What photo paper is best for printing photos?

Question 1: What paper should be used to print color photos? The so-called quality of printing photos is not only due to the printer, but more to do with the ink used by the printer and the choice of printing paper when printing. Material.

In order to allow users to better understand the impact of different printing papers on printing results, we choose two sizes to output photos, one is A6 size and the other is A4 size. Printing photos in A6 size can be closer to the actual use effect, and printing in A4 size can reflect the full picture and flatness of the paper.

In the Changyin effect comparison, the paper type and thickness will be marked on the photo, so that the user will not have to guess what kind of paper it is and how thick the paper is, and it is more convenient to compare with the ones they print. Contrast.

A6 size photos

Six types of photo paper samples were used in the test (135 high-gloss adhesive, 170 advanced pearlescent, 180g high-gloss waterproof, 200 high-gloss waterproof, 235 high-gloss waterproof, 235 High/calendered); 11 types of ink paper (95, 100, 105, 108, 110, 135 adhesive, 140 double-sided, 160 card, 210 beige card, 220 embossed card, 220 double-sided card).

Reminder: If you like to print photos at home, once you have chosen the ink and printing paper that suits you, do not just change to another brand or printing paper. Because this will cause changes in the printing effect, the photos will not achieve our satisfactory results. Therefore, the quality of the printing effect is not due to the printer, but more to the choice of ink and printing paper.

Question 2: What is the best paper for printing photos with a printer? You must first understand the classification, purpose and characteristics of printing paper. According to quality classification, it can be divided into ordinary paper, inkjet paper and photo paper. The paper should be selected according to the printing needs. Ordinary printing paper The simplest and most common printing medium is the printing paper we usually use to print various text files. Color inkjet printing paper The basic characteristics of color inkjet printing paper are fast ink absorption and non-spreading of ink droplets. The picture is clear and has certain water resistance and light resistance. It is advisable to record images or text on it. High-gloss inkjet printing paper The coating body of high-gloss inkjet printing paper is RC (Resin Coated) paper base, which is suitable for image output with bright colors and photographic effects. There is a higher resolution, usually 720dpi. The images printed by it are clear, bright and glossy, and have good light resistance and color fastness for indoor display. Generally equipped with high-end inkjet printers. Matte inkjet printing paper The coating body of matt inkjet printing paper is RC paper base, with medium gloss and high resolution. It is suitable for outputting images with photographic effects. The colors are bright and full and have good light resistance. Rich and full of color. After clarifying the above issues, it will be easy for us to choose printing paper according to our needs. When printing photos (or photo-quality images) with an inkjet printer, be sure to use photo paper. If you are very concerned about the printing effect of photos, it is recommended to buy original photo printing paper from the printer manufacturer. When using an Epson printer, it is best to choose Epson printing paper, so that the ink and printing paper can form the best match. You must use photo printing paper when printing photos. If you print ordinary documents, you can use ordinary printing paper.

Question 3: What are the specifications of the photo paper used for printing photos with a printer? Generally speaking, there are A5, A4, A3, B4, B3, etc., with A4 as the standard specification.

General Generally speaking, the printer manufacturer will recommend that you use the same brand of original photo paper. Is this statement correct? The answer is: both right and wrong.

This is true because for a printer, the ink, nozzle, paper, etc. are an organic whole, and the manufacturer itself knows the best about the performance of the ink. Therefore, if you use compatible photo printing paper, the ink may penetrate into the paper fibers before drying, directly causing color distortion and reduced image resolution. It's wrong because some compatible photo papers are even higher quality than original photo papers. For example, Kodak's Royal Premium Inkjet Paper is the top photo paper on the market, and its effect is better than some mid- to low-end original photo papers. At the same time, if some daily photos are not going to be stored for a long time, there is no need to use original photo paper, ordinary photo paper will do.

Currently, the giants in the field of inkjet printing include Canon, Epson, and Hewlett-Packard. They control more than 80% of the market share and have countless printing machines. patent. The following introduces the original photo papers from these companies, as well as several other compatible photo papers.

The Ultima product line is Kodak's best photo paper. It provides professional-quality output, weighs 270 g/m2, and has a shelf life of around 100 years. As a result, Ultima is the highest quality, longest lasting inkjet photo paper available, making it your best choice for photo albums, showcases and frames to store your most precious photos. Ultima is a heavyweight photo paper, available in Ultra Glossy and Satin Finish, which can be used to produce photos with full and vivid colors.

Ultima is considered high-end among photographic papers, and the price is definitely not cheap.

The price of its matte photo paper is 112 yuan (standard A4, 15 sheets package).

Premium is a resin-coated photo paper suitable for reprinting and enlarging favorite photos, giving printed photos the look and feel of traditional photos. It also has excellent photo quality and is also divided into two types: Ultra Glossy and Satin Finish. Compared with the Ultima product series, this photo paper is much thinner and has a significantly weaker texture. However, this series of photo paper also comes in many sizes and packaging specifications, giving you more choices.

The price of super glossy surface is 104 yuan (standard A4, 15 sheets package).

Double Sided Glossy Picture is suitable for printing daily photos, allowing photos to be printed with rich details and high-quality photos easily. Its double-sided design makes it easy to load on your printer and share with everyone. It is a smart choice for you to create small size photos. This photo paper also has many specifications, and its package of 25 sheets is 88 yuan (standard A4).

Generally speaking, Kodak's photo printing paper has very superior quality, but the price is higher. Suitable for collecting the most precious photos.

Epson is also a leader in printing. Epson's ink technology has many advanced patented technologies, and the photo printing paper launched by Epson is to match its printer-related products.

Epson's high-quality glossy photo paper is specially designed for family needs. The paper is bright and white, and the colors are very vivid. Its weight and thickness are comparable to real photos; it is highly scratch-resistant and waterproof. Suitable for printing all kinds of high-quality color photos and pictures. Epson's high-gloss photo paper is priced at 120 yuan (standard A4, 20-sheet package).

Epson photo paper (economical photo paper), the paper shows bright and full colors and is not prone to wrinkles. It has excellent cost performance and the printing effect is comparable to photo quality. It is suitable for printing all kinds of color photos and pictures. Such as daily photos, digital photos, high-resolution portraits, previews of finished advertisements, posters, poster samples, etc. The affordable price also provides a wide range of needs for the production of personal works!

The price of economical photo paper is 50 yuan (standard A4, 20 sheets package).

However, buyers should note that Epson photo paper has a relatively short storage time compared to Kodak photo paper. There is also the compatibility issue with Epson photo paper. Generally, better results can be achieved by using the matching printer.

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Question 4: What kind of photo paper is used for printing? Are the photos that come out good? It’s better to be more specific. Kodak is an old brand, and the brand is well-known. Fujifilm’s photo paper is not bad, but now there are many physical printing shops who are forced to lower the price of photo paper due to the low cost of online printing shops. It is conceivable that the cost will reduce the quality, so if you want to develop photos, it is best to go online and find a professional printing store.

According to Youfu.com’s more than ten years of experience in digital printing color management, Kodak’s photo paper is more suitable for portrait photos, while Fuji photo paper is more suitable for landscape photos, one is soft and the other is bright. In addition, photo paper can be divided into glossy and suede. Glossy photo paper has a smooth surface, good clarity, and high brightness. It is generally suitable for product photos or artistic photos. Suede photo paper has a rough surface and a matte feel. It is not easy to leave fingerprints on photos and has low brightness. It is generally suitable for daily life photos.

Question 5: What type of photo paper is generally used for developing photos? Photo paper is divided into consumer photo paper and professional photo paper.

Consumer photo paper is used by general printing shops, mainly including Kodak, Fujifilm, Lucky, and DNP (formerly Konica Minolta). The familiar Kodak Royal Photo Paper, Kodak Regent Photo Paper, and Kodak Olympic Photo Paper are all commercial photo papers.

Professional photo paper: As the name suggests, it is for professional use. It is mainly used in printing workshops to print wedding photos, photography works (works of professional photographers), advertisements, etc. Only Kodak and Fujifilm supply professional photo paper, while other brands use consumer photo paper as professional photo paper. Pay special attention to this point.

Since most general consumers print 5 or 6" photos, the imaging requirements for photo paper do not need to be very high. However, most professionally printed photos are large format, even as large as 40, smaller than 8 is not much. Therefore, the imaging requirements for photo paper are much higher than those for civilian use.

As for the printing effect, it is a matter of opinion. Kodak emphasizes color reproduction and tends to be warmer, while Fuji pursues sharp colors. , with a cooler tone.

Personally, I think that the shooting quality is the root of the picture quality. If the shooting is not good, it is impossible to produce the best results with the best materials, although there are various software now. Can be "remedied".

The glossy surface is more suitable for landscape photos and advertising pictures

The suede surface is more suitable for portrait photos, because the suede surface reduces the smoothness of the photo paper to a certain extent and is a bit soft. Therefore, printing companies that serve wedding photo studios mostly use suede paper.

The thickness of the photo paper is only a matter of the paper base. The key to the quality of the photo paper lies in the photosensitive material on the photo paper. Different formulas of photosensitive materials can be made into professional or civilian photo papers with different effects.

For ordinary consumers, there is almost no difference in the quality of photo paper, but from a professional point of view, there is definitely a difference, and some differences are quite big.

Question 6: What kind of paper is used to print photos? There is special photo printing paper, which can be found in supplies stores.

Question 7: What kind of paper is used to print professional photos? Which photo paper is best? RC photo paper.

RC photo paper is also called gap type photo paper and microporous photo paper. The base paper is the same as traditional photo paper. Both sides of the base paper are coated with waterproof PE coating RESIN

COATING , its coating uses nanoscale silica material (particle diameter below 150 nanometers) to form extremely fine inorganic-organic composite particles. After the ink is sprayed on, it is quickly absorbed by the honeycomb-like micropores, creating an interstitial phase. This is where the name of the paper comes from.

Question 8: What are the best photo papers for printing ID photos? He introduced that the adhesive-backed ones on his college diplomas are not inkjet printing, but are photo papers for professional dye-sublimation machines, used by machines such as Mitsubishi and Kobelco, and the machines are not cheap.

To print ID photos, you can use Lucky’s RC printing camera, which is water-resistant.

Question 9: What kind of printer is good for printing pictures? I study advertising and I come into contact with this every day. stuff. Let me tell you my experience.

If you print pictures as you said, there will be certain limitations.

Currently there are two main types of machines for producing pictures

1. Inkjet printer. 2. Machine-optical printer.

(1) Inkjet printers are currently the most widely used graphics media on the market. Simply put, they spray colored ink on the surface of the paper in dots to form an image.

It is not waterproof and slow, but the color is bright and can be sprayed on a variety of media, such as photo paper, textured paper, and white cardboard. It has a wide range of uses, ranging from small ones for home use to huge advertisements seen outside, all of which are spray-painted.

(2) Laser printers are rarely used because their costs are too high. But the picture output speed is very fast, almost one picture per second. The image is highly detailed, without texture and dot matrix. The color is gray. water proof.

Let’s introduce the brand to you.

Two optional brands are recommended: Epson and HP.

Epson is a brand used by the public. Its products are more suitable for families, and its consumables are cheaper than HP. The Epson R250 machine I use is very easy to use.

HP is suitable for companies and other institutions, and the consumables are also more expensive.

There is no difference in the rendering effect between the two, and I still prefer EPSON.

Finally, let’s talk about consumables.

For inkjet machines (R250), generally four ink cartridges (CMYK) cost an average of 60-80 yuan each. 240-320 yuan for four. The amount of pictures that can be produced is between 60-80 sheets (A4 paper).

Therefore, it is more difficult for ordinary people to bear. However, there is an external ink cartridge on the market. If you modify the machine and buy other brands of bulk ink, the savings will be very high. Although the color quality will be slightly reduced, the impact will not be significant. But it seems that only EPSON can be modified.

Laser machines, if you are... a "10,000-yuan household" and your home has an area of ??more than 1,000 square meters or 24-hour ventilation, you can consider it. That thing requires four toners. Four tin drums. Come down a few thousand or ten! I can buy another machine. Moreover, when used at home, if the ventilation is poor, the toner particles will float everywhere, which is not good for the body. So I suggest you give up.

I won’t talk about Taiye. You have to thank me for beating me so much.

Question 10: If you want to print photos with a laser printer, what kind of photo paper should you use? Currently, the photo paper on the market is divided into 127\152 and 203 specifications. The professional photo red is Kodak\Fuji. Both types of photo paper have their own advantages: Fuji's paper is thin, but rich in color, and Kodak's is thick, but colorful. Greener!