Digital BW, The Print

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Tucker" <mtucker508@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 9:58 AM
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] can we print images like this digitally???


(snip earlier)
>
> But for everyday printing, I always tone and print in RGB. That's why I
never
> really read this list very much any more, because being limited to pure BW
is just
> far too limiting for me. I'm sure many people see in neutral BW, but I
don't. The
> downside is that it makes me have to be pretty anal about my profiles, so
that I
> don't get color crossover when making BW prints with 7 color inks of  the
9600.

Hey Mark,

Actually Antonis and I meant B&W in a broader sense of the term which would
include anything vaguely monochrome. Still waiting for someone to report
about making contact negs for cyanotype or albumen printing. You just
abandoned the list to all us chromatically challenged folks and had the good
sense to actually go an make some prints.<G>

I posted your work flow in the files section since this question does come
up pretty often.

Thanks,
Martin

>
> Here's how I work, to show you how simple:
>
> * Scan PortraBW120 on Imacon in Greyscale.
> * Burn/dodge/correct in Greyscale.
> * Convert to RGB and start toning.
> * Usually I work in Levels and not HSB/Colorize, because Colorize seems to
> introduce this harsh banding in the tones. Harsh gradations between
values.
> * Levels>RedChannel: Increase Red.
> * Levels>BlueChannel: Increase Yellow.
> * Then Curves>BlueChannel: Pull down highlight to add yellow to
highlights.
> * Look at Image. At this point, probably do overall Curves>Increase
Contrast to
> add punch. (Obviously you MUST work from calibrated monitor).
> * Go in with highlight dodge tool and open up highlights locally back to
almost pure
> white. (If major things are done at this point, I convert from RGB to LAB,
and
> view in all three channels, but work ONLY in the Lightness channel,
otherwise
> when you dodge or burn, you'll dodge/burn in a different "color" than what
you've
> already toned).
> * Do that, and convert back to RGB.
> * Make test print, using custom ICC profile on 9600.
> * SaveAs file, with ".epson" suffix, and then tweak that file based on
what I'm
> seeing in the print. (Print is usually VERY close to monitor, but
sometimes you
> still wanna take it further or different).
>
> --
>
> Reading all this, it looks kinda complicated, but once you do it once or
twice, you
> do it without even thinking. Also, I usually toned every image slightly
differently,
> that's another reason I would not want to be limited to quad inks or bw
inks. Too
> little freedom.
>
> I would think for most people on this list, a 2200 with PhotoRag, properly
> profiled, and a calibrated monitor, would be a rockin combination. But
hey, it's
> America, Land of Choice. I just don't have enough patience to maintain TWO
> printers, one for color and another for BW. I choose to get a good solid
> relationship with one printer, and work it for all it's worth.
>
> Just one guy's approach.
>
> Mark Tucker, http://marktucker.com/
>
> PS. David, that Wolfson image is sweet, even on my Powerbook screen.
>
>
>
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