I have been taking photographs for almost 50 years. I also have been watching RUclips photography tutorials daily since I retired from my engineering job, 8 years ago. This video is the first one that explains why everyone needs to print their own images. I was taught that photography starts with planning to photograph a subject, then executing that plan to capture your planned image. Once that image has been captured, it must be processed to bring out the image you envisioned during your planning stage. Failing to print your image is leaving out an important part of being a photographer! The end result of being a photographer is the ability to hold a photograph in your hands or admire a photograph hanging on a wall. Once I started printing my own photographs at home on a Canon Pro 9000 Mark II printer my photography improved immensely. Tom, thank you for making such informative and inspiring videos, keep up the good work.
I normally don’t like technical videos. The way you delivered this video made it very interesting and also made me realize that someday I would really like to have a printer like that. I’d love to have that print. Let me know. Thanks.
I really enjoyed the video. Your explanation was so clear and helpful. Anybody would be lucky to be able to hang that print in their home. Thanks for the opportunity. Looking forward to your 2025 videos.
And there's not a trace of irony in here? Are you a real engineer? You needed to be taught this? And never trial-and-error or R&D-structured ( ;) ) figured it out? And yes, printing pigment ink on art paper has a prohibitive quality that prevents us from shooting snapshots. It's a great tool in teaching us what not to do.
No arguments from me here. I only use a Pro 100 & wish I could justify purchasing a larger printer. So I ask you, how often do you make large prints & what do you do with them? Sell, give some to friends & family, etc.?Also, how often does one have to print on a printer like this to keep it running (sort of a maintaining in working condition type question) ? Thank you for any replies!
@@3f34f2f4 That is truly great! I keep asking myself if he managed to wrap it with a normal size wrapping paper or if one can buy oversized wrapping paper. Plus there are no wrinkles, cracks or spots in the paper - perfectly wrapped. Respect! 👍👍👍👍👍
Thomas said he was impressed by anyone who stayed well into the video. Honestly, if Thomas was buttering toast but talking photography, I'd still watch.
Amen to that. It's been so rewarding starting to print my own work. It's great to relive those great things you have captured and have them in your hand as opposed to a 6" screen. They make amazing gifts, and they make your living space beautiful. It has improved my photography and made me more excited to get my images processed. PRINT YOUR WORK!
I really ought to have more prints made. Probably most hobby photographers ought to. Even if it isn’t a rig like this, as precise or as large, there’s something special about prints.
@@bdshort Well, even if your print head doesn't dry out - it might just stop working. I switched cartridges the other day and had to pause in-between because someone was at the door. When I came back to put in the rest, the printer threw me an error that basically just means "I'm broken, bring me to a repair shop". It doesn't specify anything at all and it's very common with Canon printers. Most of the time, the print head died. It just died. It didn't print, it didn't clean except for the usual cycle after you insert new cartridgs, those were original and slotted in correctly (of course), everything was perfectly fine. Nothing dried outk either. It just starts to throw an error code and since then refuses to work. A new original print head for the Pro-10S is about 230€. It's insane.
I remember doing those data profile settings on different companies on Ecuador, was a wonderfull time, doing prints, seeing different results, but finally loving when you find some place than can achieve the level that you want adquiere to represent all the hours that takes to ourselves to have this picture close to the reality that we want to show from our heart.
So much work goes into a photo print like this. People seem to forget in this Instagram world, since today you're done sharing a few seconds after taking the shot. Good work needs to be viewed on paper!
Thanks Tom, you have produced the best explanation of colour printing and the workflow needed to produce great prints. Merry Christmas and happy new year.
That's very kind, thank you. I always had trouble 'getting it's, which means when I finally understand things, I can explain them in an easy to understand way. Hope that makes sense 😂
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For someone doing photography as a business I fully understand the need to have a good photo printer. Myself as a low output hobbyist photographer I've never found those printers to be anything than a black hole to sink money into! Just switching the printer on will "clean the head" by squirting ink out, every time. A full set of ink cartridges cost a small fortune, and last surprisingly short time. While I use it now and then to do some test prints, I now instead use the services of local print house that makes prints cheaper than I can do myself considering that I never get a print correct without at least a few proof copies. That said, the quality of a well done print even on my cheapo Canon Pixma printer is fantastic, I can only imagine the quality that beast of a printer can output!
While I agree with you to a point, keeping end to end control is what I prefer. BTW Have you seen the cost of 'enthusiast' printer inks (or toner). By comparison these seem good value.
Thanks for this. The challenge is that the image on the monitor is backlighted and the print is lit from the front. Making a backlighted image match a printed image is a real challenge. That is why hard proofing is the only way to be sure to get what you want.
With all the photographers out there. Why hasn't e-ink delivered yet? The coloured e-ink is getting better, but for an amateur it sounds like a great e-ink display would be essential in printing. Maybe one day!
Terrific explanation of the color space and printing. Thank you. I used to print my own prints with a printer and the cost of consumables almost bankrupt me. Even at 2000 pounds the price of the printer is nothing compared to paper and especially ink cost. Sad, but true. However, holding a freshly printed image feels like a miracle even after all the hard work. Congratulations! Merry Christmas!
I hope Mrs Heaton also managed to choose herself a rather tasty Christmas present like you did. Keep up the good work Th( fixed due to the type of person that trolls Thomas’s replies) omas.
wow , this printer will defenitely be a God send Thomas, i never knew it existed tbh, i do loads of pics, having this in my office will save me tons of cash printing at shops
Thank you Thomas. The amount of hours/days I have spent researching and learning to help to improve my printing. No tutorial or overviews have ever explained the process so simply and clearly. I was starting to think it was some trade secret that pros were a afraid to share with others. I have the PD BenQ's as I could not afford 2 of the SU's and I have an Epson XP-15000 but they still produce beautiful prints. You have just improved them further. Thank you again!
I wonder if your monitor is calibrated.........if not (or even is) you're not seeing the image as it really is!! RUclips compress videos, which changes all sorts of things, including colour.
As some one who has owned an Epson 9600 and a 9900 - I'll leave this little warning with you Use it or Lose it. Do not leave it turned off or even idle for weeks. Set up a scheduled print test (or print job) that exercises all the cartridges doesn't have to be large, just has to move some ink. If your printer has the ability to schedule head cleaning - use it. Run it at least twice a week unless you're printing every day. Once that head clogs - you have a big heavy paperweight.
I agree with the above. However, there are some important differences between Canon and Epson that it's important to be aware of (I'm a former Epson (P3880), now Canon (GP-4600S) owner): - Canon has a built in cleaning schedule that I believe runs around every second day as long as the printer is powered on. - Canon printers of the x600 series will go to sleep, then turn off after a while by default. The power off should be changed to "Never". If it's without power for a week or two, it will run a much heavier (and expensive) cleaning schedule once it's turned on again. - As opposed to for Epson printers, the Canon print head is relatively inexpensive (around $600?) and user replaceable. Epson's print head is not user replaceable, so one has to get an Epson service person to come to change it plus the head itself is more than twice as expensive as the Canon head. The reason why I dumped my Epson was that a new print head was about as expensive as a new printer (P900) with a full set of inks.
It really depends on the brand. Canon does a lot of cleaning before every first print performed after approx 24 hours pause. Printing every day a single print is the best way to spend more ink on cleaning than on printing (A4 takes less than 1ml, cleaning Takes 3-4ml). Every 3months the pro 1000 does a deep cleaning cycle using around 50ml of inkl (50 Euro worth! Regardless of how much the printer hast been used). And even a new Print head is less expensive than the constant inkl drain for cleaning. I recommend not buying a printer for private used but If so, not to print more often than every 2 weeks, save your prints for "bursts" every 2-4weeks.
@@Imaging80 Even for Canon printers, the cleaning cycles apparently vary between printers. I've printed one very large print per day on my GP-4600S the last week, and it hasn't done a single cleaning cycle. It positions the paper, then positions the print head and then starts printing without any pause.
Not necessary with the Canon LFP. I have several and they have never clogged. They auto-agitate the ink and clean the head on a pre-determined schedule.
@@adamrubinstein1479 That is Excellent news. I haven't followed printer development for the last 6-8 years, I'm really glad they've tried to fix some of these issues. There's no question, the print quality is phenomenal. I know these were targeted at production environments, but with so many single user sales I was at a loss to understand why you couldn't buy a set of cleaning cartridges that would allow you to mothball the printer for months at a time. Thanks for the update!
Thanks Tom for bringing this part of photography to light. For all the Millennial's and Gen-Z's that have never used a film camera and wish to have an analog experience, I encourage them to exploring printing first. For us that are older, the end result of using a film camera, was always a bunch of prints, unless you wanted slides, that you would hold in your hand. And then years later, open a box that you placed them in and lost and have this wonderful reminder of time passing. As a society, we have lost that analog physical experience with the vast majority of photographs that are taken now. And when you begin to print, it actually feeds back to compositions you will do in the future, because as Tom pointed out, papers work better with certain forms of compositions. Thanks again Tom and great job with your summary!
I'm not surprised how popular you've gotten on RUclips. I remember watching your videos when you had less than a thousand views and then slowly each video just got more and more popular. Your production quality has gotten better, although you was quite good early on I think. Your trips have gotten more epic, really hope you get to go back into the Alps sometime soon - panoramic views are awesome. Great to see how far you've come and you still having that passion for photography. Keep up the good work!
Years ago, I started with a 17” printer. Like you I wanted to do larger and or pano prints. I upgraded to an 24” roll printer. Loved it, but after a year, I decided it simply wasn’t large enough. I wanted to print really large canvas prints. I sold the 24” printer and purchased a Canon 44” printer with two roll capability. Never regretted the decision.
@ I unboxed it in the garage, it took two to carry it downstairs to my basement office, took 3 to get it on the stand. My 24” printer was an HP. I loved the fact that it had a built in photospectrometer and would create an ICC profile for any paper you wanted to print on. The downsides were numerous. The inks had a short expiration date, and the printer would recognize that the cartridge was expired and not print. It also wouldn’t cut canvas (you’d have to set it not to automatically cut). When I was ready to buy a wider printer, it seemed like HP was already moving away from wide format photo printers, so I looked at Canon.
@ the Z3200ps was indeed a fine art printer. I used an ink that had a color fastness tested to last for over 100 years with the right paper. It’s completely a different line of printers than the designjet series
Regarding colour science and matching etc. I’ve been printing since the very early days of Epson inkjets and the 1st Photoshop in the 90s. It’s easy - when we struggle - to miss how lucky we now are and how awful it used to be! Blues never came out as blue other than cobalt or, usually, magenta. Prints rarely looked like the screen - the 100s of hours and sheets of test paper I wasted was madness - and prints faded in days! But now with a colour matched monitor using a Spyder and home made or Fotospeed(!) custom ICCs I can genuinely say that what my Pro 10S puts out is EXACTLY like I see on screen and want it, except for a little lightening of the file to handle the difference between backlit electronic screen and paper. It’s reached a level I never imagined possible. We are so lucky, today.
Thomas, you did an amazing job explaining a very complex and involved subject! I've been printing digitally for close to 20 years and had a variety of printers in my time. I actually learned something here today. I currently have a Canon Pro1000 going on 7 years now and I love it. I must say your new Canon printer is soooooooo fast to print out it blows me away. I know you will enjoy it. My motto is "If it ain't printed it ain't done!"
Thought "man thats a big camera-even for Canon!" Edit: Do you always go print quality: Standard? I never tried sandard and always dip on the high quality instead.
Tom, nice work. I'm a retired electronics engineer and used to teach classes in colorimetry and monitor calibration. You took a very intricate topic and boiled it down to the essence most photographers need in order to grasp the basic reasons for "giving a shit" about color and doing it right. Cheers!
Allow me to share my experience with a Canon Imageprograf LPF, I still have a 44-inch 12-color monster sitting in my room with me now and it hasn't been running for 4yr+ now. If anyone in Malaysia wants it, let me know and you can have it for free. Just bring your own lorry and at least 3 other ppl with to help you carry it up the lorry. My issue with the printer was that the running costs can be very high, the inks aren't cheap and you will NEED to make sure you run it constantly. Failing to run the printer constantly can result in the printer pouring ink down the maintenance tanks to make sure the print head is not clogged, not running it constantly also could make your print heads clog "prematurely" requiring early replacement. Most Canon LPFs have print heads that run ard USD250 or so each (AFAIK) and most of them have 2 heads. Of course, the maintenance tank / cartridge will need replacement and the less you print, the quicker it gets filled because of the action of trying to make sure the print heads aren't clogged. And p.s. the print-heads I had on my Canon LPF WILL require replacement every 1-2yrs regardless of what you do, obviously, if you print too much it will wear out quicker, if you print too little, it might clog sooner and still requirement earlier replacement. So... in order to keep such a monster running, your LPF needs to be running constantly / consistently, preferably everyday; even if you aren't printing daily, try to at least do a nozzle check daily to exercise the print heads. IF you do that, you might do ok for print heads / maintenance cartridges... but do bear in mind, you WILL need to buy ink and those inks are actually more expensive than gold per gram / milliliter. That said, it will make AMAZING prints, if you can afford to keep it in good working condition, the inks and to buy good paper for it. And also... for me, I am NEVER buying another LPF unless somehow I am sure I can keep the printer running daily (and of course, make money selling all those prints). Canon will never tell you this or how to maintain the print-heads by running them daily, because if they were to ever tell anyone about all these, you probably won't buy one and if your print-heads lasts longer or use less ink, they do make less money 😛
YES! My printer will only do super B but I have all the same issues when I don't use the printer for a couple of months. I'd love to have something bigger, but just can't justify the cost.
I confirm. I use this printer daily in a photo studio. It has to print every day. Buying a production printer for your own use is a waste of money. It is better to make a deal with a local printing shop for a better rate for a regular customer
New subscriber here, Thomas. Thank you for that review of the photo printing process. I've been around printing (photo and traditional) for 30+ years now, but still find walkthroughs like this useful as it is and ever-evolving art form. I love that we live in a time where the paper you buy comes with profiles, so that quite a bit, though not all, of the trial and error is removed from the process. Plus the fact that we can get gallery quality images with the only chemicals involved being the inks we load in the printer makes the process much more open to everyone. Thanks again.
It has been years since I printed my own photography. It was very satisfying to make my own prints, however, it was frustrating and quite expensive. You have made me contemplate getting back into printing. Your explanation of printing is excellent! Well done and informative Thomas Heaton. Been a follower for years.
At least four lessons in one video….gamut, soft proofing, paper, printer - and probably one or two more - yes - calibration. Cheers and Happy New Year.
Super instructive, Tom. It was good to have reaffirmed the process for printing an image. I did not realise that the top right of the histogram in soft proofing allowed me to identify which colours in my image would require some tweaking. Thanks so much for flagging this in your video 👍
You have no idea how helpful this video was for me. I've always been a just use what works in lightroom so have never really explored the soft proof setup. Thanks so much.
I was going to mention the lighting but you got it at the end. As someone who works in a lab, the biggest thing we have to constantly be aware of is humidity. It's crucial to maintain consistency in the paper for feeding and absorption of inks and for inks to perform as they should and will help ink from drying out prematurely. It will even play in giving you a correct ICC profile. Winter is the toughest because of static too so keeping the area around a constant 50% is good. Sadly most don't have that luxury but it's something to keep in mind if someone is having issues with inconsistencies. Plus it's good for your skin. 😝 That was probably one of the easiest and straight forward explanations of .icc profiles I've seen btw.
Thank you, Tom! Great explanation of the whole process of ensuring printing accuracy that I had always thought to be too difficult/time-consuming to tackle properly.
A beautiful printer and the quality is outstanding. I’d love one myself as an Amateur photographer of landscape and portraits of my family. Great explanation of all the printer gubbins. Keep up the great work sir.
Thomas, I have been watching your videos for years and this is my first time leaving a comment! I always look forward to your posts. I appreciate your approach to photography, the way you create your videos, and your personality. Thank you for putting yourself out there and creating something that is enjoyable and educational.
I have been printing photos for over 10 years now. This video explains difficult technical stuff in an easy and inspiring way. Great job! Thank you Thomas!
Thomas- first time here. And I think that your teaching style is excellent. Well done! You’ve taken a complex topic and made it approachable for a non pro!
Tom, many thanks for this incredibly informative session. Watching this was especially timely for me as just yesterday I took delivery of my PROGRAF PRO-1100. Your "buyer's remorse" resonated soundly with me - the purchase of this piece of gear was a very tortured decision! This is a significant upgrade on my previous printers & I'm at the very beginning of wrapping my head around the capabilities of this printer. I also appreciate the information on various papers used - optimal paper stock can have an astounding impact on a printed image.
I think you explained the whole process really well, especially about hard proofing, as a back lit monitor (even in soft proofing mode) is never going to be a perfect match with a a print lit by the light falling on it.
I wished I had this video a few years back when I was playing with printing photos. It was so complicated and frustrating that I gave up. This video really demystified the whole process and I’m ready to give it another try. Thanks, Mr. Heaton.
Super Video Thomas. Your explanation of colour space is the best I have seen. I have been printing my own photos for a number of years & lost count of the amount of wasted prints I have made due to colour matching issues. I'm hoping your clear, concise explanation will help reduce that wastage. Many thanks.
Thomas, I’ve been following your channel for the past few years, and I really admire how you blend landscape photography with compelling storytelling. Your videos consistently inspire me to see the world differently and improve my own photography. Winning one of your prints would be a great way to bring a piece of that inspiration into my home-thanks for the opportunity!
Thomas makes learning about photography so smooth and addictive. Such an easy and enjoyable channel to watch! Definitely always taking something away from each video. Thank you Thomas!
I've been following your channel for almost 8 years now, mostly for your van trips, but I still really enjoy your videos about gear and the more technical aspects of photography-it's a great mix. Your pace is relaxed, and it inspires me to take it slow when I’m out in the field. Thanks, and keep up the great work!
Your explanation was right on! Matches my soft proofing procedures closely. You never returned to the "buyer's remorse" comment! While I love the videos while you are out shooting, having something like this in your studio now and then would be great!
I've just watched your video and followed the steps with profiles etc snd re calibrated my monitor and tested out the theory. game changer! I have the canon 10s and have been disappointed with the oranges and blues. this has really helped me! Thank you Tom for a great video.
Thank you, Thomas. All is beginning to make sense - no wonder I have always been disappointed in prints of my photos fro the local print shop. Beautifully explained.
The most expensive component to this printing tutorial was the importance of the room where all the final work took place. I enjoyed your presentation, thank you! 🎉
Apart from the valuable information you passed on, thank you!, you’re one of the few people that understand the value of NOT having the volume of the background music intrude on your voice, well done.
Thanks Tom for putting the work into these workshop videos. I can imagine that they're probably not the most fun videos but they help out so so much. I'm starting to print at home now and getting to know how all this goes together is a bit daunting. But step by step, a tutorial here and there and some practice I'm sure I'll get it eventually. They help out so much though! Look forwarding to seeing how big your new printer can go!
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Wwwoo! All the process explained in less than 25 minutes! Congratulations, it was cristal clear. Thanks.
That’s the best description of soft proofing that I’ve heard. Thank you. Going on to make physical proof prints was a good reminder that soft proofing is not the ultimate guarantee of quality. I started my photographic journey printing black & white in a darkroom (with silver halide paper and chemical solutions) I progressed to colour printing. Then paper choice was critical (to control contrast) and for every finished print there would have been at least one (if not several) proofs.
In a previous life I was in the print industry for over two decades so I understand entirely where you're coming from with colour profiles. Especially tricky when your colour blind!!! You've explained the process perfectly - so very welll done sir.
I have to say - you have managed to demystify one of the greatest challenges for me in photography - I can't tell you how much ink and paper I have chewed through over the years and still not been satisfied with the printed result. Who knew about soft proofing in LR ? - Every day is a school day. Thanks for taking the time to explain 🙂
Very well put across Thomas, I love printing my images but I don’t think I have watched any other videos that point out the paper icon in the histogram and how it highlights the colours that are out of gamut. Most informative and also a joy to watch. Thanks. 👍
Thomas, this one is different from your usual videos. I watched the entire video and it was not boring at all. I learned a lot about what it takes to produce great prints in addition to photography and post processing. Thanks!
Great video Tom. I've done a bit of research on printing photos and haven't found anything that explains a quite technical subject in such a simple, concise and straightforward way as this video. Thanks
Still remember when you just had 1k Subs can't wait for you to hit that 600k, excellent explanation on the color Gambit first youtuber pro that actually explains it in such simple terms thank you...........
This is the best explanation of printing I have seen since I've been printing (and having the same problems you described) on my Canon printer. Thanks.
Absolutely fascinating presentation. For someone who is relatively new to digital photography and, admittedly, struggling with getting the printing results I’m looking for, your demo and explanation were “spot on.” Can’t thank you enough Thomas!
I have loved photography for about 30 years,now disabled I have to use a mobility scooter, my equipment isn't great but it works but I must say that I am astonished as to the technicality and complexes that this video has shown. Been watching you Thomas for about a decade now so keep on doing what you're doing you make a lot of people happy and life worthy of living. Chris
Thankyou, it was a great explanation of why some images just looks odd when printing, I will go ahead and adjust everything, and hopefully get a good result.
This video just popped up on my feed as I have been looking into doing photo printing. Looks like Thomas has a good way of talking to the audience and I found his approach very informative. I have subscribed and look forward to reviewing his back catalogue.
That is amazing level of professionalism. I did follow you since you had 30k+ subscribers. Now a bit less, as I had to sell my camera for house deposit, but i can see how you are evolving during the years. Thank you for amazing content and professionalism!
Thomas - I really appreciate the variety of videos that you produce. I would also like to make prints from some of my photos so the detail you provided about matching colors between the monitor and the printer and the paper was fantastic. Well done!
Tom, thank you for another great video! You should definitely do more instructional videos-you’re excellent at presenting. I’ve had the previous version of that same printer for almost five years now, and I’m a bit jealous of the updates. I’ve had excellent results with mine, though I just replaced the print head right before Christmas (not the best timing with all the holiday spending). The most challenging aspect for me has been color reproduction, and I’ve experienced some of the issues you discussed. The paper finish (glossy vs. matte) makes a huge difference, and I’d love to see you take a deeper dive into that aspect of printing in a future video.
I can't get enough of printing videos. I would like to see an update to selling prints process, from printing to shipping and pricing. Thank you as always, Tom.
This is the first time I’ve truly understood photography printing steps A-Z through this thoroughly enjoyable video. Also, I love the design of your office. Lastly, you have a very nice haircut. Don’t change your hairdresser!
Thomas, thanks so much for the great printing video. I've been looking at the 2600 printer for some time now, and you have just reignited that spark in me. I owned the canon 1000 for many years but have recently sold it. I have regretted it ever since. As a photographer I think there is nothing more gratifying than seeing your photos in print. I’m hoping to get back into printing soon, especially after seeing your video.
Awesome explanation Thomas. It’s made me think about going back to my printer and trying one last time to try and get my head around the black art that is printing! Thank you so much for the clarity. Keith
Great video! I really enjoyed how you explained the details and what it offers for landscape photographers like us. The print quality you achieved with that test is truly impressive, capturing every detail and color so beautifully. It would be a dream to have that photo on my wall! Thank you for sharing your experience; it’s always inspiring to see how you take your photos to the next level.
Thanks for this video, the information you share has explained the frequent disappointment felt when opening commercially made (un-proofed) prints. Your honesty throughout all your videos is always welcome and I suspect the buyer's remorse you mentioned won't be with you for long! All the best for 2025 and I look forward to forthcoming Wednesdays... 😊
Wonderful!!! Not a big photo-printing amateur myself, but I’ve appreciated geeking/nerding out on color spaces and how that plays into printing them pieces of art! Thanks!
Very entertaining video as always Thomas. Simplifying colour space concepts so easily was very nice to watch, congrats for the new printer and good luck with the cartridges!!
Great tips! And on the gamut shifting colors too! I did find that setting my monitor brightness low like 60 (cd/m2) helped a ton! I was getting a magenta cast until I reduced the brightness, even after resetting and calibrating!
Thanks Tom for showing what would be involved in printing from setup to output. I know your going to enjoy that big printer. How much and how often do you have to print with something that large. Thanks for explaining the differences in color gamuts between different hardware, and how to minimize headaches. Nice wide pano's on that printer looks like it would be fun.
I think it's underappreciated how well you communicate very technical aspects of subjects like this. This is one of your videos I'll bookmark and keep coming back to over the years.
There was very little tech info in this compared to what is actually involved in the process. It was a sort of warm & fuzzy intro to printing, designed to not scare people off.
I have been taking photographs for almost 50 years. I also have been watching RUclips photography tutorials daily since I retired from my engineering job, 8 years ago. This video is the first one that explains why everyone needs to print their own images. I was taught that photography starts with planning to photograph a subject, then executing that plan to capture your planned image. Once that image has been captured, it must be processed to bring out the image you envisioned during your planning stage. Failing to print your image is leaving out an important part of being a photographer! The end result of being a photographer is the ability to hold a photograph in your hands or admire a photograph hanging on a wall. Once I started printing my own photographs at home on a Canon Pro 9000 Mark II printer my photography improved immensely. Tom, thank you for making such informative and inspiring videos, keep up the good work.
I normally don’t like technical videos. The way you delivered this video made it very interesting and also made me realize that someday I would really like to have a printer like that. I’d love to have that print. Let me know. Thanks.
I agree but my wall is sure filling up.
I really enjoyed the video. Your explanation was so clear and helpful. Anybody would be lucky to be able to hang that print in their home. Thanks for the opportunity. Looking forward to your 2025 videos.
And there's not a trace of irony in here? Are you a real engineer? You needed to be taught this? And never trial-and-error or R&D-structured ( ;) ) figured it out?
And yes, printing pigment ink on art paper has a prohibitive quality that prevents us from shooting snapshots. It's a great tool in teaching us what not to do.
No arguments from me here. I only use a Pro 100 & wish I could justify purchasing a larger printer. So I ask you, how often do you make large prints & what do you do with them? Sell, give some to friends & family, etc.?Also, how often does one have to print on a printer like this to keep it running (sort of a maintaining in working condition type question) ? Thank you for any replies!
I love how Tom wrapped the whole gift up for a 10 second opening. Attention to details.
Probably his wife did that.
True appreciate for the viewers is what that is!
@@3f34f2f4 That is truly great! I keep asking myself if he managed to wrap it with a normal size wrapping paper or if one can buy oversized wrapping paper.
Plus there are no wrinkles, cracks or spots in the paper - perfectly wrapped. Respect! 👍👍👍👍👍
Although personally, I found it little wasteful to tear that gift wrapping open since that paper could be reused for other gifts later.
Great information Thomas, this will be very useful as I venture down the printing road.
This is honestly one of the most relatable/understandable lessons on printing I've ever seen. Thank You, Happy Holidays!
Glad it was helpful!
@@ThomasHeatonPhoto this was excellent. But how does B&W printing differ from color printing. I find B&W printing much more challenging.
This is like a friendly tutorial on how to drive a Ferrari F40. = )
Thomas said he was impressed by anyone who stayed well into the video. Honestly, if Thomas was buttering toast but talking photography, I'd still watch.
Icky!
This video needs to be widely shared. Printing is so rewarding.
Amen to that. It's been so rewarding starting to print my own work. It's great to relive those great things you have captured and have them in your hand as opposed to a 6" screen. They make amazing gifts, and they make your living space beautiful. It has improved my photography and made me more excited to get my images processed.
PRINT YOUR WORK!
This video is a wonderful Christmas gift for me and, I think, for all subscribers. The printer is great - Merry Christmas!
I really ought to have more prints made. Probably most hobby photographers ought to. Even if it isn’t a rig like this, as precise or as large, there’s something special about prints.
I somewhat frequently have prints made, but through mpix, not at home. Worried I wouldn’t print enough to prevent print heads from drying out.
@@bdshortI kind of have the same concern. I guess this could be a plus as it will push us to print more to prevent that from happening 😊
@@bdshort Well, even if your print head doesn't dry out - it might just stop working. I switched cartridges the other day and had to pause in-between because someone was at the door. When I came back to put in the rest, the printer threw me an error that basically just means "I'm broken, bring me to a repair shop". It doesn't specify anything at all and it's very common with Canon printers. Most of the time, the print head died. It just died. It didn't print, it didn't clean except for the usual cycle after you insert new cartridgs, those were original and slotted in correctly (of course), everything was perfectly fine. Nothing dried outk either. It just starts to throw an error code and since then refuses to work. A new original print head for the Pro-10S is about 230€. It's insane.
I remember doing those data profile settings on different companies on Ecuador, was a wonderfull time, doing prints, seeing different results, but finally loving when you find some place than can achieve the level that you want adquiere to represent all the hours that takes to ourselves to have this picture close to the reality that we want to show from our heart.
So much work goes into a photo print like this. People seem to forget in this Instagram world, since today you're done sharing a few seconds after taking the shot.
Good work needs to be viewed on paper!
Thanks Tom, you have produced the best explanation of colour printing and the workflow needed to produce great prints. Merry Christmas and happy new year.
That's very kind, thank you. I always had trouble 'getting it's, which means when I finally understand things, I can explain them in an easy to understand way. Hope that makes sense 😂
For someone doing photography as a business I fully understand the need to have a good photo printer. Myself as a low output hobbyist photographer I've never found those printers to be anything than a black hole to sink money into!
Just switching the printer on will "clean the head" by squirting ink out, every time. A full set of ink cartridges cost a small fortune, and last surprisingly short time.
While I use it now and then to do some test prints, I now instead use the services of local print house that makes prints cheaper than I can do myself considering that I never get a print correct without at least a few proof copies.
That said, the quality of a well done print even on my cheapo Canon Pixma printer is fantastic, I can only imagine the quality that beast of a printer can output!
Been there, done that, and agreed on all points!
While I agree with you to a point, keeping end to end control is what I prefer. BTW Have you seen the cost of 'enthusiast' printer inks (or toner). By comparison these seem good value.
Thanks for this. The challenge is that the image on the monitor is backlighted and the print is lit from the front. Making a backlighted image match a printed image is a real challenge. That is why hard proofing is the only way to be sure to get what you want.
I'm glad you mentioned this as it is an important factor to consider.
With all the photographers out there. Why hasn't e-ink delivered yet? The coloured e-ink is getting better, but for an amateur it sounds like a great e-ink display would be essential in printing. Maybe one day!
This is key…
Terrific explanation of the color space and printing. Thank you. I used to print my own prints with a printer and the cost of consumables almost bankrupt me. Even at 2000 pounds the price of the printer is nothing compared to paper and especially ink cost. Sad, but true. However, holding a freshly printed image feels like a miracle even after all the hard work. Congratulations! Merry Christmas!
I hope Mrs Heaton also managed to choose herself a rather tasty Christmas present like you did. Keep up the good work Th( fixed due to the type of person that trolls Thomas’s replies) omas.
Mrs Heaton got a pair of big heavy dumbbells for Christmas.
The next printer will be heavier...
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*Thomas. There's a clue to the spelling at the start.
@@raybeer5213 Have you never made a typo? All hail the wordsmith extraordinaire. It’s now been fixed to satisfy your child like mind.
wow , this printer will defenitely be a God send Thomas, i never knew it existed tbh, i do loads of pics, having this in my office will save me tons of cash printing at shops
Calibrate, gamuts, soft proofing, hard proofing… “don’t go down the rabbit hole”… in the end, engaging artist’s subjectivity is required!
That was a fantastic explanation! I had no idea what all went into making a print from computer to printer.
I want to see Gavin's reaction to this printer 😂😂
I actually expected him jumping out of the box
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But Gavin had it first 😂😂😂 for a few years now actually
@@daveabernathey Yeah, and his has his initials in the serial number too! 🤣
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Thank you Thomas. The amount of hours/days I have spent researching and learning to help to improve my printing. No tutorial or overviews have ever explained the process so simply and clearly. I was starting to think it was some trade secret that pros were a afraid to share with others. I have the PD BenQ's as I could not afford 2 of the SU's and I have an Epson XP-15000 but they still produce beautiful prints. You have just improved them further. Thank you again!
I never comments. But man ….. that print is beautiful ❤
I wonder if your monitor is calibrated.........if not (or even is) you're not seeing the image as it really is!! RUclips compress videos, which changes all sorts of things, including colour.
As some one who has owned an Epson 9600 and a 9900 - I'll leave this little warning with you Use it or Lose it. Do not leave it turned off or even idle for weeks. Set up a scheduled print test (or print job) that exercises all the cartridges doesn't have to be large, just has to move some ink. If your printer has the ability to schedule head cleaning - use it.
Run it at least twice a week unless you're printing every day. Once that head clogs - you have a big heavy paperweight.
I agree with the above. However, there are some important differences between Canon and Epson that it's important to be aware of (I'm a former Epson (P3880), now Canon (GP-4600S) owner):
- Canon has a built in cleaning schedule that I believe runs around every second day as long as the printer is powered on.
- Canon printers of the x600 series will go to sleep, then turn off after a while by default. The power off should be changed to "Never". If it's without power for a week or two, it will run a much heavier (and expensive) cleaning schedule once it's turned on again.
- As opposed to for Epson printers, the Canon print head is relatively inexpensive (around $600?) and user replaceable. Epson's print head is not user replaceable, so one has to get an Epson service person to come to change it plus the head itself is more than twice as expensive as the Canon head. The reason why I dumped my Epson was that a new print head was about as expensive as a new printer (P900) with a full set of inks.
It really depends on the brand. Canon does a lot of cleaning before every first print performed after approx 24 hours pause. Printing every day a single print is the best way to spend more ink on cleaning than on printing (A4 takes less than 1ml, cleaning Takes 3-4ml). Every 3months the pro 1000 does a deep cleaning cycle using around 50ml of inkl (50 Euro worth! Regardless of how much the printer hast been used). And even a new Print head is less expensive than the constant inkl drain for cleaning. I recommend not buying a printer for private used but If so, not to print more often than every 2 weeks, save your prints for "bursts" every 2-4weeks.
@@Imaging80 Even for Canon printers, the cleaning cycles apparently vary between printers. I've printed one very large print per day on my GP-4600S the last week, and it hasn't done a single cleaning cycle. It positions the paper, then positions the print head and then starts printing without any pause.
Not necessary with the Canon LFP. I have several and they have never clogged. They auto-agitate the ink and clean the head on a pre-determined schedule.
@@adamrubinstein1479 That is Excellent news. I haven't followed printer development for the last 6-8 years, I'm really glad they've tried to fix some of these issues. There's no question, the print quality is phenomenal. I know these were targeted at production environments, but with so many single user sales I was at a loss to understand why you couldn't buy a set of cleaning cartridges that would allow you to mothball the printer for months at a time.
Thanks for the update!
Thanks Tom for bringing this part of photography to light. For all the Millennial's and Gen-Z's that have never used a film camera and wish to have an analog experience, I encourage them to exploring printing first. For us that are older, the end result of using a film camera, was always a bunch of prints, unless you wanted slides, that you would hold in your hand. And then years later, open a box that you placed them in and lost and have this wonderful reminder of time passing. As a society, we have lost that analog physical experience with the vast majority of photographs that are taken now. And when you begin to print, it actually feeds back to compositions you will do in the future, because as Tom pointed out, papers work better with certain forms of compositions. Thanks again Tom and great job with your summary!
I'm not surprised how popular you've gotten on RUclips. I remember watching your videos when you had less than a thousand views and then slowly each video just got more and more popular. Your production quality has gotten better, although you was quite good early on I think. Your trips have gotten more epic, really hope you get to go back into the Alps sometime soon - panoramic views are awesome. Great to see how far you've come and you still having that passion for photography. Keep up the good work!
Merry Christmas everyone. All the best wishes for 2025!
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Years ago, I started with a 17” printer. Like you I wanted to do larger and or pano prints. I upgraded to an 24” roll printer. Loved it, but after a year, I decided it simply wasn’t large enough. I wanted to print really large canvas prints. I sold the 24” printer and purchased a Canon 44” printer with two roll capability. Never regretted the decision.
Wow, that must be a beast!
@ I unboxed it in the garage, it took two to carry it downstairs to my basement office, took 3 to get it on the stand. My 24” printer was an HP. I loved the fact that it had a built in photospectrometer and would create an ICC profile for any paper you wanted to print on. The downsides were numerous. The inks had a short expiration date, and the printer would recognize that the cartridge was expired and not print. It also wouldn’t cut canvas (you’d have to set it not to automatically cut). When I was ready to buy a wider printer, it seemed like HP was already moving away from wide format photo printers, so I looked at Canon.
@@apmadoc - HP is not known to be a fine art printer.
@ the Z3200ps was indeed a fine art printer. I used an ink that had a color fastness tested to last for over 100 years with the right paper. It’s completely a different line of printers than the designjet series
Regarding colour science and matching etc. I’ve been printing since the very early days of Epson inkjets and the 1st Photoshop in the 90s. It’s easy - when we struggle - to miss how lucky we now are and how awful it used to be!
Blues never came out as blue other than cobalt or, usually, magenta. Prints rarely looked like the screen - the 100s of hours and sheets of test paper I wasted was madness - and prints faded in days!
But now with a colour matched monitor using a Spyder and home made or Fotospeed(!) custom ICCs I can genuinely say that what my Pro 10S puts out is EXACTLY like I see on screen and want it, except for a little lightening of the file to handle the difference between backlit electronic screen and paper. It’s reached a level I never imagined possible. We are so lucky, today.
Thomas, you did an amazing job explaining a very complex and involved subject! I've been printing digitally for close to 20 years and had a variety of printers in my time. I actually learned something here today. I currently have a Canon Pro1000 going on 7 years now and I love it. I must say your new Canon printer is soooooooo fast to print out it blows me away. I know you will enjoy it. My motto is "If it ain't printed it ain't done!"
Respect that you can handle printers. Feels like the manufacturers design those things so that you have as little fun with them as possible. 😅
Totally!
Thought "man thats a big camera-even for Canon!"
Edit: Do you always go print quality: Standard? I never tried sandard and always dip on the high quality instead.
That was just for the contact sheets, although I am still experimenting with various settings including quality 👍
good luck paying for the inks! 🥴😱😱😱
Spoiler dude :/
Tom, nice work. I'm a retired electronics engineer and used to teach classes in colorimetry and monitor calibration. You took a very intricate topic and boiled it down to the essence most photographers need in order to grasp the basic reasons for "giving a shit" about color and doing it right. Cheers!
Allow me to share my experience with a Canon Imageprograf LPF, I still have a 44-inch 12-color monster sitting in my room with me now and it hasn't been running for 4yr+ now. If anyone in Malaysia wants it, let me know and you can have it for free. Just bring your own lorry and at least 3 other ppl with to help you carry it up the lorry.
My issue with the printer was that the running costs can be very high, the inks aren't cheap and you will NEED to make sure you run it constantly. Failing to run the printer constantly can result in the printer pouring ink down the maintenance tanks to make sure the print head is not clogged, not running it constantly also could make your print heads clog "prematurely" requiring early replacement. Most Canon LPFs have print heads that run ard USD250 or so each (AFAIK) and most of them have 2 heads.
Of course, the maintenance tank / cartridge will need replacement and the less you print, the quicker it gets filled because of the action of trying to make sure the print heads aren't clogged. And p.s. the print-heads I had on my Canon LPF WILL require replacement every 1-2yrs regardless of what you do, obviously, if you print too much it will wear out quicker, if you print too little, it might clog sooner and still requirement earlier replacement.
So... in order to keep such a monster running, your LPF needs to be running constantly / consistently, preferably everyday; even if you aren't printing daily, try to at least do a nozzle check daily to exercise the print heads.
IF you do that, you might do ok for print heads / maintenance cartridges... but do bear in mind, you WILL need to buy ink and those inks are actually more expensive than gold per gram / milliliter.
That said, it will make AMAZING prints, if you can afford to keep it in good working condition, the inks and to buy good paper for it.
And also... for me, I am NEVER buying another LPF unless somehow I am sure I can keep the printer running daily (and of course, make money selling all those prints).
Canon will never tell you this or how to maintain the print-heads by running them daily, because if they were to ever tell anyone about all these, you probably won't buy one and if your print-heads lasts longer or use less ink, they do make less money 😛
YES! My printer will only do super B but I have all the same issues when I don't use the printer for a couple of months. I'd love to have something bigger, but just can't justify the cost.
I confirm. I use this printer daily in a photo studio. It has to print every day. Buying a production printer for your own use is a waste of money. It is better to make a deal with a local printing shop for a better rate for a regular customer
You’re gonna love…….. Buying ink for that thing. 😂
I've prepared myself 😒
New subscriber here, Thomas. Thank you for that review of the photo printing process. I've been around printing (photo and traditional) for 30+ years now, but still find walkthroughs like this useful as it is and ever-evolving art form. I love that we live in a time where the paper you buy comes with profiles, so that quite a bit, though not all, of the trial and error is removed from the process. Plus the fact that we can get gallery quality images with the only chemicals involved being the inks we load in the printer makes the process much more open to everyone. Thanks again.
It has been years since I printed my own photography. It was very satisfying to make my own prints, however, it was frustrating and quite expensive. You have made me contemplate getting back into printing. Your explanation of printing is excellent! Well done and informative Thomas Heaton. Been a follower for years.
At least four lessons in one video….gamut, soft proofing, paper, printer - and probably one or two more - yes - calibration. Cheers and Happy New Year.
Super instructive, Tom. It was good to have reaffirmed the process for printing an image. I did not realise that the top right of the histogram in soft proofing allowed me to identify which colours in my image would require some tweaking. Thanks so much for flagging this in your video 👍
You have no idea how helpful this video was for me. I've always been a just use what works in lightroom so have never really explored the soft proof setup. Thanks so much.
This is one of the best explanations of colour space, gamut, and printing I’ve seen. Well done, as always, Tom.
I was going to mention the lighting but you got it at the end. As someone who works in a lab, the biggest thing we have to constantly be aware of is humidity. It's crucial to maintain consistency in the paper for feeding and absorption of inks and for inks to perform as they should and will help ink from drying out prematurely. It will even play in giving you a correct ICC profile. Winter is the toughest because of static too so keeping the area around a constant 50% is good. Sadly most don't have that luxury but it's something to keep in mind if someone is having issues with inconsistencies. Plus it's good for your skin. 😝
That was probably one of the easiest and straight forward explanations of .icc profiles I've seen btw.
Thank you, Tom! Great explanation of the whole process of ensuring printing accuracy that I had always thought to be too difficult/time-consuming to tackle properly.
A beautiful printer and the quality is outstanding. I’d love one myself as an Amateur photographer of landscape and portraits of my family. Great explanation of all the printer gubbins. Keep up the great work sir.
Thomas,
I have been watching your videos for years and this is my first time leaving a comment! I always look forward to your posts. I appreciate your approach to photography, the way you create your videos, and your personality. Thank you for putting yourself out there and creating something that is enjoyable and educational.
I have been printing photos for over 10 years now. This video explains difficult technical stuff in an easy and inspiring way. Great job! Thank you Thomas!
Thomas- first time here. And I think that your teaching style is excellent. Well done! You’ve taken a complex topic and made it approachable for a non pro!
Tom, many thanks for this incredibly informative session.
Watching this was especially timely for me as just yesterday I took delivery of my PROGRAF PRO-1100.
Your "buyer's remorse" resonated soundly with me - the purchase of this piece of gear was a very tortured decision! This is a significant upgrade on my previous printers & I'm at the very beginning of wrapping my head around the capabilities of this printer.
I also appreciate the information on various papers used - optimal paper stock can have an astounding impact on a printed image.
I think you explained the whole process really well, especially about hard proofing, as a back lit monitor (even in soft proofing mode) is never going to be a perfect match with a a print lit by the light falling on it.
I wished I had this video a few years back when I was playing with printing photos. It was so complicated and frustrating that I gave up. This video really demystified the whole process and I’m ready to give it another try. Thanks, Mr. Heaton.
Super Video Thomas. Your explanation of colour space is the best I have seen. I have been printing my own photos for a number of years & lost count of the amount of wasted prints I have made due to colour matching issues. I'm hoping your clear, concise explanation will help reduce that wastage. Many thanks.
No problem watching this video till the end. One of the best and most entertaining explanations on printing I've seen. And I love the print💙
Thomas, I’ve been following your channel for the past few years, and I really admire how you blend landscape photography with compelling storytelling. Your videos consistently inspire me to see the world differently and improve my own photography. Winning one of your prints would be a great way to bring a piece of that inspiration into my home-thanks for the opportunity!
Thomas makes learning about photography so smooth and addictive. Such an easy and enjoyable channel to watch! Definitely always taking something away from each video. Thank you Thomas!
I've been following your channel for almost 8 years now, mostly for your van trips, but I still really enjoy your videos about gear and the more technical aspects of photography-it's a great mix. Your pace is relaxed, and it inspires me to take it slow when I’m out in the field. Thanks, and keep up the great work!
Trying to print and many times faced with failures and studying many RUclipss, your way is amazingly simple to understand. Thanks
I learn so so much from you each video I watch. I’m still learning and I appreciate you sharing your experience with everyone. Thank you so much!
Your explanation was right on! Matches my soft proofing procedures closely. You never returned to the "buyer's remorse" comment! While I love the videos while you are out shooting, having something like this in your studio now and then would be great!
Love how you broke down a daunting subject into one that could easily be understood.
I've just watched your video and followed the steps with profiles etc snd re calibrated my monitor and tested out the theory. game changer! I have the canon 10s and have been disappointed with the oranges and blues. this has really helped me! Thank you Tom for a great video.
Thank you, Thomas. All is beginning to make sense - no wonder I have always been disappointed in prints of my photos fro the local print shop. Beautifully explained.
The most expensive component to this printing tutorial was the importance of the room where all the final work took place. I enjoyed your presentation, thank you! 🎉
Apart from the valuable information you passed on, thank you!, you’re one of the few people that understand the value of NOT having the volume of the background music intrude on your voice, well done.
Thanks Tom for putting the work into these workshop videos. I can imagine that they're probably not the most fun videos but they help out so so much. I'm starting to print at home now and getting to know how all this goes together is a bit daunting. But step by step, a tutorial here and there and some practice I'm sure I'll get it eventually. They help out so much though! Look forwarding to seeing how big your new printer can go!
Wwwoo! All the process explained in less than 25 minutes! Congratulations, it was cristal clear.
Thanks.
I do enjoy your style of presentation and you have a natural talent on how to do stuff in such a personable way. Thank you!
That’s the best description of soft proofing that I’ve heard. Thank you.
Going on to make physical proof prints was a good reminder that soft proofing is not the ultimate guarantee of quality. I started my photographic journey printing black & white in a darkroom (with silver halide paper and chemical solutions) I progressed to colour printing. Then paper choice was critical (to control contrast) and for every finished print there would have been at least one (if not several) proofs.
In a previous life I was in the print industry for over two decades so I understand entirely where you're coming from with colour profiles. Especially tricky when your colour blind!!! You've explained the process perfectly - so very welll done sir.
I have to say - you have managed to demystify one of the greatest challenges for me in photography - I can't tell you how much ink and paper I have chewed through over the years and still not been satisfied with the printed result. Who knew about soft proofing in LR ? - Every day is a school day. Thanks for taking the time to explain 🙂
Very well put across Thomas, I love printing my images but I don’t think I have watched any other videos that point out the paper icon in the histogram and how it highlights the colours that are out of gamut. Most informative and also a joy to watch. Thanks. 👍
A great video, thank you for explaining colour gamut so well and it's application in printing. This is honestly the best explanation I've seen.
Thomas, this one is different from your usual videos. I watched the entire video and it was not boring at all. I learned a lot about what it takes to produce great prints in addition to photography and post processing. Thanks!
You helped me understand color space and getting accurate print colors in such an straightforward and clear manner! Thanks!
Great video Tom. I've done a bit of research on printing photos and haven't found anything that explains a quite technical subject in such a simple, concise and straightforward way as this video. Thanks
Beautiful. You could be famous for producing MASSIVE calendars!
Still remember when you just had 1k Subs can't wait for you to hit that 600k, excellent explanation on the color Gambit first youtuber pro that actually explains it in such simple terms thank you...........
This is the best explanation of printing I have seen since I've been printing (and having the same problems you described) on my Canon printer. Thanks.
Absolutely fascinating presentation. For someone who is relatively new to digital photography and, admittedly, struggling with getting the printing results I’m looking for, your demo and explanation were “spot on.” Can’t thank you enough Thomas!
I have loved photography for about 30 years,now disabled I have to use a mobility scooter, my equipment isn't great but it works but I must say that I am astonished as to the technicality and complexes that this video has shown. Been watching you Thomas for about a decade now so keep on doing what you're doing you make a lot of people happy and life worthy of living. Chris
always loved your work, but it is your minimalistic work that really speaks to me
Thankyou, it was a great explanation of why some images just looks odd when printing, I will go ahead and adjust everything, and hopefully get a good result.
This video just popped up on my feed as I have been looking into doing photo printing. Looks like Thomas has a good way of talking to the audience and I found his approach very informative. I have subscribed and look forward to reviewing his back catalogue.
Oh my, Having done several printing courses and this is the best explanation I have ever heard. Thank you!
That is amazing level of professionalism. I did follow you since you had 30k+ subscribers. Now a bit less, as I had to sell my camera for house deposit, but i can see how you are evolving during the years. Thank you for amazing content and professionalism!
Thomas - I really appreciate the variety of videos that you produce. I would also like to make prints from some of my photos so the detail you provided about matching colors between the monitor and the printer and the paper was fantastic. Well done!
Great job explaining how to properly print and match the colors on a screen in such an easy way to understand.
Tom, thank you for another great video! You should definitely do more instructional videos-you’re excellent at presenting. I’ve had the previous version of that same printer for almost five years now, and I’m a bit jealous of the updates. I’ve had excellent results with mine, though I just replaced the print head right before Christmas (not the best timing with all the holiday spending).
The most challenging aspect for me has been color reproduction, and I’ve experienced some of the issues you discussed. The paper finish (glossy vs. matte) makes a huge difference, and I’d love to see you take a deeper dive into that aspect of printing in a future video.
I can't get enough of printing videos.
I would like to see an update to selling prints process, from printing to shipping and pricing.
Thank you as always, Tom.
Finally, someone (Thomas) took the time to actually teach the basics of setting up for printing. Thank you very much.
This is the first time I’ve truly understood photography printing steps A-Z through this thoroughly enjoyable video. Also, I love the design of your office. Lastly, you have a very nice haircut. Don’t change your hairdresser!
Thomas, thanks so much for the great printing video. I've been looking at the 2600 printer for some time now, and you have just reignited that spark in me. I owned the canon 1000 for many years but have recently sold it. I have regretted it ever since. As a photographer I think there is nothing more gratifying than seeing your photos in print. I’m hoping to get back into printing soon, especially after seeing your video.
Awesome explanation Thomas. It’s made me think about going back to my printer and trying one last time to try and get my head around the black art that is printing! Thank you so much for the clarity.
Keith
Great video! I really enjoyed how you explained the details and what it offers for landscape photographers like us. The print quality you achieved with that test is truly impressive, capturing every detail and color so beautifully. It would be a dream to have that photo on my wall! Thank you for sharing your experience; it’s always inspiring to see how you take your photos to the next level.
Thanks for this video, the information you share has explained the frequent disappointment felt when opening commercially made (un-proofed) prints. Your honesty throughout all your videos is always welcome and I suspect the buyer's remorse you mentioned won't be with you for long! All the best for 2025 and I look forward to forthcoming Wednesdays... 😊
Wonderful!!! Not a big photo-printing amateur myself, but I’ve appreciated geeking/nerding out on color spaces and how that plays into printing them pieces of art! Thanks!
Very entertaining video as always Thomas. Simplifying colour space concepts so easily was very nice to watch, congrats for the new printer and good luck with the cartridges!!
Several of my questions have been answered in this video. Soft proofing was a penny drop moment for me. Thanks Thomas...
Great tips! And on the gamut shifting colors too! I did find that setting my monitor brightness low like 60 (cd/m2) helped a ton! I was getting a magenta cast until I reduced the brightness, even after resetting and calibrating!
Thanks Tom for showing what would be involved in printing from setup to output. I know your going to enjoy that big printer. How much and how often do you have to print with something that large. Thanks for explaining the differences in color gamuts between different hardware, and how to minimize headaches. Nice wide pano's on that printer looks like it would be fun.
Nice job. I have been with you for over 400k new subscribers in last 7 years and still enjoying every one of your videos. Thank you for that.
A super way to start understanding what's required when diving into printing. (More than I thought!)
I think it's underappreciated how well you communicate very technical aspects of subjects like this. This is one of your videos I'll bookmark and keep coming back to over the years.
There was very little tech info in this compared to what is actually involved in the process. It was a sort of warm & fuzzy intro to printing, designed to not scare people off.