@@3f34f2f4 That is truly great! I keep asking myself if he managed to wrap it with a normal size wrapping paper or if one can buy oversized wrapping paper. Plus there are no wrinkles, cracks or spots in the paper - perfectly wrapped. Respect! 👍👍👍👍👍
I have been taking photographs for almost 50 years. I also have been watching TH-cam photography tutorials daily since I retired from my engineering job, 8 years ago. This video is the first one that explains why everyone needs to print their own images. I was taught that photography starts with planning to photograph a subject, then executing that plan to capture your planned image. Once that image has been captured, it must be processed to bring out the image you envisioned during your planning stage. Failing to print your image is leaving out an important part of being a photographer! The end result of being a photographer is the ability to hold a photograph in your hands or admire a photograph hanging on a wall. Once I started printing my own photographs at home on a Canon Pro 9000 Mark II printer my photography improved immensely. Tom, thank you for making such informative and inspiring videos, keep up the good work.
I normally don’t like technical videos. The way you delivered this video made it very interesting and also made me realize that someday I would really like to have a printer like that. I’d love to have that print. Let me know. Thanks.
I really enjoyed the video. Your explanation was so clear and helpful. Anybody would be lucky to be able to hang that print in their home. Thanks for the opportunity. Looking forward to your 2025 videos.
And there's not a trace of irony in here? Are you a real engineer? You needed to be taught this? And never trial-and-error or R&D-structured ( ;) ) figured it out? And yes, printing pigment ink on art paper has a prohibitive quality that prevents us from shooting snapshots. It's a great tool in teaching us what not to do.
No arguments from me here. I only use a Pro 100 & wish I could justify purchasing a larger printer. So I ask you, how often do you make large prints & what do you do with them? Sell, give some to friends & family, etc.?Also, how often does one have to print on a printer like this to keep it running (sort of a maintaining in working condition type question) ? Thank you for any replies!
You have no idea how helpful this video was for me. I've always been a just use what works in lightroom so have never really explored the soft proof setup. Thanks so much.
I felt that when you said "I hate this, I just want to click file print and get a print! Its all I want!". One of my least favorite things to do is set up new technology, but it is so worth it in the end. That print turned out beautiful and I think that printer was a good buy!
So much work goes into a photo print like this. People seem to forget in this Instagram world, since today you're done sharing a few seconds after taking the shot. Good work needs to be viewed on paper!
Super instructive, Tom. It was good to have reaffirmed the process for printing an image. I did not realise that the top right of the histogram in soft proofing allowed me to identify which colours in my image would require some tweaking. Thanks so much for flagging this in your video 👍
I really ought to have more prints made. Probably most hobby photographers ought to. Even if it isn’t a rig like this, as precise or as large, there’s something special about prints.
@@bdshort Well, even if your print head doesn't dry out - it might just stop working. I switched cartridges the other day and had to pause in-between because someone was at the door. When I came back to put in the rest, the printer threw me an error that basically just means "I'm broken, bring me to a repair shop". It doesn't specify anything at all and it's very common with Canon printers. Most of the time, the print head died. It just died. It didn't print, it didn't clean except for the usual cycle after you insert new cartridgs, those were original and slotted in correctly (of course), everything was perfectly fine. Nothing dried outk either. It just starts to throw an error code and since then refuses to work. A new original print head for the Pro-10S is about 230€. It's insane.
Thanks for this. The challenge is that the image on the monitor is backlighted and the print is lit from the front. Making a backlighted image match a printed image is a real challenge. That is why hard proofing is the only way to be sure to get what you want.
With all the photographers out there. Why hasn't e-ink delivered yet? The coloured e-ink is getting better, but for an amateur it sounds like a great e-ink display would be essential in printing. Maybe one day!
I love the fact that I found Thomas because I like his campervan but now i am into landscape photography and even thu that i am not photographing yet I still wotch a 25 min video on setting up a £2000 printer.
Thanks Tom for bringing this part of photography to light. For all the Millennial's and Gen-Z's that have never used a film camera and wish to have an analog experience, I encourage them to exploring printing first. For us that are older, the end result of using a film camera, was always a bunch of prints, unless you wanted slides, that you would hold in your hand. And then years later, open a box that you placed them in and lost and have this wonderful reminder of time passing. As a society, we have lost that analog physical experience with the vast majority of photographs that are taken now. And when you begin to print, it actually feeds back to compositions you will do in the future, because as Tom pointed out, papers work better with certain forms of compositions. Thanks again Tom and great job with your summary!
Thanks Tom, you have produced the best explanation of colour printing and the workflow needed to produce great prints. Merry Christmas and happy new year.
That's very kind, thank you. I always had trouble 'getting it's, which means when I finally understand things, I can explain them in an easy to understand way. Hope that makes sense 😂
Thomas said he was impressed by anyone who stayed well into the video. Honestly, if Thomas was buttering toast but talking photography, I'd still watch.
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For someone doing photography as a business I fully understand the need to have a good photo printer. Myself as a low output hobbyist photographer I've never found those printers to be anything than a black hole to sink money into! Just switching the printer on will "clean the head" by squirting ink out, every time. A full set of ink cartridges cost a small fortune, and last surprisingly short time. While I use it now and then to do some test prints, I now instead use the services of local print house that makes prints cheaper than I can do myself considering that I never get a print correct without at least a few proof copies. That said, the quality of a well done print even on my cheapo Canon Pixma printer is fantastic, I can only imagine the quality that beast of a printer can output!
While I agree with you to a point, keeping end to end control is what I prefer. BTW Have you seen the cost of 'enthusiast' printer inks (or toner). By comparison these seem good value.
Thomas, you did an amazing job explaining a very complex and involved subject! I've been printing digitally for close to 20 years and had a variety of printers in my time. I actually learned something here today. I currently have a Canon Pro1000 going on 7 years now and I love it. I must say your new Canon printer is soooooooo fast to print out it blows me away. I know you will enjoy it. My motto is "If it ain't printed it ain't done!"
I hope Mrs Heaton also managed to choose herself a rather tasty Christmas present like you did. Keep up the good work Th( fixed due to the type of person that trolls Thomas’s replies) omas.
Years ago, I started with a 17” printer. Like you I wanted to do larger and or pano prints. I upgraded to an 24” roll printer. Loved it, but after a year, I decided it simply wasn’t large enough. I wanted to print really large canvas prints. I sold the 24” printer and purchased a Canon 44” printer with two roll capability. Never regretted the decision.
@ I unboxed it in the garage, it took two to carry it downstairs to my basement office, took 3 to get it on the stand. My 24” printer was an HP. I loved the fact that it had a built in photospectrometer and would create an ICC profile for any paper you wanted to print on. The downsides were numerous. The inks had a short expiration date, and the printer would recognize that the cartridge was expired and not print. It also wouldn’t cut canvas (you’d have to set it not to automatically cut). When I was ready to buy a wider printer, it seemed like HP was already moving away from wide format photo printers, so I looked at Canon.
Regarding colour science and matching etc. I’ve been printing since the very early days of Epson inkjets and the 1st Photoshop in the 90s. It’s easy - when we struggle - to miss how lucky we now are and how awful it used to be! Blues never came out as blue other than cobalt or, usually, magenta. Prints rarely looked like the screen - the 100s of hours and sheets of test paper I wasted was madness - and prints faded in days! But now with a colour matched monitor using a Spyder and home made or Fotospeed(!) custom ICCs I can genuinely say that what my Pro 10S puts out is EXACTLY like I see on screen and want it, except for a little lightening of the file to handle the difference between backlit electronic screen and paper. It’s reached a level I never imagined possible. We are so lucky, today.
Terrific explanation of the color space and printing. Thank you. I used to print my own prints with a printer and the cost of consumables almost bankrupt me. Even at 2000 pounds the price of the printer is nothing compared to paper and especially ink cost. Sad, but true. However, holding a freshly printed image feels like a miracle even after all the hard work. Congratulations! Merry Christmas!
Thomas, I am so pleased you have done a tutorial on this subject as I have been putting off unboxing a Canon printer and using it due to the costs of inks once installed and then the faff of understanding how paper, colour gamut and your own displays etc impact on your printing. I have saved this vlog for future reference when I finally get the confidence to move towards printing my own work.❤📸
Thought "man thats a big camera-even for Canon!" Edit: Do you always go print quality: Standard? I never tried sandard and always dip on the high quality instead.
Great video Tom. I've done a bit of research on printing photos and haven't found anything that explains a quite technical subject in such a simple, concise and straightforward way as this video. Thanks
Allow me to share my experience with a Canon Imageprograf LPF, I still have a 44-inch 12-color monster sitting in my room with me now and it hasn't been running for 4yr+ now. If anyone in Malaysia wants it, let me know and you can have it for free. Just bring your own lorry and at least 3 other ppl with to help you carry it up the lorry. My issue with the printer was that the running costs can be very high, the inks aren't cheap and you will NEED to make sure you run it constantly. Failing to run the printer constantly can result in the printer pouring ink down the maintenance tanks to make sure the print head is not clogged, not running it constantly also could make your print heads clog "prematurely" requiring early replacement. Most Canon LPFs have print heads that run ard USD250 or so each (AFAIK) and most of them have 2 heads. Of course, the maintenance tank / cartridge will need replacement and the less you print, the quicker it gets filled because of the action of trying to make sure the print heads aren't clogged. And p.s. the print-heads I had on my Canon LPF WILL require replacement every 1-2yrs regardless of what you do, obviously, if you print too much it will wear out quicker, if you print too little, it might clog sooner and still requirement earlier replacement. So... in order to keep such a monster running, your LPF needs to be running constantly / consistently, preferably everyday; even if you aren't printing daily, try to at least do a nozzle check daily to exercise the print heads. IF you do that, you might do ok for print heads / maintenance cartridges... but do bear in mind, you WILL need to buy ink and those inks are actually more expensive than gold per gram / milliliter. That said, it will make AMAZING prints, if you can afford to keep it in good working condition, the inks and to buy good paper for it. And also... for me, I am NEVER buying another LPF unless somehow I am sure I can keep the printer running daily (and of course, make money selling all those prints). Canon will never tell you this or how to maintain the print-heads by running them daily, because if they were to ever tell anyone about all these, you probably won't buy one and if your print-heads lasts longer or use less ink, they do make less money 😛
YES! My printer will only do super B but I have all the same issues when I don't use the printer for a couple of months. I'd love to have something bigger, but just can't justify the cost.
Yes totally agree, I’ve had the advantage but, of photographing for 55 years and printing B/W in the beginning then colour lab manager printing negs and tranny in the 1980’s then starting digital in the late 1990’s with dye-sublimation onsite portraits blah blah blah now it’s so much easier than the bad old days , no dust or scratches and colour so great. Now a great A2 desktop printer with a roll adapter what a great journey it’s been Ian 😁😁
I've just watched your video and followed the steps with profiles etc snd re calibrated my monitor and tested out the theory. game changer! I have the canon 10s and have been disappointed with the oranges and blues. this has really helped me! Thank you Tom for a great video.
Excellent. Of all the videos I’ve watched on printing images, this has explained the subject in a way that I a) Understand and b) now know where I’ve been going wrong. Tomorrow will be a day of calibrating monitors and printing images. Hopefully with L greater success than previously.
Thanks Tom for putting the work into these workshop videos. I can imagine that they're probably not the most fun videos but they help out so so much. I'm starting to print at home now and getting to know how all this goes together is a bit daunting. But step by step, a tutorial here and there and some practice I'm sure I'll get it eventually. They help out so much though! Look forwarding to seeing how big your new printer can go!
Super Video Thomas. Your explanation of colour space is the best I have seen. I have been printing my own photos for a number of years & lost count of the amount of wasted prints I have made due to colour matching issues. I'm hoping your clear, concise explanation will help reduce that wastage. Many thanks.
It has been years since I printed my own photography. It was very satisfying to make my own prints, however, it was frustrating and quite expensive. You have made me contemplate getting back into printing. Your explanation of printing is excellent! Well done and informative Thomas Heaton. Been a follower for years.
Thanks a lot Tom! I've learned a few things actually and I'll apply them to my Epson printer for sure. This first print (of many I'm sure) is a beauty 🥰 Thanks for the giveaway Tom, and keep on going on adventures with us ✨
At least four lessons in one video….gamut, soft proofing, paper, printer - and probably one or two more - yes - calibration. Cheers and Happy New Year.
Spent many hours going down the colour (sometimes color) calibration rabbit hole. Generally with some limited success "perfecting" my own prints. First time that Hard Proofing was mentioned - and it makes so much sense!
Tom, many thanks for this incredibly informative session. Watching this was especially timely for me as just yesterday I took delivery of my PROGRAF PRO-1100. Your "buyer's remorse" resonated soundly with me - the purchase of this piece of gear was a very tortured decision! This is a significant upgrade on my previous printers & I'm at the very beginning of wrapping my head around the capabilities of this printer. I also appreciate the information on various papers used - optimal paper stock can have an astounding impact on a printed image.
This was a really informative video for me. Thanks Thomas. Has shown me how much further I need to go to acquire all the necessary elements to make a good image worth hanging on a wall!
I've been printing my own photographs - pretty large! - on a Canon Pro-100 for a number of years and I just love it. A photo you're proud of just hits different on paper. Worthwhile investment, Tom - wishing you success with the print selling in 2025 and beyond.
A* for a thorough explanation of the whole process. I really enjoyed that as I’m currently planning on purchasing my first printer in the next couple of months when funds allow, so this was invaluable ☺️
If only I had room for such a behemoth! Found the joys of printing photos a couple years ago but this has done so much to explain why some feel like misses!
Fantastic video, and a great explanation of colour gamut! I absolutely love your choice of print and have just the wall for it!! Also, free is my absolute favourite price point!!!
As soon as I saw the thumbnail I thought - it must be a printer! That seriously is a beast! Going to be worth its weight in gold, or at least its own cost! Best of luck with the new year 🎉
Perfect timing. I've just set up my a3 printer again and I gave up on it a year ago as I was only getting one in 3 that I was happy with. An expensive hobby indeed. Hopefully I'm older and wiser and this will really help.
A beautiful printer and the quality is outstanding. I’d love one myself as an Amateur photographer of landscape and portraits of my family. Great explanation of all the printer gubbins. Keep up the great work sir.
I was going to mention the lighting but you got it at the end. As someone who works in a lab, the biggest thing we have to constantly be aware of is humidity. It's crucial to maintain consistency in the paper for feeding and absorption of inks and for inks to perform as they should and will help ink from drying out prematurely. It will even play in giving you a correct ICC profile. Winter is the toughest because of static too so keeping the area around a constant 50% is good. Sadly most don't have that luxury but it's something to keep in mind if someone is having issues with inconsistencies. Plus it's good for your skin. 😝 That was probably one of the easiest and straight forward explanations of .icc profiles I've seen btw.
I'm not surprised how popular you've gotten on TH-cam. I remember watching your videos when you had less than a thousand views and then slowly each video just got more and more popular. Your production quality has gotten better, although you was quite good early on I think. Your trips have gotten more epic, really hope you get to go back into the Alps sometime soon - panoramic views are awesome. Great to see how far you've come and you still having that passion for photography. Keep up the good work!
One video I looked for for the last 10 years. Thank you for the great explanation, now everything makes finally sense!! Cheers! And obviously I'd love to get the print, amazing picture.
Thanks so much Tom, I have been battling to understand the screen -> print -> Paper gamut issues and that has put me off investing in a quality printer for several years. I hope you are over your buyers remorse now as I would love to own a printer like that! 😊
Great explanation thanks Thomas - having worked in offset print, fine art production and signage I have a sound appreciation of the myriad of factors that affect the final print and your explanation is spot on! I always explained to clients that they are viewing an image in RGB which is then printed in CMYK or CMYK++++ so expect a difference - particularly in offset print when their may be a spot colour involved. You will have an absolute blast with that printer - I am so jealous Thomas 😊 Now for the next step - trimming, mounting and framing!
Wowzer, that's mahoosive. Managed to watch all of the video, and now have a big understanding of why my photos always look dull compared to my monitor. Didn't know about soft proofing, and ICC ,so a lot learned from the video.
Thanks you over loading my brain with info I do need. Printing my photos for clients is something I left the labs to do. Now to keep photography interesting will try your techniques. Thank you 🙏
I have zero knowledge when it comes to this type of technology, but I made it to the end, understood, and was quite fascinated! Enjoy your new printer!
I have been looking at including prints to my photo business to add a layer to make myself stand out a bit. This was just the right amount of relevant and important information to help me when I make that leap. I'm still trying to get my sea legs at this with self-promotion and attracting clients. This print would hang nicely on my office wall as a reminder of what I could do in my business, as well as a lovely piece of artwork for my home! Much appreciated! long time viewer from Seattle, Washington, USA. Cheers!
Awesome explanation Thomas. It’s made me think about going back to my printer and trying one last time to try and get my head around the black art that is printing! Thank you so much for the clarity. Keith
This video just popped up on my feed as I have been looking into doing photo printing. Looks like Thomas has a good way of talking to the audience and I found his approach very informative. I have subscribed and look forward to reviewing his back catalogue.
You made it look so easy. I love the comment about the different colours on different devices, as it is so true. The first picture looked amazing on my phone.
As so often happens, your videos are posted when I am grappling with an issue and in need of helpful input. Many have said it: you provide great explanations for a wide gamut 😏of common topics. I appreciate your thoughtful authenticity - and easy humor.
Well…watching this video was one of the best 24mins of 2024! (Yes, yes…I know I must of had a fairly dull 2024 if a screen to print video was a highlight)….but that was the most clear & concise explanation of the process I have yet seen. Thank you & bravo, Thomas!!! 🙏🏻👏🏻🙌🏻 And seasons greetings from Australia 🎅🏻🦘
Excellent! Thanks for sharing the process. Its really amazing to know the other half of the photography. So much work and detailing gets into making a perfect print.
Thank you for this! - The explanation of acquiring and applying the paper profiles to control the colour gamut alone, could just have saved me a fortune in ink and photo paper. The frustration of having a print come out with dismal colours and shadows and highlights all over the show, may now be a thing of the past !!
Marvellous. I like the way the printer throws the small prints at you. 😂 Thanks for the detailed explanation, I’ve always wondered about this whole printer / paper / screen set up thing but find the whole subject too boring to research. You kept me interested throughout and now I understand it a whole lot better!
I love how Tom wrapped the whole gift up for a 10 second opening. Attention to details.
Probably his wife did that.
True appreciate for the viewers is what that is!
@@3f34f2f4 That is truly great! I keep asking myself if he managed to wrap it with a normal size wrapping paper or if one can buy oversized wrapping paper.
Plus there are no wrinkles, cracks or spots in the paper - perfectly wrapped. Respect! 👍👍👍👍👍
Although personally, I found it little wasteful to tear that gift wrapping open since that paper could be reused for other gifts later.
Great information Thomas, this will be very useful as I venture down the printing road.
I have been taking photographs for almost 50 years. I also have been watching TH-cam photography tutorials daily since I retired from my engineering job, 8 years ago. This video is the first one that explains why everyone needs to print their own images. I was taught that photography starts with planning to photograph a subject, then executing that plan to capture your planned image. Once that image has been captured, it must be processed to bring out the image you envisioned during your planning stage. Failing to print your image is leaving out an important part of being a photographer! The end result of being a photographer is the ability to hold a photograph in your hands or admire a photograph hanging on a wall. Once I started printing my own photographs at home on a Canon Pro 9000 Mark II printer my photography improved immensely. Tom, thank you for making such informative and inspiring videos, keep up the good work.
I normally don’t like technical videos. The way you delivered this video made it very interesting and also made me realize that someday I would really like to have a printer like that. I’d love to have that print. Let me know. Thanks.
I agree but my wall is sure filling up.
I really enjoyed the video. Your explanation was so clear and helpful. Anybody would be lucky to be able to hang that print in their home. Thanks for the opportunity. Looking forward to your 2025 videos.
And there's not a trace of irony in here? Are you a real engineer? You needed to be taught this? And never trial-and-error or R&D-structured ( ;) ) figured it out?
And yes, printing pigment ink on art paper has a prohibitive quality that prevents us from shooting snapshots. It's a great tool in teaching us what not to do.
No arguments from me here. I only use a Pro 100 & wish I could justify purchasing a larger printer. So I ask you, how often do you make large prints & what do you do with them? Sell, give some to friends & family, etc.?Also, how often does one have to print on a printer like this to keep it running (sort of a maintaining in working condition type question) ? Thank you for any replies!
Calibrate, gamuts, soft proofing, hard proofing… “don’t go down the rabbit hole”… in the end, engaging artist’s subjectivity is required!
This is honestly one of the most relatable/understandable lessons on printing I've ever seen. Thank You, Happy Holidays!
Glad it was helpful!
@@ThomasHeatonPhoto this was excellent. But how does B&W printing differ from color printing. I find B&W printing much more challenging.
This video needs to be widely shared. Printing is so rewarding.
You have no idea how helpful this video was for me. I've always been a just use what works in lightroom so have never really explored the soft proof setup. Thanks so much.
I felt that when you said "I hate this, I just want to click file print and get a print! Its all I want!". One of my least favorite things to do is set up new technology, but it is so worth it in the end. That print turned out beautiful and I think that printer was a good buy!
So much work goes into a photo print like this. People seem to forget in this Instagram world, since today you're done sharing a few seconds after taking the shot.
Good work needs to be viewed on paper!
Super instructive, Tom. It was good to have reaffirmed the process for printing an image. I did not realise that the top right of the histogram in soft proofing allowed me to identify which colours in my image would require some tweaking. Thanks so much for flagging this in your video 👍
I really ought to have more prints made. Probably most hobby photographers ought to. Even if it isn’t a rig like this, as precise or as large, there’s something special about prints.
I somewhat frequently have prints made, but through mpix, not at home. Worried I wouldn’t print enough to prevent print heads from drying out.
@@bdshortI kind of have the same concern. I guess this could be a plus as it will push us to print more to prevent that from happening 😊
@@bdshort Well, even if your print head doesn't dry out - it might just stop working. I switched cartridges the other day and had to pause in-between because someone was at the door. When I came back to put in the rest, the printer threw me an error that basically just means "I'm broken, bring me to a repair shop". It doesn't specify anything at all and it's very common with Canon printers. Most of the time, the print head died. It just died. It didn't print, it didn't clean except for the usual cycle after you insert new cartridgs, those were original and slotted in correctly (of course), everything was perfectly fine. Nothing dried outk either. It just starts to throw an error code and since then refuses to work. A new original print head for the Pro-10S is about 230€. It's insane.
Thanks for this. The challenge is that the image on the monitor is backlighted and the print is lit from the front. Making a backlighted image match a printed image is a real challenge. That is why hard proofing is the only way to be sure to get what you want.
I'm glad you mentioned this as it is an important factor to consider.
With all the photographers out there. Why hasn't e-ink delivered yet? The coloured e-ink is getting better, but for an amateur it sounds like a great e-ink display would be essential in printing. Maybe one day!
This is key…
I love the fact that I found Thomas because I like his campervan but now i am into landscape photography and even thu that i am not photographing yet I still wotch a 25 min video on setting up a £2000 printer.
This video is a wonderful Christmas gift for me and, I think, for all subscribers. The printer is great - Merry Christmas!
Thanks Tom for bringing this part of photography to light. For all the Millennial's and Gen-Z's that have never used a film camera and wish to have an analog experience, I encourage them to exploring printing first. For us that are older, the end result of using a film camera, was always a bunch of prints, unless you wanted slides, that you would hold in your hand. And then years later, open a box that you placed them in and lost and have this wonderful reminder of time passing. As a society, we have lost that analog physical experience with the vast majority of photographs that are taken now. And when you begin to print, it actually feeds back to compositions you will do in the future, because as Tom pointed out, papers work better with certain forms of compositions. Thanks again Tom and great job with your summary!
A super way to start understanding what's required when diving into printing. (More than I thought!)
I never comments. But man ….. that print is beautiful ❤
Thanks Tom, you have produced the best explanation of colour printing and the workflow needed to produce great prints. Merry Christmas and happy new year.
That's very kind, thank you. I always had trouble 'getting it's, which means when I finally understand things, I can explain them in an easy to understand way. Hope that makes sense 😂
Thomas said he was impressed by anyone who stayed well into the video. Honestly, if Thomas was buttering toast but talking photography, I'd still watch.
For someone doing photography as a business I fully understand the need to have a good photo printer. Myself as a low output hobbyist photographer I've never found those printers to be anything than a black hole to sink money into!
Just switching the printer on will "clean the head" by squirting ink out, every time. A full set of ink cartridges cost a small fortune, and last surprisingly short time.
While I use it now and then to do some test prints, I now instead use the services of local print house that makes prints cheaper than I can do myself considering that I never get a print correct without at least a few proof copies.
That said, the quality of a well done print even on my cheapo Canon Pixma printer is fantastic, I can only imagine the quality that beast of a printer can output!
Been there, done that, and agreed on all points!
While I agree with you to a point, keeping end to end control is what I prefer. BTW Have you seen the cost of 'enthusiast' printer inks (or toner). By comparison these seem good value.
That was a fantastic explanation! I had no idea what all went into making a print from computer to printer.
Thomas, you did an amazing job explaining a very complex and involved subject! I've been printing digitally for close to 20 years and had a variety of printers in my time. I actually learned something here today. I currently have a Canon Pro1000 going on 7 years now and I love it. I must say your new Canon printer is soooooooo fast to print out it blows me away. I know you will enjoy it. My motto is "If it ain't printed it ain't done!"
I hope Mrs Heaton also managed to choose herself a rather tasty Christmas present like you did. Keep up the good work Th( fixed due to the type of person that trolls Thomas’s replies) omas.
Mrs Heaton got a pair of big heavy dumbbells for Christmas.
The next printer will be heavier...
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*Thomas. There's a clue to the spelling at the start.
@@raybeer5213 Have you never made a typo? All hail the wordsmith extraordinaire. It’s now been fixed to satisfy your child like mind.
I want to see Gavin's reaction to this printer 😂😂
I actually expected him jumping out of the box
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But Gavin had it first 😂😂😂 for a few years now actually
@@daveabernathey Yeah, and his has his initials in the serial number too! 🤣
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Wwwoo! All the process explained in less than 25 minutes! Congratulations, it was cristal clear.
Thanks.
Years ago, I started with a 17” printer. Like you I wanted to do larger and or pano prints. I upgraded to an 24” roll printer. Loved it, but after a year, I decided it simply wasn’t large enough. I wanted to print really large canvas prints. I sold the 24” printer and purchased a Canon 44” printer with two roll capability. Never regretted the decision.
Wow, that must be a beast!
@ I unboxed it in the garage, it took two to carry it downstairs to my basement office, took 3 to get it on the stand. My 24” printer was an HP. I loved the fact that it had a built in photospectrometer and would create an ICC profile for any paper you wanted to print on. The downsides were numerous. The inks had a short expiration date, and the printer would recognize that the cartridge was expired and not print. It also wouldn’t cut canvas (you’d have to set it not to automatically cut). When I was ready to buy a wider printer, it seemed like HP was already moving away from wide format photo printers, so I looked at Canon.
@@apmadoc - HP is not known to be a fine art printer.
Merry Christmas everyone. All the best wishes for 2025!
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Great stuff Thomas. Didn't expect to enjoy this one but there you go... credit to you 👍
Regarding colour science and matching etc. I’ve been printing since the very early days of Epson inkjets and the 1st Photoshop in the 90s. It’s easy - when we struggle - to miss how lucky we now are and how awful it used to be!
Blues never came out as blue other than cobalt or, usually, magenta. Prints rarely looked like the screen - the 100s of hours and sheets of test paper I wasted was madness - and prints faded in days!
But now with a colour matched monitor using a Spyder and home made or Fotospeed(!) custom ICCs I can genuinely say that what my Pro 10S puts out is EXACTLY like I see on screen and want it, except for a little lightening of the file to handle the difference between backlit electronic screen and paper. It’s reached a level I never imagined possible. We are so lucky, today.
Terrific explanation of the color space and printing. Thank you. I used to print my own prints with a printer and the cost of consumables almost bankrupt me. Even at 2000 pounds the price of the printer is nothing compared to paper and especially ink cost. Sad, but true. However, holding a freshly printed image feels like a miracle even after all the hard work. Congratulations! Merry Christmas!
Thomas, I am so pleased you have done a tutorial on this subject as I have been putting off unboxing a Canon printer and using it due to the costs of inks once installed and then the faff of understanding how paper, colour gamut and your own displays etc impact on your printing. I have saved this vlog for future reference when I finally get the confidence to move towards printing my own work.❤📸
Thought "man thats a big camera-even for Canon!"
Edit: Do you always go print quality: Standard? I never tried sandard and always dip on the high quality instead.
That was just for the contact sheets, although I am still experimenting with various settings including quality 👍
Respect that you can handle printers. Feels like the manufacturers design those things so that you have as little fun with them as possible. 😅
Totally!
Great video Tom. I've done a bit of research on printing photos and haven't found anything that explains a quite technical subject in such a simple, concise and straightforward way as this video. Thanks
good luck paying for the inks! 🥴😱😱😱
Spoiler dude :/
Allow me to share my experience with a Canon Imageprograf LPF, I still have a 44-inch 12-color monster sitting in my room with me now and it hasn't been running for 4yr+ now. If anyone in Malaysia wants it, let me know and you can have it for free. Just bring your own lorry and at least 3 other ppl with to help you carry it up the lorry.
My issue with the printer was that the running costs can be very high, the inks aren't cheap and you will NEED to make sure you run it constantly. Failing to run the printer constantly can result in the printer pouring ink down the maintenance tanks to make sure the print head is not clogged, not running it constantly also could make your print heads clog "prematurely" requiring early replacement. Most Canon LPFs have print heads that run ard USD250 or so each (AFAIK) and most of them have 2 heads.
Of course, the maintenance tank / cartridge will need replacement and the less you print, the quicker it gets filled because of the action of trying to make sure the print heads aren't clogged. And p.s. the print-heads I had on my Canon LPF WILL require replacement every 1-2yrs regardless of what you do, obviously, if you print too much it will wear out quicker, if you print too little, it might clog sooner and still requirement earlier replacement.
So... in order to keep such a monster running, your LPF needs to be running constantly / consistently, preferably everyday; even if you aren't printing daily, try to at least do a nozzle check daily to exercise the print heads.
IF you do that, you might do ok for print heads / maintenance cartridges... but do bear in mind, you WILL need to buy ink and those inks are actually more expensive than gold per gram / milliliter.
That said, it will make AMAZING prints, if you can afford to keep it in good working condition, the inks and to buy good paper for it.
And also... for me, I am NEVER buying another LPF unless somehow I am sure I can keep the printer running daily (and of course, make money selling all those prints).
Canon will never tell you this or how to maintain the print-heads by running them daily, because if they were to ever tell anyone about all these, you probably won't buy one and if your print-heads lasts longer or use less ink, they do make less money 😛
YES! My printer will only do super B but I have all the same issues when I don't use the printer for a couple of months. I'd love to have something bigger, but just can't justify the cost.
Yes totally agree, I’ve had the advantage but, of photographing for 55 years and printing B/W in the beginning then colour lab manager printing negs and tranny in the 1980’s then starting digital in the late 1990’s with dye-sublimation onsite portraits blah blah blah now it’s so much easier than the bad old days , no dust or scratches and colour so great. Now a great A2 desktop printer with a roll adapter what a great journey it’s been Ian 😁😁
You’re gonna love…….. Buying ink for that thing. 😂
I've prepared myself 😒
I've just watched your video and followed the steps with profiles etc snd re calibrated my monitor and tested out the theory. game changer! I have the canon 10s and have been disappointed with the oranges and blues. this has really helped me! Thank you Tom for a great video.
Love how you broke down a daunting subject into one that could easily be understood.
Excellent. Of all the videos I’ve watched on printing images, this has explained the subject in a way that I a) Understand and b) now know where I’ve been going wrong. Tomorrow will be a day of calibrating monitors and printing images. Hopefully with L greater success than previously.
Thanks Tom for putting the work into these workshop videos. I can imagine that they're probably not the most fun videos but they help out so so much. I'm starting to print at home now and getting to know how all this goes together is a bit daunting. But step by step, a tutorial here and there and some practice I'm sure I'll get it eventually. They help out so much though! Look forwarding to seeing how big your new printer can go!
Super Video Thomas. Your explanation of colour space is the best I have seen. I have been printing my own photos for a number of years & lost count of the amount of wasted prints I have made due to colour matching issues. I'm hoping your clear, concise explanation will help reduce that wastage. Many thanks.
It has been years since I printed my own photography. It was very satisfying to make my own prints, however, it was frustrating and quite expensive. You have made me contemplate getting back into printing. Your explanation of printing is excellent! Well done and informative Thomas Heaton. Been a follower for years.
Thanks a lot Tom! I've learned a few things actually and I'll apply them to my Epson printer for sure. This first print (of many I'm sure) is a beauty 🥰 Thanks for the giveaway Tom, and keep on going on adventures with us ✨
At least four lessons in one video….gamut, soft proofing, paper, printer - and probably one or two more - yes - calibration. Cheers and Happy New Year.
Thanks, Tom. Lots of valuable and useful information. Looking forward to seeing what you print in 2025 and beyond
Spent many hours going down the colour (sometimes color) calibration rabbit hole. Generally with some limited success "perfecting" my own prints. First time that Hard Proofing was mentioned - and it makes so much sense!
Tom, many thanks for this incredibly informative session.
Watching this was especially timely for me as just yesterday I took delivery of my PROGRAF PRO-1100.
Your "buyer's remorse" resonated soundly with me - the purchase of this piece of gear was a very tortured decision! This is a significant upgrade on my previous printers & I'm at the very beginning of wrapping my head around the capabilities of this printer.
I also appreciate the information on various papers used - optimal paper stock can have an astounding impact on a printed image.
At last clear and straightforward instructions explaining printing. It makes me want to start printing again. Thank you.
This was a really informative video for me. Thanks Thomas. Has shown me how much further I need to go to acquire all the necessary elements to make a good image worth hanging on a wall!
I've been printing my own photographs - pretty large! - on a Canon Pro-100 for a number of years and I just love it. A photo you're proud of just hits different on paper. Worthwhile investment, Tom - wishing you success with the print selling in 2025 and beyond.
This is the best printing/proofing/gamut explication I’ve ever heard. Made sense of something super complicated.
A* for a thorough explanation of the whole process. I really enjoyed that as I’m currently planning on purchasing my first printer in the next couple of months when funds allow, so this was invaluable ☺️
If only I had room for such a behemoth! Found the joys of printing photos a couple years ago but this has done so much to explain why some feel like misses!
Great synthesis of a not simple matter! Hard proofing is the way to go! Thanks Tom!
Fantastic video, and a great explanation of colour gamut! I absolutely love your choice of print and have just the wall for it!! Also, free is my absolute favourite price point!!!
Thanks for going through your workflow Tom, it’s good to have an idea how you go about printing.
As soon as I saw the thumbnail I thought - it must be a printer!
That seriously is a beast!
Going to be worth its weight in gold, or at least its own cost!
Best of luck with the new year 🎉
Perfect timing. I've just set up my a3 printer again and I gave up on it a year ago as I was only getting one in 3 that I was happy with. An expensive hobby indeed. Hopefully I'm older and wiser and this will really help.
Love this video, Tom! The way you explained the colorspace and how it impacts printing was very insightful. Thank you for sharing!!
A beautiful printer and the quality is outstanding. I’d love one myself as an Amateur photographer of landscape and portraits of my family. Great explanation of all the printer gubbins. Keep up the great work sir.
I was going to mention the lighting but you got it at the end. As someone who works in a lab, the biggest thing we have to constantly be aware of is humidity. It's crucial to maintain consistency in the paper for feeding and absorption of inks and for inks to perform as they should and will help ink from drying out prematurely. It will even play in giving you a correct ICC profile. Winter is the toughest because of static too so keeping the area around a constant 50% is good. Sadly most don't have that luxury but it's something to keep in mind if someone is having issues with inconsistencies. Plus it's good for your skin. 😝
That was probably one of the easiest and straight forward explanations of .icc profiles I've seen btw.
Thanks for sharing the process, great video to remind that printing is an essential part of photography
I’ve just started printing. 😬 but thanks to TH-camrs like yourself the process is allot more easier and fun. Thanks Tom
I'm not surprised how popular you've gotten on TH-cam. I remember watching your videos when you had less than a thousand views and then slowly each video just got more and more popular. Your production quality has gotten better, although you was quite good early on I think. Your trips have gotten more epic, really hope you get to go back into the Alps sometime soon - panoramic views are awesome. Great to see how far you've come and you still having that passion for photography. Keep up the good work!
Trying to print and many times faced with failures and studying many TH-cams, your way is amazingly simple to understand. Thanks
One video I looked for for the last 10 years. Thank you for the great explanation, now everything makes finally sense!! Cheers! And obviously I'd love to get the print, amazing picture.
Thanks so much Tom, I have been battling to understand the screen -> print -> Paper gamut issues and that has put me off investing in a quality printer for several years. I hope you are over your buyers remorse now as I would love to own a printer like that! 😊
Great explanation thanks Thomas - having worked in offset print, fine art production and signage I have a sound appreciation of the myriad of factors that affect the final print and your explanation is spot on! I always explained to clients that they are viewing an image in RGB which is then printed in CMYK or CMYK++++ so expect a difference - particularly in offset print when their may be a spot colour involved. You will have an absolute blast with that printer - I am so jealous Thomas 😊
Now for the next step - trimming, mounting and framing!
Another great video. I always take something away from your videos. Thank you for all the work you do. Looking forward to the next one.
Wowzer, that's mahoosive. Managed to watch all of the video, and now have a big understanding of why my photos always look dull compared to my monitor. Didn't know about soft proofing, and ICC ,so a lot learned from the video.
Thanks you over loading my brain with info I do need. Printing my photos for clients is something I left the labs to do. Now to keep photography interesting will try your techniques. Thank you 🙏
Quite possibly the best explanation I’ve ever heard and a true example of how to make a boring subject interesting! All the very best for 2025 🍾
A little clarity to a mind blowing topic!
I have zero knowledge when it comes to this type of technology, but I made it to the end, understood, and was quite fascinated! Enjoy your new printer!
I’ve got printer envy now! Good tips for printing 👍 It’s so satisfying watching one of your photos emerge as a hard copy. 😊
Thanks for the soft printing explanation, never really understood why or how. Makes more sense now.
Thanks Tom! This is a great insight into the process of printing and the mindset needed to more accurately portray an image onto paper.
Thanks for explaining this in a way that I can understand it. I have only ever printed on a small printer, but now think I should try printing more 👍
I have been looking at including prints to my photo business to add a layer to make myself stand out a bit. This was just the right amount of relevant and important information to help me when I make that leap. I'm still trying to get my sea legs at this with self-promotion and attracting clients. This print would hang nicely on my office wall as a reminder of what I could do in my business, as well as a lovely piece of artwork for my home! Much appreciated! long time viewer from Seattle, Washington, USA. Cheers!
Finally…………finally I get oft proofing …….hurrah and thank you 🙏
Awesome explanation Thomas. It’s made me think about going back to my printer and trying one last time to try and get my head around the black art that is printing! Thank you so much for the clarity.
Keith
Great learn how to… you are a real professional. Thanks again Thomas for your weekly videos-Marc
This video just popped up on my feed as I have been looking into doing photo printing. Looks like Thomas has a good way of talking to the audience and I found his approach very informative. I have subscribed and look forward to reviewing his back catalogue.
You made it look so easy. I love the comment about the different colours on different devices, as it is so true. The first picture looked amazing on my phone.
As so often happens, your videos are posted when I am grappling with an issue and in need of helpful input. Many have said it: you provide great explanations for a wide gamut 😏of common topics. I appreciate your thoughtful authenticity - and easy humor.
I have to say one of the best printing video's I've watched. As someone who wants to start printing this is really helpful.
Thanks Thomas! Such a joy to see a technical bit like this from you. I’ll almost certainly never do this myself but I learned a lot!
Well…watching this video was one of the best 24mins of 2024! (Yes, yes…I know I must of had a fairly dull 2024 if a screen to print video was a highlight)….but that was the most clear & concise explanation of the process I have yet seen.
Thank you & bravo, Thomas!!! 🙏🏻👏🏻🙌🏻
And seasons greetings from Australia 🎅🏻🦘
Excellent! Thanks for sharing the process. Its really amazing to know the other half of the photography. So much work and detailing gets into making a perfect print.
I just love the way that picture comes out!
Thank you for this! - The explanation of acquiring and applying the paper profiles to control the colour gamut alone, could just have saved me a fortune in ink and photo paper. The frustration of having a print come out with dismal colours and shadows and highlights all over the show, may now be a thing of the past !!
It is good to see there are people still print out their work and enjoy the photograph with naked eyes.
Printing is so much more complex than I ever thought (at least in the professional sense)...end result is fantastic. Thanks for the video Thomas.
Nicely done Thom! Clear and concise explanation of the sometimes fraught, large print process.
What a great Christmas present! (And obviously an understanding wife too). Thoroughly enjoyed how this was all explained. So good…
Marvellous. I like the way the printer throws the small prints at you. 😂 Thanks for the detailed explanation, I’ve always wondered about this whole printer / paper / screen set up thing but find the whole subject too boring to research. You kept me interested throughout and now I understand it a whole lot better!
Great vidéo. A somewhat complicated workflow made simple and applicable. Thanx Thomas
Thanks for the excellent explanation of color space. That’s the first time I’ve actually gotten my head around it.
Definitely the best explanation of this that I’ve seen, suddenly it all makes sense, thank you!