My photos are printing too dark?

What you see on your screen is completley different than what your prints will look like. This is due to the different contrast ratiosand DPI. Your best bet is to go into Photoshop, edit your pics and run a test print on regular paper. If you are going to take them to a kiosk to print, there is no guarantee that the outcome will be any better. If the pics are coming out dark, I would begin by using a lighter setting for your pics, then you will have to go by trial and error. Eventually, you will automatically know what the pic on screen should look like, to get it to print they way you want.

The other reson you may be having problems is because you are trying to print a higher resolution pic on a printer that does not have a high resolution printhead. The tricolor and black printers will print pics(using the optional photo ink cartridge), but were never intended for printing pics edited in Photoshop. Each ink cartridge has a new printhead on it and they are meant to be disposable. Therfore, they are not a high quality printhead.

If you want to print high quality pics, then I suggeat you purchase a high quality photo printer. Select one that has individual ink cartridges, because you are using a fixed printhead that is higher quality, than dispaosables. Also make sure of the DPI and ink droplet sizes. You want a higher DPI and smallest ink droplet sizes you can find.

My recommendation to you is to keep printing and learn by trial and error or to purchase a "true" photo printer. There are alot of printers out there that claim to be "photo" printers. Any printer can be labeled a photo printer if it has memory card slots. This is where you need to educate yourself on a TRUE photo printer rather than a TEXT printer, that will print photos.

My recommendation, if you are looking to purchase a photo printer in the future, is the Epson RX595 or RX680. I have the 595 and I love it. What I see is what I get. It has five ink droplet sizes ranging from 1.5 picoliters (human red blood cell is 3 picoliters) to 5 picoliters. It has a ton of other outstanding built-in features as well, but there are too many to list. If you need any more information, let me know.

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