Digital BW, The Print

> From: Johnny Eades [mailto:jeades1@...]
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> I bought some Ilford Galerie Smooth Gloosy and Pearl Glossy paper to
> use with UT2 inks. My monitor is calibrated to GG 1.8 and that works
> just fine for the EEM paper I print on for matte paper. The working
> gray space is GG 1.8. My observation is that the identical image
> without further adjustments, prints much darker on the glossy paper.
> I switched the proof to GG 2.2 and that matches the resulting glossy
> printed image. I would like feedback on what others have their
> monitor set or calibrated to--GG 1.8 or GG 2.2 , and what is your
> working Gray Space? I do like the added shadow tones thst GG 1.8
> provides me in my image, but the change of the glossy print is also
> pleasing to my eye. It will call for a revaluation of my
> perception???

You should be using all color-managed software, like Photoshop, in which
case the choice of gamma will be irrelevant. As to white point, I like a
white point that matches my room lighting (5000K, using Solux halogens), but
others prefer running the monitor at a higher color temp. For B&W, I don't
particularly care, because what you need to evaluate on the screen are the
tonal relationships, not the overall color cast.

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Ciao,               Paul D. DeRocco
Paul                mailto:pderocco@...