Printing has long been the most challenging aspect of my photography. I would edit my work in Lightroom, then try and print from Photoshop and be consistently disappointed. Prints looked nothing like the image on screen. Attempts to fix this just got more and more torturous, and eventually frustration set in. This part of my creativity was thwarted.

I assumed that because Photoshop is the market leader for image editing, it should be good at everything. Not so. But it took a conversation with an AI to put me on the right path. I asked Google Gemini how to set up Photoshop to print reliably. Its answer was surprising; don’t bother. It agreed that Photoshop is great for editing, but pointed out that its printing capabilities were very poor. It suggested using Qimage One instead.

This advice was an eye opener. Qimage One is dedicated printing software that I didn’t know existed. So I tried it. There is an evaluation package that allows you to download and use the software for two weeks for free.

What a revelation! Install Qimage One, run through the configuration and print. It works. Settings are retained, soft proofing works and print quality is consistent. The world has changed!

The full package costs about £96 (conversion from US dollars) and is so worth it. Printing is transformed from a misery to a part of the creative process. Money well spent!

Not a promotion for Qimage, just a sigh of relief that I have overcome something that has been an annoyance for a long time.