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Mastering Digital Printing
You can, of course, stray from the herd if you choose (taking into account certain restrictions
like smart-chipped ink cartridges). Third-party providers of inks and media have also
done their homework, and they offer many compatible products that compare favorably
with—and are sometimes better than—the OEMs’. But, you will have to spend your own
time and money to do the research needed to prove this to yourself (one of the reasons
you’re probably reading this book!).
The bottom line for consumables is this: Inkjet printing has finally evolved to the stage
where photographer-artists can now choose a specific printer, inkset, and medium to produce
the kind of output or look they have in their mind’s eye. You just have to make the
right choices to make the perfect match.
Enough background information; let’s make a print!
Carefully matching inks to media takes
effort, but the results are worth it.