AboutJoe Appel Expertise I can answer questions related to many areas of photography, but most specifically relating to photojournalism. I can also offer advice on using digital and 35mm cameras, Adobe Photoshop, and digital photography in general. Once upon a time I was pretty good in a darkroom too.
Experience I have been a staff photographer for a major metropolitan newspaper group (over 100,000 circulation) for 12 years. Concurrently, I have maintained a freelance photography business.
Organizations belong to National Press Photographers Association
Publications Rolling Stone, USA Today, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Palm Beach Post, New York Daily News, Philadelphia Inquirer, Super Street Bike, Motorcyclist, Sport Rider, Cycle World, Roadracing World, T.W.O. (Two Wheels Only), the ABA Journal.
Expert: Joe Appel Date: 6/8/2007 Subject: Coloured hue on B&W prints
Question Hi, Joe,
I scanned a B&W photograph into my PC and printed it on my EpsonStylus Photo RX6409 printer. It prints with an orange hue. I have tried converting to B&W and greyscale printing. Nothing seems to resolve the problem. I have also tried recommended photographic paper for B&W printing.
No success.
I even had a conversation with Epson tech support, but their response was that this particular printer was optimised for colour and they could not guarantee perfect B&W prints.
Any suggestions would be most welcome.
Answer Eric,
Yeah, it's definitely a printer issue.
You might try using your advanced printer settings and pump up the blue and cyan values. Blue and cyan are the opposites of yellow and red (= orange).
You could also try converting the greyscale image into an RGB and then color correcting it as above to end up with a fairly neutral print.
