Digital BW, The Print

> One thing I've learned, is that 
> > professional photographers those that make a living from there 
> work, are a 
> > step above the rest of us.

>In a message dated 10/01/2001 5:05:17 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
mwesley250@... writes:
>>>>Ouch! Can't go there with you. I have seen way too much poor 
>photography turned out by pros and way too much brilliant work done 
>by non-professionals and lots of mediocre non-professional work and 
>stunning professional work to make me believe there is any strong 
>relationship between image quality and professional status.

Ok I guess I'am referring to Commercial Photographers! Ad shooters, products, 
catolouges, the perfect stuff! With the perfect studio lighting!
The ones I see and know doing this type of work are very picky, and the ones 
that cause the rest of us to raise the bar on quality.
I don't mean the Gal at Penneys doing portraits, although she may be very 
good, this is not the kind of pro I have in my mind.
Those that do different shoots every day, under difficult conditions, and 
deliver day in day out and make a living as
 well as pay there enormous studio lease payments. I agree "pro" is  
Subjective statement.
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>  With all the work 
> >behind you, how do you feel about the final results comparing the MIS 
> >prints to the Piezo prints?



>  Generally I'am pleased with the MIS inks on the 7000, (non VM HEXTONES)The 
> one thing I really dont like is the tone of the prints in daylight! They 
> are kind 
of greenish!(subjective) The exact opposite of Piezo, but they are darn right 
gorgeous in tungsten lighting. Piezo has 
a slight advantage of being  non green in both lighting conditions. This 
could be the attraction of the Varible ink sets. 
The exhibit I'am hanging the MIS prints in is not a huge commercial exhibit 
so I'am talking the opportunity to show ink.
They will either steal the show or embarress me, There are two other xray 
silver printers in this one.  but I just about always take more risk than the 
normal guy would.
The MIS epson 7000 combo delivers more contrast, the piezo 3000 I use prints 
darker. Right now I'am enjoying the slight pop in contrast which is good for 
my work,
But my new stuff(camera based polaroids)(and old stuff 6x7 landscapes)will 
probably be more suited towards piezo. I don't have any issues with the piezo 
tone so eventually I'll be using Piezo pro
as I think it will better handle a large variety of work, Everything from 
high contrast to long toned platinum looks.
Risk is fun! 
Steve M.


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