets for the 17x22, but when on sale can be had for $96 a box of 25 sheets. Same savings can be had on all the other papers RR offers. www.redrivercatalog.com/browse/palo-duro-soft-gloss-rag.html www.redrivercatalog.com/browse/80lb-ultrapro-luster.html RR also has their own pro luster "Canon and Epson equivalent" paper with a bit more bite on a thicker base which makes it easier to handle. www.redrivercatalog.com/browse/75lb-arctic-polar-luster.html
Very informative video! Thank you so much
Hello! Do you decrease your screen brightness when you edit your photos, so that your prints won’t come out too dark? Do you usually do a smaller test print before committing to a larger print? Thanks!
I do not decrease the screen brightness. I use the prints to help me understand where edit my exposure in LR. I do usually test a small print. Ideally on the same paper type.
Inkjet printers are a lifetime money pit. They're only worth it if you're a printing lab. I highly recommend switching to dye-sub printers unless you regularly print larger than 8x12. Dye-sub is like the photo printer equivalent to office laser printers. No printing maintenance, clogged ink nozzles, and ink mess.
Nice video. I own the same printer for close to five years now. Will try the ink owl ink in the future. In regards to printing, the one month printing to keep the printer in tip top shape is one thing, but for you to not waste any ink, which get's deposited in the maintenance cartridge do to the printer doing a line cleaning, you need to print at least one print at daily or every two to three days, anything longer than that and you are wasting lot's of ink.
In regards to paper, I have tried numerous different papers through the years, for test prints and even home use or sharing with others, the Epson/Canon Pro luster are fine papers, both are pretty much the same. My two favorite papers though are Epson Exhibition Fiber and Red River Palo Duro Soft Gloss Rag, both are thick papers and need to be fed through the back paper feeding slot of the printer, the RRPDSGR315 being slightly thicker than the Epson.
I use the Red River ICC profile for the Epson Exhibition Fine Art Paper with great results, used to use the Canon Pro Luster profile with good results, but the RRpdsgr315 ICC profile seems to my eyes to be slightly better. Epson does not share their ICC profiles for third party printers, I believe the same goes for Canon. The other paper that I really like from Red River is Ultra Pro Luster 300.
My favorite of the three is the RR PDSGR315 and a close second is the Epson Exhibition Fiber, then the ProLuster300 which has a nice even satin look, which I prefer over the Canon and Epson Pro Luster offerings. The Epson Exhibition fiber 17x22 used to cost $85 US for a box of 25 sheets, now it's around $120-$140.
In regards to RR, I always wait until they have a sale before ordering. The RRPDSGR315 goes for $120 a box of 25 sheets for the 17x22, but when on sale can be had for $96 a box of 25 sheets. Same savings can be had on all the other papers RR offers.
www.redrivercatalog.com/browse/palo-duro-soft-gloss-rag.html
www.redrivercatalog.com/browse/80lb-ultrapro-luster.html
RR also has their own pro luster "Canon and Epson equivalent" paper with a bit more bite on a thicker base which makes it easier to handle.
www.redrivercatalog.com/browse/75lb-arctic-polar-luster.html