Working with digital images

[gaby_tu]

  I am an artist and take pictures of my art work (jewelry), to send to galleries. I used a Canon Powershot G-5), HP printer, and glossy paper (Kirkland brand), from Costco, and Epson glossy paper.  When first printed the colors are true, and clear.  They are stored in an acid free album, but after a year they are all turning green.
Is this a problem with the paper, or the ink used in the HP Printer?

Ihave since purchased a Canon Pixma ip3000 printer and will be using Kodak glossy paper.  Will this be satisfactory, or do I need to use a different paper, or perhaps get a different printer.  Thanks for your help.  I  need prints that will hold up as  I send them to the galleries which show my work, and they keep them for long periods of timein my folder alsong with my resume. thanks for your help. Gaby Tu

[Deb]

Hi there gaby_tu and welcome to the Q&A Board!

I've often read that one shouldn't really mix recommended printer ink sets/paper. The two are developed to work together (ink formulation and paper surface) with the printer counterpart to produce a print with a specific longevity. It may be that the papers you are using are not compatible with the HP ink set.

I'd suggest using the ink sets and paper recommended for your Canon Pixma ip3000 if you want the longevity they specify are achievable.

[gaby_tu]

Thanks for your recommendation that I use the correct paper for the printer.  What misled me was that the paper that I used  all claimed to be compatible with my printer.  Gaby Tu

[Deb]

What misled me was that the paper that I used  all claimed to be compatible with my printer.

Yes, I know what you mean. The paper may be compatible with the printer but may not necessarily result in prints with the same longevity rating.