A question for Photographers who prints their own images.?

Question

What printer do you use? What program do you use to print out different sizes in one sheet & how do you do it? Where do you get that kind of paper? How much does it cost for the paper?

best answer to whom answers all those questions =]

Answer 1

I print out my photos with a Lexmark 35 ink jet - it is very nice, HOWEVER, the ink is very expensive, because you will go thru ALOT of it - you cant skimp on paper - go with the best you can afford. I print and sell my cards using Avery card stock - I get great results and great compliments. I didnt like my Epson printer - I didnt have good luck with it.

Answer 2

Ok, you should get the Best photo paper you can. You can get it from Staples, and Office Max. They sell them. However, the photo paper is rather expensive. Also, if you use a standard 150$ printer, the image quality you get back isn't going to be that great, it's really a waste of all of the ink. They don't print at the same resolution. If you want a real high-quality printer, you'll have to get one for at least 200$. And, when you add the ink, and paper, it'll get around 275$

Is it really worth it?

Why not get them printed at wal-mart or target for a dollar or so? going through the added expense, and time really isn't necessary in my opinion. I'd rather print locally.  

Answer 3

It is more cost effective to have them printed at a local or on-line lab.  However, I use an Epson PictureMate (paper and ink set for 100 prints = $29.99) for 4x6's at home, and a Canon i6600 for 8x10's.  I use the Canon software, and usually Canon paper.  I have found that Kodak and/or Staples paper is not a good match for my printer, although I used Kodak paper in my older Epson photo printer with no problem.  You can get the paper profiles for different papers, but for me that is more trouble than it's worth.  If I have an important print, I either print it at my lab, or order from MPix on-line.  Generally speaking, a print from a lab is more archival and of better quality than consumers using consumer equipment can do at home.

Answer 4

I printed my first black and whites at the age of 9. I progressed to colour printing, however, since I have been diagnosed with FUCH's Dystropy - an eye disease, I do all my printing via the computer.

I use an Epson Photo printer and use various high quality (and archival) papers for printing. I have tried labs in the past, but have never been totally satisfied with the results.

Nick

Answer 5

While I do have a colour printer, the Epson R260 which I print the CD labels, all my photographs are printed at the lab ... The cost of paper and ink puts the cost per print at nearly 2.5 x what the lab charges me for a "real" photograph