Can I darken a PDF before printing?

I recieve pdf documents for my work, and the documents are barely readable. I have asked people to darken before scanning, but no avail... Can I darken them before printing?

Not with iPhoto.  You'll need a 3rd party image editor, the free iPhoto plugin, BorderFX, or Pages. There are a number of watermarking applications that will do the job also like BorderFX.  You can find them by going to MacUpdate.com and searching for "watermark".
Some Image Editors That Support layers:
Photoshop Elements 11 for Mac - $79
GraphicConverter - $40
Rainbow Painter - $30
Imagerie - $38
Acorn - $50
Pixelmator - $60
Seashore - Free
GIMP for Mac - Free
Xee 2.1 - free

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