The Printed Image
25th October 2007Epson Stylus Pro 3800
I've just recently acquired an Epson Stylus Pro 3800 inkjet printer. I'm really excited at the prospect of being able to print my own images with such clarity and quality that this printer can provide. The output from this printer is top-notch and add to this the versatility of being able to print exactly according to the needs of my customers and not to have to struggle with any of the local labs is going to be terrific.
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The Epson Stylus Pro 3800 is a 17-inch format printer that uses 9 seperate UltraChrome K3 inks (with 2 primary black ink cartidges for superb black-and-white rendition). It is capable of printing up to A2 size (16" x 20") in photo-lab quality at 2,880 x 720 dpi. It is suprisingly sleek in size and should fit nicely in my study with the output trays neatly folding away to conserve space when not in use.
There's a lot to learn: from what settings to best apply in Photoshop; what the different rendering intents are; how to properly resize images to conform to the various paper sizes at the printers 360 pixels per inch; what the different paper-types are and when to use what; how to produce top-quality black and white output; etc etc etc.
I like a challenge though and have aready devoured some of the Epson User Guide and I don't even have my hands on the hardware yet! Thank goodness for the web as there has already been loads of useful information published about the 3800 as it is a very popular printer choice amongst the advanced amateur photographic community.
Hopefully now we will finally get some images out of the dark recesses of the computer's hard drive and onto paper. Even if it's just into a portfolio folder for now and ultimately some selected prints up on the wall. I'm looking out for some frames that are easily interchangeable then we can rotate the images around the house on a monthly basis. It also pushes this little hobby of mine up a notch with being able to offer a full solution from camera to print.
I'm also interested to see how well my images translate from screen to paper. Wish me luck. There's an exciting little journey ahead.
I've just recently acquired an Epson Stylus Pro 3800 inkjet printer. I'm really excited at the prospect of being able to print my own images with such clarity and quality that this printer can provide. The output from this printer is top-notch and add to this the versatility of being able to print exactly according to the needs of my customers and not to have to struggle with any of the local labs is going to be terrific.
The Epson Stylus Pro 3800 is a 17-inch format printer that uses 9 seperate UltraChrome K3 inks (with 2 primary black ink cartidges for superb black-and-white rendition). It is capable of printing up to A2 size (16" x 20") in photo-lab quality at 2,880 x 720 dpi. It is suprisingly sleek in size and should fit nicely in my study with the output trays neatly folding away to conserve space when not in use.
There's a lot to learn: from what settings to best apply in Photoshop; what the different rendering intents are; how to properly resize images to conform to the various paper sizes at the printers 360 pixels per inch; what the different paper-types are and when to use what; how to produce top-quality black and white output; etc etc etc.
I like a challenge though and have aready devoured some of the Epson User Guide and I don't even have my hands on the hardware yet! Thank goodness for the web as there has already been loads of useful information published about the 3800 as it is a very popular printer choice amongst the advanced amateur photographic community.
Hopefully now we will finally get some images out of the dark recesses of the computer's hard drive and onto paper. Even if it's just into a portfolio folder for now and ultimately some selected prints up on the wall. I'm looking out for some frames that are easily interchangeable then we can rotate the images around the house on a monthly basis. It also pushes this little hobby of mine up a notch with being able to offer a full solution from camera to print.
I'm also interested to see how well my images translate from screen to paper. Wish me luck. There's an exciting little journey ahead.
