Digital BW, The Print

Paul,
What we typically call regular glass is not optically clear.. may have a slight tint to it. The issue with not covering the prints is that typically after being up a while they get dusty and when you attempt to brush them off add skuffs to the darker densities or if the paper has some tooth to it will just start to look weird. 
We provide framing services here among other things.. My suggestion to you would be to go to a good frame shop and just ask them to show you glass options and examples.. up to and including the coated materials.. most frame shops don't stock it due to cost.. Some of this material is quite expensive but on the right piece a good investiment. True view has optical materials that are clear but the high end materials that have no glare or reflectance are specialty items.. It would be worth your effort to check them out.. just so you can see thenm and get familiar for just that right piece. The really good stuff appears to add visual density and also has no glare or reflectance...but of course for a price..They do have different levels of it..

jimbo
 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Paul 
  To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2010 1:49 PM
  Subject: [Digital BW] no glass vs. glass vs. plexi: which shows carbon print at its best?


    
  I'm very fond of my carbon prints on Premier Art FineArt paper, even to the point where I now have some 11x14 prints at a gallery with no glass or plexi, simply matted and in Nielsen matte black frames.

  I've coated the prints with Premier Art PrintShield, which I suppose affords some protection. It just seems the blacks are richer with nothing else interfering with their appearance. But I'm a little nervous about their being vulnerable to dust, wayward fingers, etc.

  Over the years, with my darkroom prints, I've used ordinary glass from a local glass shop... I've heard window glass has a greenish tint. I've not noticed it previously, maybe I haven't paid enough attention. And some brands of plexi seem clearer than others, from what few plexi framed prints I've seen.

  Thoughts, anyone? (I did check previous threads, have seen some mention of this, sorry if this subject has been beaten to death but I didn't quite find my answers.)

  Thanks!



  

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