Sal Cincotta on Why Printing Your Own Work Changes Everything

Printing your own work closes the loop on creative control — but most photographers outsource it without ever questioning whether the lab is interpreting their vision or just guessing. If you're serious about delivering files that look the way you shot them, understanding your own color pipeline (paper profiles, printer calibration, soft proofing) is non-negotiable. This is Canon-sponsored content for the PRO-1100, so take the product push with a grain of salt — but Sal Cincotta knows his way around a print workflow, and the core case for in-house printing is legitimate.