I have photomanipulation that I want to print and I printed one earlier today I am pretty disappointed with the result.

I printed it at arkishop (I don't know if that's the right name). It's at philcoa and quezon ave. near kenny rogers. I wen to q.ave because it's only there that they print on canvass.

When I saw the print the colors are a bit pale. it's like a low quality printer used.

I was thinking if I chose the wrong print which is canvass. We all know that there are a lot of prints like matte, glossy photo paper and tarpaulin.

So what's wrong with what I did. Should go to other print shops or should I go for other prints? I really don't know much about printing. I want my photos to turn out in my print like what I see in my computer.

this is the photo that i printed earlier

http://fc04.deviantart.com/fs21/i/2007/298/e/3/Enchanted_Memories_by_angelandluci.jpg

I hope you can help me. does TIFF will make any difference. because I gave them the jpeg.

You can try kodak linen paper..

You can try kodak linen paper..

where can I buy those kodak linen paper?

Linen paper id used in chemical prints (minilab) but I think dome inkjet paper manufacturers also sell linen paper for inkjet printing

mark, is your monitor calibrated? i suggest you calibrate your monitor first, and better yet if you can convert your image to the ICC profile of the printer. if you'll print it at digiprint, sir miguel may be able to give you their printers' profile.
HTH.

Your choice of media greatly affects how the image is presented and perceived.

The lack of color management also messes up the print :D

Cheers!

Jo Avila

Here's my take on printing. The only way to get a satisfactory print of your work is to print it yourself using your own properly calibrated printer on appropriate media. Only certain types of images such as enhance-processed in oil, impasto, gouache, or other similar plugin filters will render well on canvass. If you cannot use proprietary media on your printer (e.g. epson paper on epson printer) use only high quality archival media that is known to work very well with your printer of choice.

If you are comparing uncoated substrates to coated substrates like photo papers then there is nothing much it can be done. However workflow and compatbility between different ink chemistry and paper chemistry do also play a big role. And even if you are into color management your paper white point, inks black point and viewing surround is also big factor if you want it to match your monitor as closely as possible. There are ISO standards on ink, paper, displays, printing that need to follow or typically end up with the first image above despite having color management.
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c113/ciecam97/metamerproblem.jpg

ps. those who are using color management may print the sRGB colorspace jpg image above and may find that the 2nd and 3rd image on paper looks more like the 1st on monitor.

If you decide to use another print shop, I think it's always better to have your artwork be printed in the morning and not late in the afternoon. Most print shops that use commercial printer always clean and re-calibrate their printing machine at the end of the day, so if you get there late in the afternoon or evening, the colors might be already a little out of whack due to excessive use. However, if you get there in the morning you'll have your artwork printed on a fresh and clean printing machine.

hi mark, ask the printer if they're printers are set to RGB or sRGB. if they are you should format your image to RGB. printing a CMYK file to an RGB printer really tones down on color. most digital printers use RGB.

Hope this helps:)

Mark,

Here's a little trick for you to try.

Open your image in PS then put beside you the disappointing printed of your image. Do not change your color space, it should be the same color space when you send your image to your printer. Use adjustment layer until your image gets near to your printed image. Then above those adjustment layer, make another layers to get the look you wanted. Then turn off those layers that get near your image to the printed one then flatten and save for another file. The result would be a much disappointing image in your screen but when you send it to your printer, you'll get what you wanted. This is a backward manual profiling, but the trick will work.

Anyway, if you want a simple approach, try to visit www.computer-darkroom.com