Photo printing produces horrible picture quality

We have been trying to print on photo paper, but always get horrible pictures.  It prints fine on plane paper, but not on photo paper.  We have selected the right photo paper and tried several options, but always get a picture that almost has a "negative" quality to it.  Any ideas?
Thanks,
Steve

What printer model? What operating system? What program are you printing from?
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