Digital BW, The Print

Peter--

That's their prerogative.  As I said, it doesn't work for ME.  There is no 
printer in Miami that can give me a print the way I would print it.  And if 
they did stumble on it, it would only be after scores of prints that would 
cost hundreds of dollars.  Not worth the hassle and expense!

Jay


>From: "Peter Nelson" <pnweb@...>
>Reply-To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
>To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Digital B&W Printing--K.I.S.S. method
>Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 20:18:33 -0000
>
>--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Jay Gladwell"
><jaygladwell@h...> wrote:
>
> > However, when it comes to printing my photographs, I cannot
> > entrust that to anyone else.  There is simply no way anyone
> > other than me is going to know/understand what I want--even
> > after a lengthy explanation!  Granted, you may be getting
> > something that is acceptable to you, but I've tried that
> > early on and it simple doesn't work, not for me.
>
>
>Plenty of major professional photographers work with labs all the
>time.  And anyone who creates works for publication -  books,
>magazines, posters, etc, has to develop a relationship with a
>printer who understands what they want.   If the pro's can do it you
>can do it.
>
>Anyway, all you *really* need is a printer who gives you CONSISTENT
>results - R=G=B=200 = X density on the print, R=G=B=100 = Y density,
>R=G=B=50 = Z density, etc.   That way you can make all the
>adjustments in your file and know exactly what you're going to get
>on the print.   In my case I have a sample step wedge that I print
>along with the image which I then cut off in the paper cutter before
>mounting the print.   That wedge should look exactly the same every
>time so I simply have the lab use it as a reference - if the wedge
>comes out right the print comes out right.  If there's any tweaking
>to be done they get to do it.
>
>
>

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