Digital BW, The Print

I have been making digital negatives on an Epson 1280 and 10000 for 
the past year.  These negatives have been made with the Epson Dyes on 
Pictorico OHP for Platinum printing.

I have also printed digital inkjet negatives on Ilford Multigrade IV 
Fiber paper with good results.

I use the Color Table method described in Burkholder's text, however, 
contrast adjustments are required. With platinum, the resulting 
prints are very nice, but lack the 3d glow of a fine platinum print 
made from a traditional negative. If you look at the print from a 
digital negative by itself, most people will ooh and ahh. However, 
when placed side by side with a tradition platinum print the print 
made from the digital negative has a "veiled" look. Kind of what some 
people speak of when comparing a resin coated silver print to a fiber 
base silver print.

My feeling is that the problem lies in the way the inks pass and 
reflect light.

I have looked at Burkholder's digital platinum prints. Although 
lovely, they lack the glow of a completely optical platinum print. 

My conclusion is that if I am going to spend the time and money to 
create a platinum portfolio, I want the best possible print quality I 
can get. So for now, I have decided to stick with the traditional 
methods of photography.

On the flip side, I must say that silver fiber prints made from 
imagesetter negatives have lovely. If you have never done so, I would 
highly recommend ordering a silver gelatin fb digital print from 
LensWork.

-Mike