More Gear Show #16 | PPN | How to print better photos with Travis Mc Connaghy from Hahnemuehle

How to print better photos? Actually, it is quite simple if you follow some simple steps. Marco has invited Travis Mc Connaghy, he’s the Technical Marketing and Support Manager for Hahnemuehle in North America, to discuss the photo printing workflow. Hahnemuehle is one of the oldest paper manufacturers in the world and they are their fine art printing papers are used by some of the best photographers, galleries, and museums worldwide.

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Travis shares his background in printing and talks about the history and product portfolio that Hahnemuehle offers.

 

Next, Marco and Travis discuss the different ink and print technologies and go into the advantages and disadvantages of some of the most popular current photo printers from Canon and Epson:

 

Printers discussed in this episode

Canon PIXMA PRO-100 13” (8 dye-based inks - 3 mono & 5 color inks)

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Canon PIXMA PRO-10 13” (10 pigment-based inks - 3 mono & 7 color inks)

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2LoofEe

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2HrZ1SN

 

Canon PIXMA PRO-1000 17” (12 pigment-based inks - 4 mono & 7 color inks + chroma optimizer)

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2Ln5xNd

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2JcCeAe

 

Epson SureColor P400 13” (8 pigment-based inks - 2 mono & 5 color + chroma optimizer.

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2JwLvmg

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2kSfG9j

 

Epson SureColor P600 13” (9 pigment-based inks - 4 mono & 5 color inks)

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Epson SureColor P800 17” ( 9 pigment-based inks - 4 mono & 5 color inks)

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Next, they look at different printing paper properties: Matt or glossy - thick or thin, cellulose or cotton based and how does it affect the outcome of your print?

You can find a selection of Hahnemuehle Fine Art photo printing papers here:

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2LoZtnp

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2JhzNMK

Before you edit your photos that you want to print, you should definitely calibrate your monitor! Without calibration, your printing results will most likely be a hit and miss game.

 

Datacolor Spyder5EXPRESS for display calibration:

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The final part is the actual print workflow by setting your printer up and loading the correct ICC profile into your printing program. One of the huge advantages of using high-grade paper from Hahnemuehle is, that they supply you with the correct ICC profiles and a PDF with paper handling and printer setting suggestions. You can download all this on their website. And this is the key to getting a very high grade of consistency in your printing workflow.

 

Hahnemuehle online:

Web: https://www.hahnemuehle.com/en/hahnemuehle.html

Twitter (USA): https://twitter.com/Hahnemuehle_USA

Twitter (GER): http://twitter.com/Hahnemuehle_DE

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hahnemuehle

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/Hahnemuehle

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