Digital BW, The Print

I believe you are being quite unfair to this sincerely held set of values
which I would claim could be likened, if you will, to the seven pillars of
Piezo Wisdom.


----- Original Message -----
From: "tomoc" <tomoc@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 6:18 AM
Subject: [Digital BW] Re: The 7 Truths of Digital Printing!


> Truth Number 8:
>
> Don't bother printing it unless it is a Kravit-perfect image!
>
> Tom O'Connell
>
> TomOC@...
> www.thomasoconnell.com
>
>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Michael Kravit"
> <michael.kravit@w...> wrote:
> > Many people ask me how is it that my inkjet prints have an "etched"
> look
> > with rich deep blacks and brilliant highlights.  This ability has
> been the
> > culmination and development of a number of traditional and digital
> > techniques that I have come to use over the years. Well, here it
> is, for the
> > very first time I will tell all! ;-)
> >
> > The following truths are true. They are not open to discussion, nor
> are they
> > the only workflow available. But!, if you want the truth, then here
> it
> > is.....;-)
> >
> > Truth No. 1
> >
> > Use great optics! No buts about it, no discussions no
> arguments....period.
> >
> > Truth No. 2
> >
> > Shoot your film and learn the Zone system. I am not an advocate of
> testing,
> > but you need to know what your materials will do.
> >
> > Truth No. 3
> >
> > Process your negatives in a staining Pyro developer. This is a
> religion and
> > I fully understand that. BUT, you wanted the truth, so here it is.
> Process
> > your negatives in PMK Pyro. The stain acts fills in between the
> grain
> > proportionately, That is, more stain builds up in the areas where
> there is
> > less silver and less stain in areas where there is more silver.
> And, most
> > importantly the negatives will have very high accutance and will
> exhibit
> > strong edge effects. You will see a fine black line along areas of
> tonal
> > change. The negatives will glow and so will your prints. Especially
> so with
> > low light situations, soft light, and fog!
> >
> > You may not agree, but hey the truth hurts!
> >
> > Truth No. 4
> >
> > No matter how good your service bureau tells you their new fangled
> Imacon
> > is, insist on a drum scan. Insist on a flat scan, that is tell them
> you want
> > absolutely NO ADJUSTMENTS. No USM, no contrast adjustments and no
> gamma
> > adjustments. Ask them to scan your PMK Pyro negatives as RGB 48 bit
> files.
> > Have them scan using a native optical resolution resolution of the
> drum
> > scanners that is the smallest resolution that you can use. That is,
> scan at
> > 300dpi at the image size rather than at 4000dpi at 1:1. The reason
> for this
> > is simple, at the lower dpi settings the drum will not scan the
> grain. If
> > you scan at the higher resolutions the drum scanner will adjust the
> aperture
> > and will scan right down into the grain and your Tri-X scan will be
> the most
> > georgeous example of TX grain you have ever seen.
> >
> > This applies to drum scanners omly and may not be applicable to CCD
> > scanners.
> >
> > Truth No. 5
> >
> > Do as many of the tonal, contrast, and gamma adjustments as you can
> in 16
> > bit mode. Use duplicate copies of your images to make selections and
> > adjustment layers. Then you can copy these selections into the 16
> bit file
> > as needed.
> >
> > Truth No. 6
> >
> > Buy the best paper you can. Saving $0.50 per sheet and buying Epson
> Archival
> > (Enhanced) Matte is silly and short sighted. The better papers are
> 100%
> > Cotton Rag, acid free and will help you obtain deep dense right
> blacks,
> > lovely midtones and brilliant highlights.
> >
> > Truth No. 7
> >
> > Whatever I say here works for me in my studio, in my darkroom, and
> in my
> > town. It may not work for you in yours. Technology is changing so
> fast, that
> > in 15 minutes everything that I just told you make be untrue!
> >
> > Mike
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "btmcelhaney" <kmcelhaney@t...>
> > To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y...>
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 11:25 PM
> > Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Piezo Pro 24 RIP
> >
> >
> > >
> > > >>>>>Images from 35mm Tri-X, scanned at 2800 dpi
> > > on Minolta Multi, printed 18x27 on 24x36 Legion Photo Matt.<<<<<<
> > >
> > >
> > > That sounds nearly impossible to do while retaining any kind of
> > > quality! What's the secret? I would certainly like to see one of
> > > those exibition prints.
> > >
> > > Bruce McElhaney
> > > McElhaney Portrait Studio
> > > Livonia, MI
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., toomagenta@a... wrote:
> > > > In a message dated 4/2/2002 10:34:38 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> > > > butchhul@a... writes:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > George,
> > > > >
> > > > > I am also using a 7000 with the IP4 RIP and MIS-FS inks. Just
> > > > > finished framing and hanging a show of prints that I finished
> > > this
> > > > > past weekend.
> > > > Butch,
> > > > Thanks for responding to my query.
> > > > I am glad to hear from others who are using the system and are
> > > happy with it.
> > > > Not too many people chimed in, which I am guessing is a sign of
> > > lack of usage
> > > > rather than dissatisfaction.
> > > > Congratulations on your apparent success. I hope your exhibition
> > > leads to
> > > > many other successes.
> > > > (Must also say, Mike Kravit is both a gentleman and a fine
> source
> > > > of information for any traveling down this particular road.)
> > > > I must agree with you 110% on this point. Not only has he
> offered
> > > his
> > > > knowlege, experience and expertise, but he has generously
> offered
> > > to send a
> > > > sample print so I can put an eyeball on the picture!
> > > > They say that what goes around, comes around, so I hope some of
> the
> > > best
> > > > things that come around come back to  Mike.
> > > > This list is a pleasure to participate in, and I hope that I can
> > > someday
> > > > contribute to it in a positive way.
> > > > ( Images from 35mm Tri-X, scanned at 2800 dpi
> > > > on Minolta Multi, printed 18x27 on 24x36 Legion Photo Matt.)
> > > > Sounds like an amazing feat!
> > > > Thanks again,
> > > > George J Kunze
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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