I ama currently working on a digital scrapbook for my husband's 85th birthday in April. It will highlight our 16 years together. I called **** Blick and talked to their consultant while on their on-line catalogue. We chose a number of possible papers and she said she would send me samples. She actually sent more than I asked for! Some were too heavy for my use but there were 3 very definite possibilities in their Legion Ink Jet Papers: Photo Gloss, Photo Matte, and Photo Silk. I also found that the bright white paper papers produce better prints. I am using 8 1/2 by 11 as that is what my printer will support. I will also use an archival page protector so that no print will touch another, just the plain backs as they go into the protectors. I am so excited that the project is going so beautifully. You can check out these papers at legionpaper.com or by calling 1-800-278-478. Good luck.

One very important thing for the best results is to use paper that is from tehe same manufacturer as your printer eh HP paper for a HP printer..It really can make a difference in the result

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Thank you for your answers, they are very helpful!!
Thanks,
Cler.

I agree with rhonna, it is all about experimentation. I look at what looks best, lasts best, price may be a factor to some as well. Back when I first started printing photo pages I even remember misting my print-outs with hair spray. (yes you heard me right lol) to keep them and protect them. Got the idea from back in the day and the pastel drawings I used to do. It seemed to do the trick back then. Printer inks and paper have come a long way since then though as that was over eleven years ago.

I like matte paper myself it gives your printer more room for error in other words if you have a printer that on gloss or regular paper may show the print line (that travels with the print head) matte paper may hide this better. (It does on mine) I can get more quality prints out of one ink cartridge that way.

I am not one who always goes with the paper brand of my printer though as I see much better results with a more professional paper on my printer.

It's not even about your model of printer for that matter... it is more so about your printer at your house on your computer if that makes sense? what I am trying to say is, how your printer prints is not just up to your printer...alot of it is up to the software and the drivers as well.


*** a side note: I have also noticed that the different settings for my printer give different quality. for instance one brand of photo paper looks beter with my "premium photo paper" setting and another brand looks better with my "photo paper" setting.

Again experiment experiment experiment