Digital BW, The Print

Frank,

That is pretty hard to answer. I think we all struggle getting just the
right combination of adjustments to get that "snap". It is difficult in the
darkroom and in digital. It can take awhile in either medium. So it could be
a craft and skill issue. If you don't feel this is the case, then try
different curves or combine curves (two curve adjustment layers with
different curves and adjust the opacity of the top layer).

Other than that you can try different papers or inks.

Kind of hard to say. By muddy is the overall contrast weak? A lack of local
contrast? Is it in a particular tonal range?

Martin Wesley

http://www.borderless-photos.de/guests.html



----- Original Message -----
From: "frankg_photo" <frank@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2002 9:35 PM
Subject: [Digital BW] prints looking "muddy"


> 1160 with MIS sepia>neutral inkset on EAM & Paul's curves.
>
> I just cant get "snap" & "sparkle" into my prints. They tend to be
> too "flat" I don't really know how else to describe it.
>
> I'm using curves and/levels to set black points & white and adjusting
> the midtones, highlights & shadows - and it looks good on the monitor
> (Win98SE) but not on the print. So I go back after seeing a print and
> make levels or curves adjustments to compensate, but I just cant get
> there.
>
> Is this something everyone fights with or is my "profile" wrong/bad
> or ?
>
> thanks for ideas,
> Frank
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