Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, hogarth@s... wrote:
> Let me see if I understand this. You showed people your prints, which 
> were sharper and smoother than theirs. They then talked you into 
>dumbing down your prints? What's that about? Why don't you talk them 
>into making their prints as sharp and as smooth as yours?

IMO, obvious the sharp and smooth tonal of the print is the target.

> To answer your specific question, no I do not add grain to any print. 
>I do sharpen at final output size because inkjet printers do soften 
>your output just a tad due to the way they lay down ink.
> --
> Bruce Watson

I think it's my workflow the cause of it; I shoot digital, import to 
PS7, Noise Ninja to remove noise,  Photokit Sharpener to sharpen, 
adjust color's level/curves then convert to B&W using Greg Gorman Color 
to B&W Conversion Technique, resize/sharpen with Photokit Sharpener and 
finally print on Epson semi-gloss paper.

Thanks 
John