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The Black thing...

2005-06-12 by bruce greene

I've been printing with the pigment quads on matte paper for a few 
years now.

And I make what I think are really good prints, about the best that can 
be made from my images.

And after all that, I still long for the deeper blacks that only glossy 
paper can give. I've even gone back to printing all my color with dye 
inks on glossy and am much the happier for it though they will fade 
quickly in the light!

I've seen gorgeous prints on "fine art" papers, but for most of my 
photographs I want...more.

It's not like we're talking politics here, (or Mac vs. PC!). There is a 
real need for the option of greater dynamic range in digital monochrome 
prints and I don't think one needs to be a well sold artist to see 
this. I find this forum very valuable in learning about solutions and 
strategies to make the best B&W prints I can. Thanks everyone. And 
thanks for letting me get this off my chest...

-bruce

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