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Monday, May 28, 2007
Digital Photo Printing
In this era of advanced digital printing, it is easy to transform a digital photo or a standard photograph into a fine canvas print. Printing photos on canvas is one of the major advancements in the printing field. This service is great for those who wish to transform their photos into everlasting keepsakes.
Photos printed on canvas acquire the quality of an original painting. This is because a photo printed on canvas has an artistic texture that cannot be obtained on a paper. Digital printing companies accept negatives, digital files or scanned images for printing photos on canvas.
Printing photos on canvas service is available for both heavy and light versions of canvas substrates. In a canvas photo printing process, the inks mostly used are archival grade inks offering rich colors and greater print permanence. The photo prints are usually completed in matte, gloss or semi-gloss finishes and can be mounted onto a superior quality stretcher bar support framework for an enhanced look and added protection.
There are numerous digital printing companies that offer high quality and cost-effective photo printing. Combining state-of-the-art technology and unparalleled customer service, these companies extend both large scale and small scale canvas photo printing services. As a compliment to canvas photo printing, many of these canvas photo printing specialists offer the following additional services:
* Scanning* Retouching* Exposure correction* Resizing and formatting* Mounting* Stretching* Coating* Cropping
Some of them even offer the choice of a plain or gallery wrapped finish and other minor treatments to ensure a richer and more elegant look for the canvas photo prints. Thus, photo printing on canvas services offered by the companies ensure the following features:
* Color quality* Maximum resolution* Image definition* Fade-resistance* Smudge-resistance* Water-resistance
Printing photos on canvas medium has become a perfect way to display your special memories. Canvas photo prints help to preserve favorite images for generations to come. Today, they have become popular gift items for birthdays, weddings, anniversaries and holidays.
Digital Photo Printing
You can get digital printing with good results by following certain tips. You should try to find the best printer with great print quality and fine ink system. Generally mid-range inkjet printers are the best for home use. You can also go for Canon Pixma iP4000 that has 5 color ink system. It has 5 individual replaceable ink tanks that enable you to replace one color instead of changing whole cartridge.
Photo paper is next important thing after printer. People should keep in mind that photo prints depend on paper that you use. Choose a paper with accurate thickness that generates fine colors and also has superior resistance to fading. You may choose thinner photo paper only if you want to place your photo in the photo album. Digital printing depends on color contrast. You should try to use different colors to colorful images. Get them in large quantity for unlimited printing. Try to test some photos on different photo papers then select the best photo paper to create memorable photos.
Sunday, May 27, 2007
DIGITAL PHOTO PRINTING
Choosing a Digital Photo-Printing Service by Sandeep Kumar
Digital photo-printing websites have been around for several years now, and increasing quality control and visibility are leading many consumers to choose a digital photo-printing website over conventional photo print businesses. Some factors to consider in choosing digital photo-printing service online include: Price Reviews say that using a photo service online usually costs less than printing your digital photos at home, although you will usually have to wait longer to receive the results. If you choose to print the photos yourself, costs will vary depending on type of printer and ink cartridges used, the cost and quality of the paper, and the cost if any of time expended.
Basic options nearly all digital photo-printing services offer the same basic options—editing tools, printing services, online storage, photo sharing and photo gifts. A major advantage to using a professional digital photo-printing service is that your pictures will receive a coating that prevents smudging, water damage and discoloration. Photo sharing perhaps one of the largest selling points for using a professional digital photo website is the free online photo share, also called a free online photo album. Not only can you have your prints professionally prepared, but also the images can be emailed to family and friends for online viewing. This saves you the time and effort of emailing batches of photos as email attachments. The recipients can order copies of prints they want or can have the prints incorporated into many objects suitable as gifts. You can order your prints online and receive the prints through the mail, or in the case of major retailers, you can order digital prints online and pick them up at the retail outlet. Sometimes, in the case of speed of delivery, the quality of the finished product suffers.
Variations There can be a great deal of difference between options offered at the various digital photo-printing businesses, particularly in the editing area. Nearly all offer drag-and-drop uploads, editing features and photo sharing options. Variables include:
Online storage - some allow unlimited storage, some allow limited storage, some allow storage, but expect regular purchase of prints, and some allow no storage at all. Editing - almost all suppliers have tweaking color, red-eye elimination and cropping features.
Gifts - There is a wide range in the kind and quality of gifts offered at various websites. Such things as mugs, t-shirts, magnets, coasters, albums, calendars, mouse pads and more may or may not be available. If these things are important to you, check the site BEFORE you buy.
The capabilities of your computer system should be considered. Dial-up can be notoriously slow while broadband may not be available in your area.
Another thing to consider is the quality of the images, which you submit. You should not expect any of the services to automatically correct and edit your prints. This means that if you submit an image with red-eye problems, you will probably receive prints with red-eye problems. Some professional digital photographers also feel it’s important to calibrate the computer monitor color with the photo results.
