: The black and white photos in the Proof Copy of my book are washed out and without blacks The black and white photos in the Proof Copy of my book (non-coated paper) are washed out and have

@Kristi927

Try converting your images to CMYK so you can control the colors. You can take down the undercoat and boost black for deep-shadowed areas. In Photoshop, the setting that works well for my printers is: U.S. Sheet Fit Coated v2.

Other suggestion is supporting Black in large areas by adding grey behind it to preserve the color. C=60, M=40, Y=40, K=100.

In InDesign you can check the Overprint preview under View > Overprint Preview. You can also spot problems (washed out areas, fading, etc.) in Window > Output > Separations Preview.

Finally, you can talk with your printer about their specific suggestions for their digital printers and preparing the files for richer blacks.

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