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05/27/2014 06:44:12 AM · #1 |
I'm printing kindergarten portraits, but some of the highligts are blown out on the print. I wouldn't say it ruins the portrait or anything like that (looks rather good if you ask me), but I personally would prefer to have detail there. What do you think?
Not that it matter, but I'm using an epson 4880 if the question comes up |
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05/27/2014 06:48:31 AM · #2 |
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05/27/2014 06:55:00 AM · #3 |
Originally posted by Garry:
Post an example image? |
Well, it doesn't look that blown out on the computer, something happens in the printing process. I don't think I can post an example since it's kindergarten kids (allthough it would've been helpfull for the thread...).
The simple questions is: blown highlights that doesn't ruin the photograph or attract to much attention, do we mind?
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05/27/2014 07:27:36 AM · #4 |
I think it depends on where the highlights are blown, and the target audience.
99% of people will never notice a blown highlight.
Of the 1% that do, it matters what is blown. If the blown highlight is a window in the background, the sun, or something else that may look naturally blown, then it's generally fine. If the blown highlight covers detail in a subject's face, then not so much. |
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05/27/2014 07:30:11 AM · #5 |
Are you using the printer ICC profile for the paper you are printing on? If not I would suggest you download and see if it makes a difference.
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05/27/2014 07:38:47 AM · #6 |
 BMacD is giving sound advice to make sure you are using the correct printer profile. Additionally you really need to have a calibrated monitor as well in order for printer profile to be the most effective. |
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05/27/2014 08:14:49 AM · #7 |
| +1 on the two previous posts. |
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05/27/2014 08:56:31 AM · #8 |
Originally posted by BJokerud:
Originally posted by Garry:
Post an example image? |
Well, it doesn't look that blown out on the computer, something happens in the printing process. I don't think I can post an example since it's kindergarten kids (allthough it would've been helpfull for the thread...).
The simple questions is: blown highlights that doesn't ruin the photograph or attract to much attention, do we mind? |
This is a case where "it looks" works poorly.
Go look at your histogram, that'll tell the tale. Either the source image is blown, or it is not - and that is a very important thing to know. If it is blown, there's not much you're going to be able to do (outside of restoring the texture or converting from RAW to recover the highlights), if it's not blown, then you know that you have a real genuine problem with your printing process.
Right now, it's fairly hard for any of us to know where the problem is, if you can't post the picture, then perhaps you could screen shot the histogram and post that? |
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05/27/2014 09:35:06 AM · #9 |
| Or crop the picture to show the blown highlights without any child being recognizable? |
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