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Why your photo looks darker in print

Screens glow; paper doesn’t. How we correct for it.

Written by Jun Park

Every Paperleaf book passes through a lot of hands before it reaches yours. We are often asked what happens in between, so this is a look at one small part of the process.

Before you start: make sure your phone is backed up. Deleting is easier when nothing can be lost.

I thought I needed a better camera. I needed a better window.

Tom Okafor, Paperleaf

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Written by Jun Park

Jun scans old albums for a living and spends weekends fixing faded prints for friends.

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8 comments

  1. Theo Lambert

    I printed our first book after reading this and my daughter has not put it down since.

  2. Dev Patel

    Lovely post. The bit about keeping the blurry photos made me go back and rescue a few.

  3. Ella Novak

    The bit about writing names on the back hit home. We have a box of strangers in our loft.

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