Digital BW, The Print

I've been using Piezography for several years and also recently tried a black-only print on 
my Epson 4000.  I was blown away with the quality.  It didn't look exactly like a Piezo print 
but with a little adjustment here and there it looked terrific.  I was printing on Moab 
Entrada Bright White with a small gamut profile.

This is certainly a viable option and you can introduce other colors into the image without 
having to change inksets.

Jim

www.photographybysteele.com

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "chipcarterdc" 
<chipcarterdc@h...> wrote:
> 
> I've recently been involved in starting a gallery and a "Digital Darkroom" rental 
> studio here in Cleveland OH.  For an upcoming show, all three of the photogs 
> choose to print their B&W images on the 4000 using black ink only (OEM 
> Epson ink) on Enhanced Matte.  I have ImagePrint for the 9600 and showed 
> them how to use it, but they all ended up preferring the "look" of the black-only 
> prints.  I have tried black-only myself on the 9600 and only like it for certain 
> prints (hence ImagePrint).  But I have to say, for the work produced for this 
> show (photojournalistic style documentation of the communities around each 
> stop of the Cleveland train lines), black-only works really well.  I still probably 
> would have used ImagePrint if these were my images, but I was surprised at 
> how good these photojournalistic images look using black only on the 4000.  
> The "Digital Tri-X" characterization is accurate IMO.
> 
> If anyone is interested in seeing a complete show (over 60 images) printed on 
> the 4000 using black only, the show is at the Gallery of Photographic Arts, 
> 2512 Church Ave., Cleveland OH (216.861.3062 for more info).  The show 
> opens next Sat (Dec. 11) at 7pm and runs til Jan. 29.
> 
> (I assume this plug for the show is acceptable here since it lets people know 
> of an opportunity to see the black-only workflow in real life with a variety of 
> images.  If you have any questions about the Gallery, the Digital Darkroom, or 
> this upcoming show, you can reach me directly at chipcarterdc@h...)