Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, 
"jnhugo" <jacknadelle@h...> wrote:
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, 
"pfictionpfledgling" <
> contax@s...> wrote:
> > 
> > Jack, 
> > 
> > That "for a newbie" was a COMPLETE TYPO. 
> > 
> > That should have read: "Just a suggestion FROM a newbie"
> > 
> 
> 
> Newbie or not it IS a really good suggestion to get sample 
prints before 
> spending a ton of money on something you might find out,after 
the fact, is 
> unacceptable and not what you wanted- I was seriuos:thanks 
for the 
> suggestion!
> Jack

I am waiting for some paint to dry so I thought I would go on with 
this post...by the way you probably noticed all the typos I make!!
When I first started fine inkjet printing I was lucky in that a 
Photographer named Phil Bard was at that time liviing in 
Pasadena,CA. He was and still is very knowledgable in all this 
stuff. I called him on the phone and he invited me over to look at 
his studio. He showed my some unbelievably beautiful prints of 
his photographs printed with Piezo inks. He suggested a place 
for me to have some negatives scanned properly and than 
showed me some techniques in photoshop that helped him 
achieve the quality of the work...and than he adjusted my scans 
and made beatiful prints of my shots at a ridiculously low price-
All just to show me the potential of the new medium..well I was 
sold and have been struggling ever since. I think it is very difficult 
to achieve good results when everything matters. Good 
negatives, good scans, proper adjustments in photoshop, 
monitor calibration, soft proof correct, the right paper and ink 
combination. That's why having to suck out tubes every other 
month is such a pain....
The generosity of some people and the value of discussion 
groups like this is an incredible resource and I love it.
Jack