Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Steadman Uhlich" 
<steadmanuhlich@k...> wrote:
>   I cannot think of a better way to "warranty" the image/print than 
to offer to replace it if needed.  That is standing behind your work.  
I see nothing "cheap suit" about that.


Steadman,

Just to be clear, I would certainly make another print for 
someone if their print faded. No question about that. That would 
be automatic.

But my point was that it just seems so shaky to sell someone a 
print that you know is "iffy" right out of the gate. Even when a 
used car salesman tells me that a car will probably need brakes 
soon, I'm still a bit miffed when they go out so quickly. And even if 
he fixed the brakes for free, I've still gotta carry the car back over 
to him, wait around, yada yada.

I agree with most people who've responded that it's not perfect 
now, nor will it probably be perfect in the near future. All I'm trying 
to do is find the VERY best solution that exists today, and to try to 
have some hard evidence to back up my decision. And then to 
pick that and get to work.

In addition, until I get some degree of certainty about about a 
lifespan of these prints, the prices I charge for these will remain 
very low. I just couldn't feel good about putting this type of print 
alongside an archivally-processed B/W silver print.

I'm sorry if I've belabored this point. I assume that Martin's 
comment in Message 4152 is directed toward me. If so, I'll be on 
my way. I'm just shocked that more people aren't concerned with 
this issue. It's one of the main reasons that inkjet prints can get 
NO respect in the gallery world. I personally think there's a good 
bit of "The Emperor's Clothes" going on with inkjet; everybody's 
just printing away, thinking everything's fine and good, but 
nobody knows FOR SURE about the behavior of their materials, 
and the town's citizens snicker a bit when they walk by the 
window of the inkjet print shop. Conversation overheard on the 
sidewalk: "Are you in line to buy a print?" "No, I'm 
in the line to have mine remade..."