Dell Ink Jets
Nov/100
Choosing The Right Photo Paper And Ink Cartridges For Your Inkjet Printer
Introduction
We all love taking digital photos and sharing them with family and friends. With more and more of us printing our pictures at home, how do we successfully achieve that ‘photo lab quality’ look?
Follow these 5 simple tips and you’re on your way to creating crisp, vibrant, long-lasting digital prints every time with your home photo printer.
1. Choosing the right photo paper
True of false? Digital prints don’t last as long as traditional prints. False! Using the right paper is key to your success. Printing onto plain copier paper will just make your prints look dull and faded.
By using a good quality photo paper specifically designed to produce high-quality, true-to-life colour images you’ll get equally good or better results than traditional lab-developed photographs.
2. So which type of photo paper should I use?
There is a wide variety available for every type of print or project, ranging in thickness and finish. Choose from your ink jet printer’s own brand of photo paper or a good quality, alternative brand at competitive prices. It’s good to shop around.
The type and texture of the paper used has direct relation to how well prints look. If you treasure photos, use photo paper and ink that help ensure prints last long, are light and water resistant. Some premium papers resist fading for 25, 50 or more years and have the look and feel of traditional photographs.
Ink jet paper characteristics:
- Paper weight
This refers to the thickness of paper. Generally bond or office copier paper is the most common weight used by consumers, averaging around 80gsm, whilst paper used to print photos is usually thicker, ranging between 150gsm and 215gsm.
- Paper brightness
All ink jet papers come in a range of levels of brightness, known as whiteness. Brightness is rated on a scale of 1 to over 100, with the higher the number, the whiter the paper. For example: Brighter and whiter means better, more vivid colour prints.
- Check the brightness rating of paper
Many manufacturers may claim their paper is “bright” or use a similar term on the packaging. So before buying your photo paper, check its number rating. For top quality printing, get paper with a brightness rating of 95 and above.
3. What inkjet photo finish should I use?
There’s a variety of photo paper finishes available, ranging from extremely glossy to matte. Glossy produces deep, vibrant colours while matte offers rich textures and resists fingerprints. High quality inkjet paper is coated and results in sharper images, displaying brighter colour and more detail. Gradients are smoother and are very important for printing quality photos and other half-tone images.
Inkjet photo paper comes in three finishes with variations on each. The basics are:
Glossy – high shine with the look and feel of traditional glossy photo lab paper.
Semi-gloss – satin lustre and a slight bumpy surface. Less shine than glossy.
Matte – dull surface with no glare or sheen. Often used when prints are displayed under glass.
4. Choose the right paper size
Photo papers come in a variety of sizes. The most popular size used to achieve photo-lab quality, is 4″ x 6″ paper. A perfect fit for most photo albums.
Print spectacular panoramic photos, such as a tropical sunset, using 4″ x 12″ paper. When you’re making studio-quality enlargements of family or pets, 13″ x 19″ is ideal. And try 11″ x 17″ paper for calendars and posters.
Some printer models have software, which helps you quickly and easily print common sizes or even select a custom size.
Photo paper comes packaged and pre-cut in the most popular sizes, and can be purchased online and in office supply stores
5. Choosing your ink
Ink jet printers offer the most cost-effective colour photo printing solution. Most printer manufacturers will recommend their own branded ink cartridges. Significant investment in developing and testing their inks and papers will have taken place to ensure they produce finer colour gradations, richer colour saturation and better colour solids. However, with the soaring costs of branded cartridges, more and more people are turning to quality alternative compatibles. There are many alternatives on the market, making your budget stretch that bit longer, without compromising the quality and reliability of consumers’ requirements.
About the Author
Printer Wizard is one of the fastest growing online suppliers to businesses and homes in the UK of printer cartridges and toners including
HP printer ink cartridges
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Epson printer ink cartridges
and
Canon printer ink cartridges
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Dell D6605 Ink Jet 540 Photo Print Pack 40 Sheet of Paper and Cartridge – New £16.99 |
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5 x Dell D6605 Ink Jet 540 Photo Print Pack 40 Sheet of Paper and Cartridge -New £69.99 |
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Dell 11 series black & colour printer ink jet cartridge £21.99 |
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Dell 7 series black & colour printer ink jet cartridges £20.99 |
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2PK Ink Jet Cartridges Series 9 for DeLL 926 All-In-One £46.99 |
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Dell All-in-One Wireless Printer P513W Colour Ink-jet – Printer Copier Scanner £59.00 |
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Dell 5 series Rifill Black printer ink jet cartridge £10.99 |
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1 COLOR Ink Jet Cartridge for DELL 725 printer £9.00 |
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DELL V305 ALL-IN-ONE INK JET PRINTER – BOXED £39.00 |
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Black Ink Cartridge T0 529 for DeLL Ink-jet 720 Printer £10.99 |
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Jet Tec Dell T0530 Colour Compatible Ink £13.16 |
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Jet Tec Dell 7Y745 Colour Compatible Ink £19.00 |
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Jet Tec Dell 7Y743 Black Compatible Ink £17.65 |
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Black Ink Jet Cartridge MJ-264 for DeLL All-In-One 946 £13.99 |
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Black Series 22 Ink Jet Cartridge for DeLL All-In-One P513w V313 V313w Printer £8.49 |
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Colour Series 22 Ink Jet Cartridge for DeLL All-In-One P513w V313 V313w Printer £9.49 |
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Black Ink for Dell All-In-One V315w Printer (Series 23) InkJet Ink-Jet Cartridge £8.49 |
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Colour Ink for Dell All-In-One V315w Printer ~Series 23 InkJet Ink-Jet Cartridge £9.49 |
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Black (Series 24) Ink Jet Cartridge for DeLL All-In-One P713w V715w Printer £8.49 |
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Black (Series 24) Ink Jet Cartridge for DeLL All-In-One P713 w V715 w Printer £8.49 |
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Tri-Colour (Series 24) Ink Jet Cartridge for DeLL All-In-One P713w V715w Printer £9.49 |
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Tri-Colour Series 24 Ink Jet Cartridge for DeLL All-In-One P713 w V715 w Printer £9.49 |
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2-PK Series 22 Ink Jet Cartridges for DeLL All-In-One P513w V313 V313w Printer £15.99 |
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2-PK DeLL (Series 22) Compatible Ink Jet Cartridges T091N/T092N (Black+Colour) £15.99 |
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2-PK DeLL (Series 23) Compatible Ink Jet Cartridges T105N/T106N (Black+Colour) £15.99 |
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2-PK DeLL (Series 24) Compatible Ink Jet Cartridges T101N/T110N (Black+Colour) £15.99 |
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2-PK (Series 24) Ink Jet Cartridges for DeLL All-In-One P713w V715w Printer £15.99 |
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2-PK (Series 24) Ink Jet Cartridges for DeLL All-In-One P713 w / V715 w Printer £15.99 |
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Black Ink Jet Cartridge for Dell Y498D (Series 21) £8.50 |
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Colour Ink Jet Cartridge for Dell Y499D (Series 21) £9.50 |
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Black Ink Jet Cartridge (Series 21) for DeLL Y498D GRMC3 U313R £8.49 |
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Black Ink Cartridge T0 529 for dell Ink-jet 720 Printer £6.86 |
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Jet Tec Dell T0530 Colour Remanufactured Ink £10.99 |
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Jet Tec Dell T0529 Colour Remanufactured Ink £10.50 |
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Jet Tec Dell D4646 Colour Remanufactured Ink £10.99 |
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Jet Tec Dell 7Y745 Colour Remanufactured Ink £10.99 |
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Jet Tec Dell 7Y743 Colour Remanufactured Ink £10.50 |
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2 BLACK+2 COLOUR Ink Jet Cartridge for DELL AIO printer £26.99 |
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2 Black Ink Jet Cartridge for Dell Y499D (Series 21) £15.00 |
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2-PK Ink Jet Cartridge for Dell Y498D+Y499D (Series 21) £16.00 |
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3-PK Ink Jet Cartridge for Dell Y498D+Y499D (Series 21) £21.00 |
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T0530 COLOUR iNK jet Cartridge for DELL 720 A920 A 920 £11.00 |
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3-PK Ink Jet Cartridge for Dell Y498D+Y499D (Series 21) £21.99 |
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2-PK Ink Jet Cartridge for Dell Y498D+Y499D (Series 21) £16.99 |
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4-PK Ink Jet Cartridge for Dell Y498D+Y499D (Series 21) £29.00 |
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4-PK Ink Jet Cartridge for Dell Y498D+Y499D (Series 21) £30.00 |
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JET TEC,MD745,INK CARTRIDGE,REMAN,DELL,7Y745 £20.84 |
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JET TEC,MD640,INK CARTRIDGE,REMAN,DELL,D4640 £19.69 |
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3 Pack Ink Jet Cartridges MK990/ MK991 for Dell All-in-One 926 Printer £25.00 |
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2 Pack Ink Jet Cartridges MK990/ MK991 for Dell All-in-One V305w Printer £18.00 |
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