Guidelines for Printing Great Photos at Home
Reusing the original sealing tape is a very common thing to do when storing cartridges. Pretty much the general idea is: if it worked for them (Lexmark & HP) it should work for me.
This is not the case though. Applying the tape back on the print head
can cause ink to wick out of the nozzles and back into another nozzle
chamber.
In some case it simply wicks ink out of the jets and causes a mess.
If you have noticed color shift or incorrect colors after storing a cartridge in this fashion, now you know why.
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Inkjet printers work better with regular use. Many people, desiring to save ink, never print in color. Then ink dries up in the nozzles and they end up with a useless cartridge full of ink.
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I found a good Blog on printer information. Seems like blogs are popping up
everywhere on the net these days. A blog is basically a journal that is available on the web and is usually updated every day with new articles.
http://www.livingroom.org.au/printers/archives/ink_cartridges/index.php
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The printer rejects my cartridge - Except with a cartridge that has a chip
attached (i.e.; some Epsons), the printer should not reject a cartridge just
because you refilled it. Try removing and reinserting the cartridge (sometimes I don't always get my cartridge in quite right the first time).
First try Turning the printer off and on again to reset it. The cartridge circuitry may be dirty, or, in the case of some Xerox cartridges, the bar code may have ink on it. If none of this corrects the problem, your cartridge circuitry may be dead for one reason or another.
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Guidelines for Printing Great Photos at Home
by Kelly Paal
So you have this great digital camera and you’ve taken lots of great photos. Now what? Well you could go to a store and have them print your images for you, but isn’t that what you did with film? The point of all this great digital technology is that you can print your own photos at home without having to pay someone else to do it. Here are some tips to help you get started:
1. It’ll seem like a lot of money at first but spend the money to get a good printer. Six color at least. Ink jets are wonderful for printing snapshots. You won’t need more than that. Also look around at the computer brands that sell computer packages for digital printing, the printer that they recommend is perfect for printing photos at home.
2. Buy some photo editing software. There are lots of brands out there many of them for pros but you can easily find software under one hundred dollars that will have lots more options than you will ever use. Look for software that has automatic settings so that the computer can automatically color correct, auto focus, brighten, or darken, etc. At least until you learn number 3.
3. Learn your equipment. Take the time play with the settings. Don’t try to print perfect photos right away. Most people with a little time and practice can learn to do basic photo special effects. Give yourself the time to learn.
4. There is one place that you are going to have to spend some money and it’s on paper. You can have a great image but unfortunately you cannot skimp on paper. Get the nice thick glossy paper, it’s worth it. I’ve tried the cheaper paper, which is good for test prints, but you need the high quality stuff for good prints.
5. DPI, dots per inch. Depending on your printer and your software you may be able to print up to 1200 dpi which is probably unnecessary for what you’re doing. For up to a 4 by 6 inch print you only need about 300 dpi. Most people cannot see the difference between a 300 dpi an a 600 dpi at 4 by 6 inches. For 5 by 7 or 8 by 10 you can go up to 600 dpi.
These steps will help you on your way to printing great digital photos at home. Remember though make sure that you have fun printing all those memories.
FYI Just so that you have a frame of reference, I’m a professional photographer and I have a six color ink jet that I paid less than
$300 for and photo editing software that I paid less than $100. I print my 5 by 7 images for shows at 600 dpi.
Copyright 2004 Kelly Paal
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Kelly Paal is a Freelance Nature and Landscape Photographer, exhibiting
nationally and internationally. Recently she started her own business Kelly
Paal Photography ( www.kellypaalphotography.com
). She has an
educational background in photography, business, and commercial art.
She enjoys applying graphic design and photography principles to her web
design.
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Till next time.
Happy printing
Barry Shultz
Atlascopy, Inc.
PO Box 1292
Dover, DE. 19903
http://atlascopy.com
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