Digital BW, The Print

The Canson Infinity papers are wonderful.  I have used the RB and find it to be a bit cooler than the Platine which is itself outstanding.  Indeed, I will often preferentially use one paper or the other to achieve tonal variations of my choosing.  As far as the matte papers:  If looking for papers with texture few if any will surpass the Arches Aquarelle-especially if you are showing your prints without glass.. Another textured matte paper I use is Edition Etchings which renders tones a bit differently than the AA.  

 

As all here know, the papers that one's images are printed upon make a difference in how prints are perceived. Needless to note, the only way to judge which paper "works best" is to actually MAKE prints with/on such papers.

 

Hence one might avail oneself to various trial packs of the Canson papers in which one has an interest.  One can post encomiums of papers that one finds excellent using inks and the "work flow" that one uses.  However, every digital photographers must find the papers that work best with the subjects photographed, ink sets used, editing techniques implemented, and other parameters that are unique to each photographers vision.

 

Best of luck.  Please let us know which papers work best with the interesting techniques that you are using.

 

Elliot

 

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Subject: RE: [Digital BW] Need help for Glossy Epson R2000

 

  

On The matter of Pizza wheel. I manage to reduce it from the GLop Layer by reducing the inkload form 80% to 40%. It looks ok.

 

The problem I see now is the alignment of non borderless glop being distracting. 

 

This is because I chose to work on glossy/luster/FB so i can show prints without glass. and for keeping my photographs in print rather than digital.  

 

My plan now is to use R3000 + MIS color inks for Color glossy and carbon glossy. (I like warm prints.) All one Pass. 

 

Eboni 6 for Matte : on this point: do Mis Glossy carbon have higher Dmax than Eboni 6? SO let say I mix it up a little maybe 1 slot to use PK would it tachnically bring up Dmax?

 

I'm not using RR Aurua Natural. The Dmax is lacking. In LR with ICC I have to push the blacks all the way.  

 

Alternative papers? 

 

Are the canson papers good?

How about RR Bartya paper?