Colour calibration is a key part of your photography workflow, from capture, editing, and finally to printing. Colour calibrating your monitor is particularly important as failing to do so means wasting a lot of time editing a photo in post-production that’s going to look nothing like your final print. This can be incredibly frustrating, but the simple process of colour calibrating your monitor will save you from doing anything counterproductive.
There are many kinds of different paper finishes, meaning that when you’re new to printing your photos, it can take some time to understand them all – and that’s before you even consider other paper terms!
We all know the feeling – you’ve taken a great shot and spent money on a good quality printer, but when you print out your image, the results are disappointing. Whether the colour was off, or the image is blurry, if you’ve ever been frustrated with the print of your digital file, chances are that one of the following things could be what’s giving you poor quality prints.
Printing your photographs yourself has many benefits. Whether you’re just getting started in photography, or you’re a professional photographer that outsources print or sells more digital files, here are 5 reasons why you should start printing your photos yourself.
Wireless printing using WiFi is the standard way of printing documents to your chosen nearby printer without cables. However, if you need to print from your smartphone or tablet, using standard wireless printing practices isn’t an option, because you can’t install a printer driver on these devices, as you would on a computer.
So, you’re thinking of purchasing a large format printer. In some cases, this is a great investment and can make perfect economic sense over outsourcing to a print shop. However, it isn’t a decision that should be taken lightly. So do the benefits of producing your own prints outweigh the benefits of going elsewhere to get them done?
According to the British Printing Industries Federation, the UK is the fifth largest producer of printed products in the world. In the same report, they also suggested that – unlike digital or TV – print is often associated with a number of misconceptions about its impact on the environment. As a result, printers can often feel under pressure to make sure that their environmental impact is kept to a minimum.
The short answer to this question is very – but why? Monitor calibration is the key step between shooting and printing photos, which many amateur (and even professional) photographers often miss. To ensure the colours your print are the same as the colours you shot, you need to get into the habit of calibrating your monitor.
Did you know your monitor display begins to fade over time? Let’s talk through how to overcome this affecting your printed images.
Direct To Garment (DTG) printing is the process of printing on textiles and garments using specialised or modified inkjet technology. Similar to conventional inkjet printing, DTG printers spray tiny droplets of ink onto a substrate (in the case of DTG the substrate is a fabric garment).
A recent poll by ICM has found that music streaming sites are helping to drive sales of vinyl. This seems a contradictory statement, but in fact, half of consumers say they have listened to an album online before buying a vinyl copy. Why are people buying physical copies of albums they can listen to online? Continue reading
