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Video: Why prints come out wrong and what to do

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Fixing your photo print problems

Why prints look wrong and what to do

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Video: Fixing the most common print problems

Keith looks at the top reasons photo prints don’t come out right, along with the steps needed to fix your print problems. The video is based on many years of fixing print problems for other photographers (22m 30s)

This video has chapters:

  • 00:00 Start
  • 01:20 My prints are too dark – how to fix it
  • 02:48 Monitor setup and calibration
  • 04:20 How are you editing your images
  • 06:06 Are you using the right printer settings
  • 07:12 Why simple test images work so well
  • 09:32 Is your printer good enough
  • 10:43 Are you using ICC printer profiles
  • 11:57 Is your paper any good?
  • 13:27 Why your prints don’t match your screen
  • 18:21 Looking at your whole printmaking workflow

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