Photo Paper

While I have always had good results from Epson and Fuji papers on Canon and Epson A4 & A3 printers, the paper I usually use is Perma-Jet Oyster for a semi-gloss finish. http://www.permajet.com/  Inks are Canon's own for my A4 printer and an after-market brand for my Epson A3 printer, and bought on the internet.

When doing weddings, the prints are photo-printed by a lab.

Must try Perma-Jet Oyster. I use Canon papers and find they have been the best by a country mile so far with my printer which is a Canon. Never tried your favourite Paul. Inks are I feel best from the printer's maker but there are probably many who would not feel the same.

I've done the odd wedding, and the for last one I decided to go down the photo book route which was a success. Always say the next wedding job will be the last.

Rod.

I have an Epson printer and I use Epson Premium Glossy Photo Paper,(A4) with a weight of 224gramms.  It's quite a thick paper, but the results are fantastic.  I purchase this at www.photoglossy.com.  And I also use Epson ink, and not the compatible stuff.

Karen

All the top printer manufacturers carry out extensive testing on the ink and papers. The best resuls always come from the recomended types. I have a Canon IP5000 printer and the inks cost £55 a set of 5. Due to shortage of funds, I tried using cheaper inks. Big mistake!  When they say that you should only use Canon inks because your guarenty will be invalidated, they say it for a reason. I found out the hard way. My print head is so badly gunged up, I cant clean it even by removing it and using the recomended cleaners. I now have to get a new head. God knows how  much hat will cost.

By using the correct ink, paper combination, Canon say that photos will last about 100 years in an album and about 50 years in a frame, under glass. Not bad for home produced work. With the cheaper inks, I found my photos started to fade after a year. And that dont take into account the wasted time,ink and paper because the colours came out all wrong. Oh well, time to start saving I think.

BTW, there are recomended settings that can be downloaded from the manufacurers for different ink and paper combinations. You just have to search a bit to find them.