Best Inkjet Paper for Sports
Sports photography traditionally strives for images that are bright, well saturated, and razor sharp. To meet those needs your first choice should be a high gloss inkjet paper. Its smooth, bright white surface helps accentuate details and bold uniform colors.
Your next choice would be a satin or luster paper. This surface maintains excellent saturation while adding more protection from handling and fingerprints. Choosing a bright white paper is still important, although a slightly warmer satin helps with skin tones and the natural colors on the field of play.
Finally, for the artistic and journalistic look you might consider a photo matte. The non-reflective surface works to remove the edgy nature of an image and to accentuate the subtle detail.
Special Projects
You can use 86lb. Pecos River Gloss Duo for custom, low volume trading card printing. This paper is excellent for the project with its heavy weight and ability to withstand handling.
For posters where you want to keep costs low and quality high, consider 47lb. Premium Matte. It comes in many sheet sizes and rolls up to 24" wide.
68lb. UltraPro Gloss 2.0 Paper
68lb. UltraPro Gloss prints vibrant colors and deep blacks with any inkjet printer. 10.4mil thickness gives your prints true photo lab quality. Compatible with any inkjet printer, this paper dries instantly for immediate quality and resistance to smears.
- Surface: Glossy
- Tone: Bright White
- Weight: 68lb. / 270 gsm
- Thickness: 10.4 mil
Polar Gloss Metallic 255 Paper
Polar Gloss Metallic 255 is a unique inkjet paper that closely matches the look of photo lab metallic prints.
- Surface: Glossy photo metallic
- Tone: Warm
- Weight: 255 gsm / 66lb.
- Thickness: 10.4 mil
66lb. Palo Duro Satin
Warmer Tone Satin Paper
The warmer tone cousin of Arctic Polar Satin, Palo Duro is a wonderful choice for landscapes, portraits, and more.
- Surface: Satin shallow texture
- Tone: Warmer white
- Weight: 255 gsm / 66lb.
- Thickness: 10.4 mil
68lb. UltraPro Satin
If you print, you have to have UltraPro Satin in your paper inventory. It produces professional quality results and works with virtually any image. The UltraPro Satin looks and feels just like photo lab satin - a lightly textured surface that breaks up reflections and minimizes fingerprints.
- Surface: Satin medium texture
- Tone: Bright white
- Weight: 68lb. / 270 gsm
- Thickness: 10.4 mil
60lb Polar Matte Photo Paper
This archival matte paper brings you professional quality in every sense of the meaning - from the coating to the base stock, Polar is the go-to photo matte when you want the best.
- Surface: Smooth matte
- Tone: Bright white
- Weight: 60lb. / 230 gsm
- Thickness: 10 mil
47lb Premium Matte Photo Paper
This paper features a smooth, bright white finish that produces brilliant color and sharp detail. It is the middle-weight member of the RRP Premium Matte family.
- Surface: Smooth matte
- Tone: Bright white
- Weight: 47lb. / 176 gsm
- Thickness: 8.5 mil
