On 12/23/18 4:54 PM, Peter Jason wrote:
Before going to a photo kiosk I PShop all RAW
images, and crop to a 2:3 ratio. I save to jpeg.

The quality of the Kiosk prints are mediocre even
if I turn off the kiosk's offer to "sharpen" &
"auto-adjust" the images.

Are these just ink-jet prints & is it possible to
get a better quality?


It's possible that they are actual "wet" photos- depends on the
equipment used.

It may be possible to get better quality. First, you need to define what
you mean by "mediocre". If the business is regularly checking their
equipment and running test prints, then it's a matter of adjusting your
images to get the best results from their equipment.

If your prints from the kiosk are consistently too light or too dark, or
lean toward a particular color, then you need to compensate. Auto-adjust
can be fooled if the image has a preponderance of a particular color, or
is very light or very dark.

Are you certain that your own workflow is correct? Is your monitor
giving you exactly what the camera captures? Try photographing an 18%
gray card, then comparing the image on screen to the actual card for
starters.

I could explain how I calibrate my workflow, but since it involves film
and a darkroom, it won't apply to you. Except for the gray card.

--
Ken Hart