| With personal computers being common in every | | | | you need the finished product to be. Expect a |
| average household, a common household accessory | | | | document printed on card stock to take longer, due to |
| in the home aside from a desktop computer are color | | | | it being thicker than traditional color printer paper. |
| printers. Printers offer the convenience of printing | | | | Many use their color laser printer for printing digital |
| personal documents in the comfort of your own home | | | | photos. Years ago you may remember visiting a local |
| saving you trip to a local printing facility or library. It is | | | | photo studio, or a one hour photo, to develop photos. |
| common knowledge that technology is improving on a | | | | This is not as common now that there are at home |
| day to day basis, and with this the need for quality | | | | programs that offer the same quality at a fraction of |
| printer accessories such as ink and color printer paper | | | | the price. To mirror the quality of professional photo |
| arises. When using a quality printer in conjunction with | | | | studios you will need actual photo printer paper. The |
| quality color printer paper, it totally eliminates the need | | | | most common color photo printing medium used is the |
| for professional printing services. | | | | glossy photo paper. This paper comes in sheets 8 1/2 |
| Recently laser printers have flooded the market | | | | by 11 inches and can be cut to frame the size of the |
| providing fast and precise documents at the a low | | | | photo. There are several brands of glossy paper |
| price. Laser printers have all but phased out ink jet | | | | available at retailers in your hometown. |
| printers, which are known for producing documents at | | | | Another type of photo printer paper available to |
| a slow speed line by line. With this advance in printer | | | | consumers is the matte finish paper, commonly used |
| technology, quality copies are being produced in the | | | | by professional photography studios. This paper has a |
| home rather then a printing studio. | | | | sophisticated look that used when printing school |
| A common question amongst laser printer owners, is | | | | pictures, graduation photos, wedding pictures and other |
| whether the quality of the printer paper effects the | | | | ceremonious events. Although this color printer paper |
| final outcome of the print job. This truly depends on the | | | | can be more costly, it is an investment used for |
| type of job you are performing. If you are producing | | | | photographs you will frame and display on your well, |
| business cards, you may consider using a laser printer | | | | so it is well worth it. |
| compatible card stock. This will ensure your cards will | | | | Whether a simple school project for your fifth grader, |
| last longer. Card stock is great for other projects such | | | | or a beautiful family memory you would like to |
| as birthday invitations, brochures, menus, and other | | | | remember for years to come, there is the perfect |
| many others. The paper comes in a variety of | | | | color printer paper available to you to enhance any |
| different colors and weights, depending on how tough | | | | printer project. |
