Tried printing a photo book with matte paper and got muddy blacks

I finally got around to making a photo book for a trip to Yellowstone last summer. Used a local print shop instead of the big online sites. Went with matte paper because I hate glare, but every dark photo looks washed out and muddy. The blacks are more like dark gray and the details in shadows are just gone. I should have asked for a test print before committing to 60 pages. Has anyone else had this problem with matte versus glossy for photo books?

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vera_roberts3d ago

Matte paper really kills contrast, that's the tradeoff.

kevin_murray883d ago

Matte doesn't kill contrast if your print shop knows how to handle it. Sounds like they just let their color profile default to something meant for glossy paper.