Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "robotmonkey1" 
<dandy@q...> wrote:
> Something possessed me to try out a new paper in my 
workflow, in this
> case Sommerset Velvet. None of the local photography stores 
carried it
> so I decided to cut my own from larger sheets available at a
> traditional art store. I know from previous posts that people are
> using EAM (my favored paper) for proofing and Sommerset 
Velvet for
> production prints. Are the curves THAT different for the papers? 
I
> have ended up with flat, blotchy, and bizarre-cold hued prints, 
even
> though the VM curve was warm.
> 
> Am I missing something obvious here about the handling of 
Sommerset
> Velvet? Is there something special about the stock marketed 
towards
> digital printing?
> 
> Sorry if this topic has been covered previously...I could not find 
the
> answers in a quick search of the archives.
> 
> 
> Best, Jamie.
> 
> 
> 
> :Jamie Drouin Photographs:
> http://www.jamiedrouin.com

I have nothing to add to this thread as I don't use SV paper. But I 
wanted to say nice work Jamie. Check out his web site.

Dave