Photo printing advice please

[ArtAngel]

I have edited a photo from colour to black and white and then printed it with my printer. The black/darkest areas on the photo have printed in a 'red' shade. I thought this may have been to do with my printer so I have cleaned the heads and done other cleaning processes but it is still printing the same!
Any advice please?

[mummybecks]

See if your printer settings have an option for 'greyscale'. Using that, if you have it, should solve the problem

[ArtAngel]

[ArtAngel]

I have changed my setting to greyscale and I printed another photo but it hasn't made any difference!

Could I have 'pushed' the black/darker scale up too far when editing - making the 'shadow' of red on the photo? IYKWIM.

[gailie]

I am having the same problem with all of my photo's editing in Picassa and printing at home. I thought it was something to do with my printer and have even bought different paper but still no luck.
Very frustrating

[Gadget Monkey]

Glen, are you using photoshop to edit? If so take the red filter right down, this should stop the problem.

[jeken]

if you are in photoshop try going to image, adjustments and desaturate to make black and white and print as normal

[AliTS]

Can you tell your printer to use black ink only - My Lexmark has this option. If it's still red after doing that, there's something wrong with the ink!

[leigh11]

do u need a new ink cartridge?? mine always prints weird when its almost empty

[Syl]

I bought some cheap paper and on every photo I printed this happened, a colour shadowing each part of the picture. I have never used cheap paper since and i have never had the problem since.
I guess what i am trying to say is, it could be the paper not the the printer.

[cantstopstampin]

i thought it might be the ink ?

I have had this with cheaper inks !

[ArtAngel]

Thank you for your suggestions ladies. I only ever use Epson ink and Epson paper and I checked my ink levels which are all good.

I didn't use Photoshop but Roxiosuite which came on my pc years ago, so I did use Fotoflexer in the end to edit (before reading this post) and it printed better. I will try get a pic to put here for you to see. It's one of 2 of my grandchildren. I LOVE their facial expressions. I now have it in my bathroom and it makes me smile first thing in the morning!

[ArtAngel]

This is the photo but I am not sure if you can see the 'reddish' areas around Eden's head and neck.