Printing problems! helppppppppp

[Gary.D]

Hey guys, I need to print some pictures off for my photoclub.
Im using glossy photopaper and choosing best photo or photo image quality
there all coming out really dark
any ideas?
Sorry to rush you
Gary

[scraggs]

what printer ?

[dazzajl]

Hi Gary,

The answer is to "profile" your printer for the paper and ink that you're using. This basically means using a colour spectrometer to look at a large chart of colours from your printer, compare them to a known value and write a profile to correct the differences.

Obviously, you don't sound like time is on your side. So what you're left with is a take a best guess approach. Lighten the shot on screen by the amount that you think it's too dark and have a try. It can take lots of your paper and ink so working on as small a version as you can is a good idea.

[Gary.D]

epson stylus photo r200

[Steep]

What software?

Are you using any kind of calibration on your monitor?

[scraggs]

reduce the colour intesity if you have it in your printer driver

[Steep]

The Epson printer software is very versatile and allows you to brighten an image if you need to, in the Color Management section of the set up screen, choose color controls and use the sliders below to adjust the image.