Digital BW, The Print

Jim  -
 
First of all, if you want to get the best results and most enjoyment from this, you must be well grounded in the processes of making a photographic print. Secondly, try to get a REAL reading on the financial commitment you want to make in this process.  Thirdly, you also must understand how b&w printing, and how much color you will do, and for what purposes.  The last two points are key in determining which hardware/software you acquire.  For instance, RIP's can make life much easier, and the printing process can go well right out of the box, but they tend to be expensive ($300-$2500 or so, depending on the printer(s)). But, if you are going to do equal amounts of b&w and color you will probably either need to use the manufacturer's drivers, or buy a RIP.  If you're going to concentrate on b&w, there is a tremendous amount of information available on this forum that will help you get into it for a very modest amount of money, but with more work and sweat on your part.  Be sure to
 keep in mind that spending more money will not guarantee better end results than you can get with the products/processes discussed on this forum that won't cost you your life savings. 
 
However you go, welcome to an evolving process that is great fun to work with.
 
Tom Baker
 

Jim Mooney <jmooney776@...> wrote:
Hi All,
         I recently found this groups and am intrigued by the idea of 
making B&W prints on my own.  I haven't yet switched to digital capture but 
I also don't have the space for a darkroom so this seems like a great 
solution.  My questions to the group are:

What would you all recommend as an affordable basic setup consisting of a 
printer, inks, papers, software, and perhaps a scanner?

Are there any resources such as a FAQ that go through to get the basic 
concepts down?

I guess I consider myself an impassioned amateur photographer and my 
shooting consists of travel, outdoors, and some people.  I'm a IT person 
who works with MAC's and PC's so I hope that I can contribute to the group 
if anyone has any computer issues.  I'm a total novice to digital photo 
work, so I won't have much to offer in that area yet.

Thanks in advance for any help or suggestions.


Take care,

Jim




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