Getting the most out of your photo printing with Epson's line of Stylus Photo printers and inks
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The digital movement has taken over the photographic community (for good reason) and you are hard pressed these days to find a shooter using film. This massive shift in the way that we take photographs hasn’t really changed the way we share photographs. Yes, you can email your photos, share them on Facebook, Flickr, or the multitude of other photo sharing websites out there nowadays, but there is still something endearing, captivating, and heartwarming about a printed image. People still want printed photos, and they likely will for a very long time to come.
Printing your digital photos can be an expensive and confusing process with options out there ranging from your local pharmacy to high-end, online print labs that can charge hundreds for one large print. However there is a third option that many people forget: at home printing. With the right combination of printer and inks, you can print your digital photographs at home and be sure that they will last for years to come!
Epson has always been a big name in the photographic printing world and it remains that way today. Epson’s line of Stylus Photo printers are a great choice for the both the casual or enthusiast photographer. Specifically, the Epson Stylus Photo R3000 printer is a great choice for those looking to be able to print beautiful panoramas as well standard sized images. When using roll paper you can print images as large as 13x44 inches. Imagine an image like that hanging on your wall, and imagine the surprise when you tell guests that you printed it yourself!
One of the other top features of the Epson Stylus Photo R3000 is its superb inks. This printer uses nine, that’s right, nine, different UltraChrome K3 pigment ink colors. These various ink colors allow for incredibly smooth and subtle gradations in images tones and an incredible color gamut. When accompanied with the correct paper choices, and proper display conditions, it can produce prints that provide lightfastness for up to 108 years with color and over 200 year for black and white images! Just think how differently your family scrapbook would look if your grandparents had been able to create photographs that could last 200 years. Now, imagine being able to produce these professional caliber images right in your own home!
The UltraChrome K3 inks for this printer come in nine shades, photo black, cyan, vivid magenta, yellow, light cyan, vivid light magenta, light black, matte black, and light light black. These inks ensure that no matter what surface you are printing on, you will be getting exactly the color that you need and want. When it does finally come time to replace your ink cartridges, be sure to get the best value by choosing remanufactured ink cartridges from TomatoInk. TomatoInk guarantees you the same quality printing as if you purchased your replacement cartridges from the manufacturer, but at a fraction of the cost. You can also feel good knowing that by purchasing remanufactured ink cartridges you are helping save plastic waste from landfills everywhere. Find out more about eco-friendly cartridges here