Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Johnny Eades" 
<jeades1@s...> wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> I've been reading about the "bronzing" issue on glossy papers when 
> BW images are printed on them. I wonder how many people view an 
> image in light that produces the effect. If I am looking at an 
image 
> and there is a glare on it, I simply turn the paper so the glare 
> goes away and look at the image for what it speaks to me. The 
> bronzing is not anything that detracts from an image for me. I 
> reminds me of people who take out a loupe to examine a Black Only 
> printed image. Those folks are not looking at the image as a whole, 
> but are trying to find fault with it. Their insecurity forces them 
> to dominate others with their criticism.
> 
> soap box mode off----
> 
> Your friend in Photography,
> 
> Johnny Eades

Hi Johnny, I agree with some of what you say, but must also take 
issue with some.  I personnaly do not have a major issue with 
bronzing, I think prints look nicer without, but hey, the technology 
is still developing - give it another year.
The problem comes if you are marketing / selling these prints.  I am 
not trying to pull the wool over anyones eyes, but give them a good 
dye print, no bronzing, and people don't bat an eyelid as to it's 
origins.  Half the time I have presented lustre or glossy pigment 
prints I get "wait a minute, is this an inkjet print?" then I have to 
go through the whole spiel of convincing them that it is different to 
the cr*p they get off their cheap home printers etc etc.  They notice 
this because of the bronzing, it is an issue, coat the prints and no-
one says a thing, except for the occaisional wow!

Steve