 Carrie Bassett |
Printing a digital image questions Hi all, I have some digital image printing questions for you. I have been taking digital photographs for four years now, but just now I am really starting to take my photography more seriously and trying to learn something new about photography (I am self taught) or photoshop everyday (not always possible with three girls under four at home). Well, in my recent treks of learning (which I have to say I have been learning so much just by seeing other questions others here have) I have stumbled across someone here saying something about printing in CMYK. I didn't get a chance to look into it at the time, but today I was browsing a book I borrowed from the library on Photoshop. Here are my questions: Am I supposed to be converting all my images to CMYK before I upload them to where ever it is that I am going to have them print? If I do convert them to CMYK, should I be editing the images in RGB and then coverting them to CMYK? Is there something I should be careful of in this process? Am I going to notice a huge difference in the print images? I am thinking of taking the same image and printing one from the RGB and one CMYK just to see in my hand the difference. Another question, I have up to this point been using Shutterfly to print my images and have been very happy (esp now that all their sizes can be printed matte) but should I start to consider another service and if so which? Thanks in advance everyone!
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- Gregory LaGrange Contact Gregory LaGrange Gregory LaGrange's Gallery |
If a place needs a file to be cmyk then normally you should convert it to that before sending it to them. They should have guidlines that are available or they'll tell you what they are if you ask them for them. Editing should be done in rgb
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Vince Broesch |
You should not convert to cmyk unless you are doing separtions for offset press, and even then the printing company probaby wants an RGB file so that an experienced digital pre-press tech can make the conversion. The photo printers today use a CRT or LED to image on true photo paper, these are RGB output devices, so you should stick to RGB. Even your home inkjet, which is actually a CMYK device, should be fed an RGB file. As Gregory said, if a company wants a CMYK file, they will let you know. In short, if your not making printing plates, don't convert to CMYK. Vince
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Alisha L. Ekstrom |
Hi Carrie..I'm not sure of the answer to your ? re the CMYK, but as for wanting to know where to have prints made. Personally I would go with mpix.com. They are a professional lab & I LOVE their work. Good luck:)
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