Top 5 Tips on Printing Great Photos

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Use Compatible Cartridges for normal everyday use.

Many businesses and individuals use original ink and toner cartridges for normal printing use e.g. printing business related documents such as invoices and receipts. If you are a business that prints those types of outputs then re-manufactured compatible toner cartridges are the ideal choice for you, as high definition, great quality won’t matter to you but saving money will. For everyday home use printing choose our refills or budget compatible ink cartridges that have been specifically designed to save a lot of money as they will do the job perfectly for you. Not a lot of in-house printing requires high definition printing quality and so it is worth trying out our cheap but decent quality compatible ink and toner cartridges. However, if you want to produce top-notch quality photographs, then the OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturer) cartridges is the recommended choice. So remember to save cost:

1. Choose compatible ink/toner cartridges for everyday printing
2. Choose original ink/toner cartridges for high definition photo printing

Here are the top tips to consider when printing photographs at great quality when using the original manufactured cartridges.

1. Use an inkjet printer preferably a photo inkjet printer.

Using an inkjet printer rather than a laser printer is a logical choice. Inkjet photo printers will cost much less than laser printers and will produce the same outcome. Remember what you pay for is what you get, so choose a high spec inkjet printer that can produce high quality photo images. For the best possible results look out for a high performing inkjet printers that features a 48-bit colour support and an optical scan resolution of at least 2,400 dots-per-inch (dpi). A dedicated photo printer will already be optimised to print photographs and will produce better quality photos compared to all-in-one devices. At inkntoneruk we can recommend the following inkjet printers to choose from: Canon MX870 Pixma Printer, Canon MG6220 Printer, Epson Stylus Photo R2000 Printer, HP Envy 4500 e-AiO Printer.

laser vs inkjet photo

2. Take High Definition photos with a decent camera.

Always print from the original image (this should usually have a high resolution of between 2,400 to 4,800 dpi and should be more than 1mb in file size). This ensures that your photos come out more crisp and clear and not blurry – in other words, take photos with a great quality.. You can always tweak your digital camera or photo device to increase the resolution settings.

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3. Ensure that the up-keeping and maintenance of your photo printer is met.

Always take care of your printer as instructed in the user guides. This includes cleaning the head unit and printer alignment. Things like blocked nozzles and clogged printer heads can compromise on print quality. Also turning of the printer when it’s not in use eliminates exposure to dust particles on the printer heads. Exposure to dust particles can significantly reduce the quality of the printed photos. Remember do not upgrade your printing software and agree on printer updates as they have NO relation to the quality of the prints. If you update your firmware then the compatible ink or toner cartridges may not work with your device. More can be read on this topic by click here.

printer maintenance

4. Adjust the printer settings through the application that you use to optimum settings for print quality.

Software plays a big part on photo quality. There are many changes you can do to optimise your photos before you print. Use the advanced settings on the application settings for your printer to adjust things like print speed to maximum available quality, choose the right type of paper size you want to print in, adjust the resolution settings on the printer to the highest possible dpi and adjust the print settings to determine the quality you need.

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5. Find the right type of consumable supplies you need.

For high quality photo printing, choose the original manufacturer supplies. You can choose the original high capacity ink and toner cartridges to print your photos with which is better value for money that gives you much more yield than buying the standard versions. Great quality AND high page yields? Perfect for you, if you want a good, sturdy product that is effective. Purchase the right type of original photo paper that you require for optimum results. For true-photo quality images you can choose from Matte Photo Paper, High-Gloss Photo Paper and Resin-Coated Photo Paper depending on the type of photo look that you would like to produce.

Likewise with ink cartridges it is important that you choose the right type of ink for the photos that you need. The common types of inks are dye-based and pigment-based inks. It is important that you are aware of the differences. Dye-based inks produce prints with vibrant colours but they can be slow to dry and sometimes the images can become blurry. On the other hand pigment based inks have a much quicker drying time, which results in prints with clearer images. There are also waterproof, pigment-based inks available that are used for photo printing and come in individual Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black cartridges that work together to print photographs.

oem cartridges and paper

Choosing the right place to buy Cartridges – InknTonerUK

Take care when printing photos so that when you print the first time you get it right and exactly how you want it. To ensure that you buy the right ink cartridges and photo paper, and in turn get a great deal out of it choose inkntoneruk who will help you to find the right type of consumable supplies you need to start printing photos from the comfort of your home with the best possible results possible. When you go to buy cartridges, make sure you don’t pay too much for them. Don’t pay high prices by buying the original cartridges directly from the manufacturer or high street retailers, we promise that you will get the exact same original cartridges from us at a significantly low price. Need ink or toner cartridges for photo printing, choose inkntoneruk.

Sincerely Yours

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