Information about Printing Process

07/05/2006 10:58:30 PM · #1

I wanted to learn about Printing Process Photograph. I mean how they are actually printed using a minilab.

I mean what sort of corrections lab does on our images etc. I want to know about codes printed on backside of Photographs.

Recently i had given some photographs to be printed from minilab and asked for a no color correction should be done. When i went to collect it , i saw the backside and saw code printed and saw instead of N N N N there digit in one N's place.

I asked him what did he do and he said they had changed density. I did not what density meant. I realised i was ignorant about printing process.

I knew nothing except how to make printable images.

So i decided to understand Printing Process better.
Any one can tell me any resources on net.

Message edited by author 2006-07-05 23:10:37.

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM

07/05/2006 11:51:17 PM · #2

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cpanaioti

Canon EOS-40D

07/05/2006 11:51:44 PM · #3

Here's some definitions related to print density. This is what came up when I googled 'print density'.

//en.mimi.hu/photography/density.html

07/06/2006 12:38:28 AM · #4

Thanks.

I wanted to understand Photography Printing Process better, i realized i donot know anything about how my images are printed on a minilab

Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM

07/07/2006 01:17:32 AM · #5

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idnic

Canon EOS-60D

07/07/2006 01:18:55 AM · #6

I don't know either. I trust my digital info to the print gods and lovely images come back. That works for me. :)