Tips on how to print your own photobooks at home: the equipment you need and the stages involved in laying out, printing and binding.
How to use the printer driver for perfect prints
The driver is the key component in the software package provided by each printer manufacturer.
Monochrome photo printing tips
How to create outstanding B&W photographs.
Inkjet photo printer buying tips
When looking to buy an inkjet printer for photo printing, take one of your favourite photos to the store with you on a USB drive or memory card. Ask to have the image printed on the printer you’re seriously considering and check the following…
Soft proofing
How to make the image on a monitor screen simulate how an image will appear when printed.
Easy ways to create a photobook
Printed books are a great way to store and share a collection of images and preserve valuable photos for future generations. And there are plenty of companies offering online photobook services. This article helps you choose a service provider and takes you through the production process from start to finish…
Choosing inkjet printing papers
Advice on selecting the best inkjet printing media.
How to scan photos at the right resolution
You can calculate the scanning resolution you require by measuring the original picture. Because resolution is normally expressed in inches, calculations are easiest when the dimensions of the original are in inches as well.
Camera connectivity
Most recent cameras include integrated Wi-Fi, which enables them to send images – and often movie clips – to smart-phones and tablets or upload them to devices connected to a wireless network. With the majority of people carrying a smart device these days, Wi-Fi is the logical choice for a camera that needs to communicate with the rest of the world.
Colour spaces explained
To ensure the right colours in your images, it helps to understand how colour spaces work… Colour spaces are mathematical models describing the way colours can be represented. The easiest way of visualising them is to think of a box containing all the possible colours that can be produced by mixing the three primary colours of light: red, green and blue.