Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Scott McLoughlin 
<scott@a...> wrote:
> Why is matte paper associated with "fine art?" Not a rhetorical
> question. I really don't understand the nature of this association.
> 
> (BTW, I use matte papers mostly and like 'em just fine.)
> 
> Scott
> 
I'm not 100% sure, but I think a lot of it may have to do with people 
using hand coated paper to make non silver prints. These were usually 
some form of water color paper with a photographic coating applied, 
and would traditionally have a matte finish.

I find it funny to look back on my darkroom days, and remember hearing 
the same debates about Dmax between people who liked the glossy paper 
and those who like matte, that we are hearing in the inkjet world 
today.