HP Premium Photo Paper

Nowadays, it is possible to print photos at home which look as good, if not better, than those which have been printed in a professional lab - that is of course, provided you have the correct printer, inks and equally importantly... paper. HP produce a range of photographic printing papers, and 'Premium' represents their second best option, with the top of the range 'Premium Plus' being at the higher end of the scale. The paper is fairly cheap, with the 100 x 150 mm (photo) size costing as little as £3 for a pack of sixty sheets from Amazon. The Recommended retail price is around £8, but everywhere seems to have slashed this right down at the ...  Read the complete review

This product is premium quality photo paper with each sheet weighing 240 g/m² (which is quite heavy). It is pre-cut on three sides like normal paper but with a perforated tear-off tab down the fourth side so you can handle the print without touching the photo itself. It aims to give you a finished product that looks like a traditional glossy photograph and claims to be optimised print quality and reliability with HP inkjet printers. What the manufacturer says about this product: (taken from their web site): The HP Premium Photo Paper is designed especially for home users who want the look and feel of traditional photographs when producing reprints, ...  Read the complete review

There's not much to say about paper, but I can say that printing out text is just as same as printing out with normal paper. Printing out photos does make a difference. I only use this for printing photos as it comes out great but don't print out too many as it wastes ink. When you print out on the glossy photo paper, you have to leave it for about 15 minutes to dry off (don't touch the paper as soon as it is printed). It is good printing out with the photo glossy paper because it exactly feels and looks like the photos you get developed from the shops such as Kodak.Buying these papers are not very cheap and are quite expensive. You do have to remember if you do buy this ...  Read the complete review