Choosing a Printer

You know this already: Lots of printers, as well as lots of printing technologies, are out there. How you print obviously depends a lot on what printer you're using. In fact, the printer you use can and should influence how you work in Photoshop and how you prepare your image because you'll want to create a final image that will print best from your particular printer.

Printers Are Not People Who Print

By the way, when I talk about printers, I mean the machines that put the image on the paper, not the people who run them. Some printers sit next to your computer; others reside in commercial print shops or service bureaus.

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