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Although you may feel that you don’t need to invest in buying an professional photo printer, you could be wrong.  Don’t get me wrong, there are many affordable photo printers that are capable of printing very high quality images.  The whole argument boils down to what significant special gadgets and processing speed comes with premium professional photo printers? For example,  a professional laboratory would buy a professional photo printer because it provides the best for high resolution, sharp colors, precise photo details, and size.

When shopping for professional use, set aside a budget and then decide what type of printer you need.  Basically all ink jet printers will print high quality images on good paper. The main advantage of buying a professional photo printer is that the printer technology is programmed to give images via a process harnessing millions of different colors, focusing on every minute detail. There are some printers within this range that will give super pictures on glossy paper. They are so unique and tiny and all the printing can be directly from the camera.

With an photo printer you have to decide whether you want normal photos or large ones. The only reason a person would choose a professional photo printer is if they work for a daily tabloid paper and would need exact requirements to fit the page.

Most photographers working in the news industry will usually need normal tabloid size. So basically, the bigger the paper size needed, the more advanced printer you’re going to need. Also, glossy paper for professional shoots and images can be costly if you are a freelancer and have to print ready to go pictures. Make sure that the printer you buy prints in all six colors, and also includes suitable cropping software, the cost will be around $130.00

Here are some three reviews on quality Photo Printers you can purchase.

Canon Pixma iP4700- Street Price $100.00
To print text, graphics plus photographs, Pixma iP4700 is the best representative of high quality of print quality and value. Consisting of two paper trays the user can have a choice regular paper and photo paper. The print quality for photos is excellent giving a lot of detail. It also prints out in duplex. The only caveat is that it does not have a LCD screen to preview shots. Also, replacing ink cartridges costs about $60 for five.

HP Photosmart D7560- Street Price $150.00
The D7560 has a LCD screen for previewing pictures before printing.  The HP printer 3.5-inch LCD enables a quick print installation. Photo quality gives minute details, and text printing is normal. It has U-turn paper path, so it’s good for printing photos, but not for hard greeting cards, stiff envelopes  or stiff paper. Print speeds are fast and you can use memory cards. The cost of buying ink for five cartridges runs you about $50, and last about 6 to 8 months with normal printer usage.

Epson Stylus Photo 1400- Street Price $275.00
The Epson Stylus Photo 1400 for its price range does give you professional lab image printing. The color prints are very true to their images and old black and white photos print out great also. The high level of details shows color precision mimicking  to be very sharp with accurate colors. Text printing is bearable and this model comes with the direct printing feature, which you can go straight from the camera to printer.