Digital BW, The Print

Hello all,

I can understand that. If we could only educate the general public 
who can't apreciate all the blood, sweat and tears that goes into 
producing a good print.

Your friend in Photography,

Johnny



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "scrber" 
<stephen.bate@m...> wrote:
> --- 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