Color Photo Printers

If you are really into your photography and printing images then you're more than likely to need one printer for everything.  The HP range of professional photo printers has it covered.  If you need to print from photo enlargements to 12x12" scrapbook pages to documents with excellent print quality photos in a wide range of sizes (up to 13x19"), then HP can help you out!

Professional Photo Printer Favorite Features:

• Easy to print off large prints;
• Inkjet cartridges can be bought locally - no need to buy online;
• Great for amateur photographers who want to exhibit and sell their work;
• Use premium plus paper for extra quality prints;
• Easy to pring digital artwork in 11x17 and 13x19 sizes;
• Works great with all large layouts;
• Can use thick paper;
• Superb quality for dull back thanks to the Photo Black ink cartridge;
• Excellent skin tone colors, subtle highlights and shodows;
• Easy and quick set-up;
• Prints look like they are professional printed at a lab;#
• Excellent for scrapbooking and card making;
• Excellent for printing on cardstock;
• Fast print photos;
• No jams;
• Printer can be loud due to fast and large prints;
• Cartiridges can be expensive, therefore use regular printing on a regular printer to save on cost.

Extra Tips for Better Looking Prints

1) Choosing the right resolution

The majority of digital cameras offer a range of resolution settings. A good idea is to use a high quality setting if you are planning on printing larger-than-wallet-sized images.

2) Selecting the best format for image files

Your digital camera probably shoots in JPEG. This is the most common file format and is particularly well suited to:

• Use with email

• Use Online

• Most printing needs (4x6", 5x7" & panoramic)

3) Editing images for printing

Use a photo-editing program to do basic photo editing such as contrast,color changes and cropping for your digital photos.

4) Picking the right dpi

• Dots per inch (dpi) is used as a measurement of the print resolution that indicates how many individual dots a printer can create on a page per square inch of an area.

• For colorful, crisp, professional-looking prints choose a printer with the minimum 600 x 600 dpi.

5) Matching print quality to the job

You can assign the 'quality' of the print dependent on what you are printing. For example, for general print jobs, such as plain documents or letters, the 'fast' or 'draft' settings is probably sufficient. 

Lastly, always refer to your professional photo printers manual to get the most out of your printer.