3/27/2013

Choosing a Printable Picture

By Hedrick Lepsch


Half the battle in printing is getting colors to come out right. Pictures don't always print out as well as they show up on the screen. Either the colors are all wrong, or they come out blurry. By the time you realize something is wrong, you usually don't have enough time to go back and recolor everything.

First, you want to make sure that you take the time that you need to do your research. There are a ton of people that have a hard time understanding how they are going to be wise about the research that they do about the paper.

There are a lot of different terms that you have to be wise with. You want to make sure that you take the time that you need to understand how you are going to talk about the paper fluently so that you know what you can expect.

When someone is talking about coated paper you have to understand that you are going to get a waxy finish on both sides of the paper. You want to make sure that you know what you can either get a coated piece of paper that is shiny or matte.

Colors mixing grow darker to create the exact shade of color. A picture available in R (red), G (green), and B (blue) sits on the reverse side of this scale.

While you are being wise about doing your research you have to make sure that you understand how you are going to find reputable source to do your research. Take the time that you need to understand how you are going to be wise about doing the research that is necessary.

Therefore, you can't count on an RGB image to print 100% correct in CMYK. Whenever possible, get an image formatted in CMYK to ensure that it will print as you expected.

When you are looking at a woven surface you want to make sure that you understand that you will have a smooth uncoated surface. With a woven paper you will be able to see the fibers in the paper and it will look like it is woven.

Laid paper means that it is created with textured lines. You want to make sure that you understand that the textured lines are at the surface of the sheet and this paper is a lot fancier and many people use it in the professional settings.

Make sure that you are taking the time that you need to understand how you can be wise about looking at the paper around you. Take time to talk to people about the paper that you are using so that you can figure out the paper that you like

The more pixels equate to a better opportunity for clarity. Clarity is added to when your picture is set to 300 dpi. Dpi (dots per inch) measures the number of pixels that fit within an inch of space. A Higher dpi signifies a higher resolution, because more pixels fit into a tiny square of space.

Make sure that you take the time that you need to understand how you are going to be wise about the different types of paper you are going to use. You should be sure that you understand how you are going to find the paper that you know you are going to love with your publication.

You can find out what the dpi setting is by asking the photographer, or importing the picture into Photoshop. If you click image in the navigation bar, then image size, Photoshop will tell you how many dots per inch exist in the current picture.

You have to make sure that you take the time that you need to understand how you can be sure that you are going to get the right weight. Try many different weights at first when you do not realize what weight is going to work the best for you.

Make sure that you understand that you are going to have to look for opacity as well. When you are using paper in a business setting you will want to make sure that it is thick and that it is not too see through. As you are learning about the paper you want to make sure that you get many prints. The more prints that you get the easier it will be to be sure that you are getting the paper that you know you want.




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