Printing Pictures

[Buttermilk]

I'm new to printing pictures from a digital camera and would appreciate any advice that anyone has.

Thanks

 

[LynneClomina]

all i can suggest is a gooood printer..... i looove my canon i860. i think it cost me about $280 or so CND.awesome print outs (only 8 1/2 x 11, though, i hoped for a 11x14 minimum). i didnt believe i6 when someone told me you could get photoquality prints from a printer, but you sure can. each color is a separate cartridge so you can use up ALL the ink, there are 5 cartridges and they are only $20 CND. i replace 1 - 3 a month, i'd say. my old printer was garbage, the cartridges cost $70 CND (that was large capacity) and i'd have to get a new one every month or two, and i'd have to throw the old one out with a fair bit of ink it it still...... this is cheap in comparison, and the quality holds NO comparison.

 

[Deamiter]

I sometimes print pictures on my personal printer, but unless it's for a one-time project or you just want to know what it looks like in print, it's really a waste of ink. Your printed pictures will fade rather quickly, and unless you use very expensive paper, very expensive ink, AND a very expensive printer, your faded pictures will be of rather poor quality to begin with.

You can always make a CD with the pictures you want to print, and take them to a local printing shop. Any JPEG should work at most places. Also, there are some VERY easy online places like http://www.shutterfly.com that offer cheap prints by mail. All you have to do is upload the files, and they'll send them to you!

Bottom line is that now that you can print only the pictures you want to keep, prints are ridiculously cheap. Find a method that works for you, and you can have cheap prints that will last your entire lifetime rather than wasting time and money on a printout that will last less than a year!

Actually, to add to that, even if you ONLY print pictures with your printer, and you use regular quality paper, prints you order (whether online or at a shop) will cost significantly less. With high grade paper, a really nice print will cost about $0.50 USD where you can get a better and longer-lasting print for less than a quarter of that.

 

[HeatherJay]

If you want quality photos from your printer then quality photo ink and quality photo paper are must have items. But, it can still be a hassle and rather expensive per print.

 

[Philled-one]

I have been printing pictures on a Canon S750 with good results. Have not tried phot quality paper yet. Also I refill my cartidges myself which is a great saving. I figure ink is costing me about 7 cents a refill ane I can refill each cartridge about 5 or 6 times before I have problems with it.

 

[transparentwarrior]

i always take mine some place to get them printed

 

[Billnew]

We were given a printer by my Mother in law. Their computer was hit by lightning.
It prints great, even placed picture in "Great Darke County fair".

They are expencive. $35 a unit.

I printed 6 8x10, and 12 pages of album photos. So I got my use. Will try refilling but last time I filled wrong chamber with magenta. Not pretty.