Printing at your local drugstore can save time and money, if you are willing to make a trade-off in reliability and quality of your output. This is not to say that you should expect your prints to be screwed up - but, it is wise to accept the possibility and take precautions. A couple of easy steps you can take are researching your photo lab and its equipment, and preparing your images appropriately.
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Rich black is a comparative term used to differentiate a process black (100% K) from one that is composed of black and combinations of other colors (C/M/Y/K), the added color giving a ‘richness’ to the otherwise pallid black (K). Although rich black commonly refers to printing, this technique has long been used in painting, where a deep red might be combined with black to produce a more rich color with added spatial depth.
The main difference between printing with process black (K) and a rich black (C/M/Y/K) is the rich black will have a higher density, due to using more ink, thus blocking the reflective quality of the paper white. There are many recipes for ink mixes depending on whether you are mimicking an RGB black in a software program, want a cool black or a warm black - we’ll discuss those later. Continue reading this post »
If you are a habitual user of this site, you realize that I have been undergoing a dramatic change in design. Currently I am in the process of fleshing out the content, new and old chunks finding homes inside the skin of a fresh animal - an evolutionary change is taking place!
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