Digital BW, The Print

It sounds like you are doing fine, but it may be worth producing the same
print without the noise ninja step.  Based on the comparison comments, you
may take a critical look at tweaking the settings used with noise ninja.  I
found that I have been using progressively less noise reduction over time.
My initial results had minor but unnatural “digital” smoothing of details.
Critical critiques helped me identify what initially was not obvious to me,
but was so, to more experienced folks.

John

-----Original Message-----
From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of John
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 2:28 PM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] To add Grains or don't

--- 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




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