Preparation for Printing

I have decided to produce two A3 prints, one from each section, via the college printer, and the remaining eighteen prints via D S Colour Labs.

The paper used at the college is HP Satin Matt A3+ 250g/m2 (Q5462A):

Specifications shown below:

for which their HP Photosmart B9180 printer is calibrated for.

Above the printer is a set of calibration charts that have been used during the calibration process, just in case there is a problem later, where the original charts can be compared to newly printed charts.

Because the printer is calibrated to suit the paper that the college request the students to use on this printer, the images should come out to match the image perfectly.

This paper will give a fine finish to the printed images, without reflection or glare, which I found when I had some prints for last year's exhibition, twenty-ten at the college.  The reflections that resulted as a result of using pearl finish paper, which is glossy, showed up any marks that were the results of the photograph being mounted, which I felt let down the final work.

The printers use genuine HP ink cartridges and are checked on a regular basis to prevent any common printing problems such as banding (horizontal lines), ink run (vertical lines) and general poor printing quality.