Printers How-Tos

Using Photoshop Lightroom, Part 3

Now that you've selected and edited your images to a fare-thee-well, it's time to show them off. Here's how to print them, post them to the Internet, and produce slideshows.

Photography How-to: Printing Black and White Images

When it comes to processing black and white images, digital has advantages over the darkroom. But can modern printing methods compete with output from the old days?

Printing Tips: Go from Hard Drive to Hard Copy

If you're new to print design, you may not know that jobs destined for a professional print house must follow very particular parameters. There are plenty of traps you can fall into, but we'll help you escape them all.

Framed and Exposed: Buying a Photo Printer, Part 2

Are you looking for the perfect photo printer? Ben Long continues to break down the sometimes-confusing process. Learn why media matters, how to save money on inks, and more.

Framed and Exposed: Buying a Photo Printer

Don't shop for a photo printer without reading this first. Ben Long helps you answer all your questions: dye sub vs. inkjet; four, six, or eight inks; dye-based or pigment-based inks; image quality; and more.

Paper Tips: Confused Over Brightness and Whiteness?

Ever wonder why your printed pieces are not popping like you planned? Maybe you're choosing the wrong paper brightness or whiteness. Did you know there's a difference? Read this helpful tidbit from our friends at PaperSpec.com and get your printed work radiating.

Hardware Tips: Top Five Things to Consider in a Color Printer

Thinking about purchasing a to-quality printer for your studio? Better read this five-point checklist of what to look for in a printer, first.

Photoshop How-To: Making Great Prints

Great images need great printing techniques, and that means dipping your toes into the sometimes murky waters of color management and printer profiling. Here, from a book subtitled "Mastering the Digital Image," are two methods for getting great looking prints from Photoshop.