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Myk249
22nd of September 2003 (Mon), 13:14
I am using an A40 and an HP Deskjet 932. My issue is this, I am getting an overall hazy tone and seem to lack that 3D look in the printed pics. Is this just what I will have to live with based on my equipment, or is there something simple that I am missing. I have tried several different camera settings etc.. The only changes I have made in PS is to remove red-eye from some of the pics. Should I try some sort of enhancement?

Thanks for any and all suggestions.

P.S. I can handle it if you tell me my equipment stinks
stopbath
22nd of September 2003 (Mon), 13:51
Are you printing on photo paper? This may be all that is required to give your prints the extra mile.

Are you printing on the highest quality you can?

Does the HP printer have any driver settings to create better prints from pictures?
Myk249
22nd of September 2003 (Mon), 14:12
Yes, I am using photo paper. As for the aditional driver settings I am selecting the best quality possible within the possible settings.

A friend recently told me about specific ink for printing photos, maybe I will try that and see what happens.
stopbath
22nd of September 2003 (Mon), 15:08
Does the printer manual suggest specific inks for photos? As much as possible, go with HP's suggestions, then experiment with other brands.
Myk249
22nd of September 2003 (Mon), 16:51
I don't believe the manual suggests anything more specific than using "HP" ink cartridges. In general I find that the "HP" cartridges are better than the knockoffs I have tried. However I have not previously done much photo printing.

Realistically, at the cost of "experimenting" with other brand inks I'm probably better off purchasing a dedicated photo printer.

I think I'll try some different adjustments in PS and see what I come up with.
John_T
22nd of September 2003 (Mon), 19:24
Perhaps the HP932 isn't up to snuff. The cheapo HP5550 turns out pretty amazing prints with the photo ink cartridges, but next to my Canon BJCi9100, they all look sick.

Experiment by having one of the pix you have printed on your printer printed out on other printers. That should tell you where part of the problem lies. You might want to check out whether what you are seeing on your computer monitor is correct too. The process is many layered from camera to print, and you need to know that each is equal and correct.