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Bad prints... Memory card?

Prints will never look the same as you see the photos on your computer.
For a couple of reasons:
• prints are viewed using reflected light while computer displays and the camera LCD use back lit displays.
• computer displays and the camera LCD show colors using the RGB additive color model. Prints are made using the CMYK subtractive color model.

We can see a close approximation of the print on our computer display by loading the print devices ICC color profile into our image editing application and soft proofing the print.

I also recommend using an online consumer print lab instead of places like CVS, Office Depot, and Walmart that make prints as a sideline.

Your profiled does not indicate where you are so we cannot recommend a good print lab close to you so shipping time is minimized.

Many relatively new to having prints made don't know what is involved in preparing a digital image for printing and what technical considerations need to be thought about.

Tutorials on Color Management & Printing

The Digital Print: Preparing Images in Lightroom and Photoshop for Printing
Fine Art Printing for Photographers: Exhibition Quality Prints with Inkjet Printers
 

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