My photo prints are bad

when i print on 8x10 it orints fine.when i print 4x6 color photo the colors and all mixed up washedout nad bad. what wrong?

@steve4321, welcome to the HP forums
I understand when you print 8x10, the photo looks fine however, when you print out a photo on 4x6, the quality is bad and the colors are mixed. I hope to help you! Please let me know some more info.
1. Which printer do you have?
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2. Which OS are you running?
Which Windows Operating System am I running?
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3. Which programs have you printed from (please test on more than one program)?
4. Include any troubleshooting you have tried.
Thank you
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