Digital BW, The Print

While we are at it let's define RC paper in its INKJET form.  This is after all a digital print 
forum...  At least over the last two years this has meant resin coated "photo" inkjet paper 
encompassing all glossy, semi-gloss and semi-matte inkjet paper.  Not to be confused 
with the wet darkroom paper of similar name which everyone seems to dislike.  


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Diane Fields" <picnic@c...> 
wrote:
> Those work for me and how I've understood them.
> 
> Diane
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Djon 
>   To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
>   Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 10:49 AM
>   Subject: [Digital BW] Let's simplify nomenclature
> 
> 
> 
>   "Glossy" has a very specific meaning in photography. It means maximum
>   shiny, with no texture. Variations on that theme are not "glossy."
> 
>   There are a variety of "semi-gloss surfaces," ranging from dull gloss
>   to faintly pebbled texture/shiney materials that are typically on
>   resin coated paper. 
> 
>   There are a variety of "matte" surfaces, some of which are dead flat
>   matte with no texture, such as Epson Enhanced Matte (a benchmark
>   product because it's so good at what it does and so widely
>   distributed), and various "art" surfaces, some of which are naturally
>   somewhat textured, some of which are highly textured.
> 
>   There are also various "canvas" textures.
> 
>   With the exception of "art" surface, these terms have been in heavy
>   use by photographers for decades: "glossy," "semi-gloss," and "matte".
>   There is no excuse for adding to confusion by refusing to use the
>   commonly accepted terms.