Digital BW, The Print

But Julian, how many of us can afford to frame thousands of prints?

Jerry



Julian Thomas wrote:
> 
> I've had a couple of prints done on Epson Premium Lustre with UC, but this
> side of the pond the Ilford really is dirt cheap. people react to the images
> without a questions, as photographs, not inkjets. When given the choice,
> everyone I've shown identical images to as preferred the Ilford. Behind
> glass the artpaper prints loose the feeling of premium quality and suffer
> compared to the greater dmax of art prints.
> 
> Julian
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul Roark" <paul.roark@...>
> To: "DigitalB&WPrint" <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 7:03 PM
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Paul: Black ink Question
> 
> > Jerry wrote:
> >
> > > I guess I'm with Fred Picker.
> > >I can't understand why anybody would want
> > > to use that "slimy plastic crap" (Fred's exact words"),
> > >referring to RC based papers. ...
> >
> > Julian wrote:
> >
> > >For exactly the same reason as you are so careful
> > >in your choice of inks - blacks!
> > >I'm printing on Ilford pearl and it is great.
> > >Atkinson of the famous 'Atkinson profiles' says
> > >his viewers prefer it - behind glass it is luscious
> > >-go on Jerry try it - you'll love the black!
> > >DMaxof 2 - 2.2 anyone??
> >
> > Ilford Smooth Pearl is about the nicest RC paper I've yet used.  I think
> > Atkinson also uses Epson Semi-matte, which appears to only be available in
> > rolls.  Have you ever seen any of this paper?
> >
> > I think I'm probably still a matte type of guy, but I certainly understand
> > the appeal of the RC papers.  Until I got used to the matte look when I
> > started inkjet printing with pigments, it just looked flat to me. It
> didn't
> > look like the photographs I was used to.
> >
> > At any rate, there is no reason we shouldn't have the ability to go with
> > either RC or matte paper, as we choose.  From now on, my inksets will
> > probably have this capability.
> >
> > Paul
> > http://www.PaulRoark.com
> >
> >
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