Digital BW, The Print

----- Original Message -----
From: "Truman Prevatt" <tprevatt@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 03, 2002 4:17 PM
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] choice between 1280 with PiezoTone carts vs. Epson
2200 for b/w output


> This is true. Richard Kerstel, who I had for a few courses at Maryland
> Institute of Art told me one time that he always makes several versions
> of his prints for exhibit. One for florescent lighting, one for indirect
> incandescent and one for direct incandescent and one for a "mixture." He
> makes the decision when he gets on site which work best. He also would
> carry some of his own lighting and use it if he could. With printers
> that's easier than with wet prints.

Truman,

These were silver prints? I have to say that sounds excessive and somewhat
futile. A good print should look good in a variety of lighting conditions
since you never know where it will ultimately be displayed once you have
sold it. As far as printing time goes, I am finding it takes about as long
to get a good digital prints as is does in the darkroom. Even reprints can
be just as time consuming as with silver as you change paper and ink lots.
>
> So what I hear is with MIS you have more control on the warmth using
> profiles with a fixed ink than you do with Piezo?

With the standard MIS-VM you have a cyan blue toner ink used with red-warm
grays so that you can go from a very cold blue print to a rather warm print.
The Sepia-VM has an orange-red toner ink so you can go from a sepia toned
print to a slightly warm neutral print. There are some examples of the Sepia
VM in the Files section.

Martin Wesley

>
> Martin Wesley wrote:
>
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Truman Prevatt" <tprevatt@...>
> > To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Saturday, August 03, 2002 11:36 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Digital BW] choice between 1280 with PiezoTone carts vs.
> > Epson
> > 2200 for b/w output
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Florescent light is the worst possible choice of lighting to use to
> > > evaluate a print of any kind. A selenium toned print is cool to cold
in
> > > tone which means it's toward the blue end of the spectrum. I prefer
> > > this, but that is a personal preference.
> >
> > Truman,
> >
> > Unfortunately you will find fluorescent lighting in many galleries and
in
> > office setting. So if you have any interest in selling through those
> > channels you need to have prints that still look good under that light,
> > unpleasant as it is.
>
>
>
>
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