Digital BW, The Print

Hey Jeff, 

Glad the comments were helpful.  Why don't you drop me a line at steadmanuhlich@... and we can take the rest off forum for more details and suggestions. 

Steadman
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Jeff Magidson 
  To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2002 5:20 PM
  Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Soft focus / Posterization




  Steadman Uhlich wrote:

  > Most of my prints/subjects are "portraits" and have large areas of solid greys (from a grey backdrop...not that it matters really that it is grey..wink)...and my critical observation of the skin tones is done on every print. As many of the portraits are closeups of women....skin tone appearance is important.
  > 
  > I use Piezography Inks and Piezography Software (v 6).  Very consistent and easy to use.
  > 
  > Back last year...I was doing more testing of papers...and saw some posterization due to paper choice.  In other words, while printing the very same image from the same file and on 20 papers or so....I could see how the different papers had different qualities.
  > 
  > Surprisingly, a few of the papers which have good "specs" (cotton, coated, mfc) had some posterization.  This was very disappointing as I bought boxes of this stuff...and did not get good prints from it.  But...that happens.  Materials make a difference. (grin)
  > 
  > I simply did not use those papers from that point forward.
  > 
  > I currently use Hahnemuhle Photorag as my first choice for a portrait.
  > 
  > If you already have the Piezo software, just try another set of papers...using Piezo inks (I suggest).

  Steadman;

  Thanks for your comments... they are encouraging! What printer are you
  using? Do you have a Web page of your photography??

  The posterization I am getting is not on my solid or mostly solid
  backdrop but more in the tonal transitions on the skin where the tone
  goes from light in to semi shadow like a shadow underneath a chin or a
  shadow cast on the skin by and article of clothing. The posterization
  does not appear on my monitor.

  I am printing on EAM and Photorag 188. I am getting the same results on both.

  I would like to try the Piezo plug-in and I might but it would be a $395
  experiment. I wish Inkjetmall would offer Demo Software. Even if the
  test print said "IJM" all over it I would still be able to see if did
  the job for me or not.

  -Jeff

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