Digital BW, The Print

IF you want to reveal the edge of your paper and even sign on it, and
are unconfortable with its coolness, then I would suggest using a
paper without optical brighteners, or at least one with a minimal
amount of them.



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Scott Jones"
<peanutdogs@h...> wrote:
> Greetings,
> 
> Well I am moving into more inkjet B&W printing and away from the 
> traditional darkroom. My darkroom prints are always trimmed right to 
> the edge of the image, drymounted and overmatted with a reveal of 
> the bottom mat board all the way around. Signature on the lower mat 
> board just below the print and showing in the window reveal. Thus 
> the top window mat board and the small reveal of the lower mat board 
> match in color.
> 
> Now with inkjet printing on papers that have a much "bluer" paper 
> stock, if I don't trim these prints and do the same as above, the 
> reveal of the bluer paper stock under the mat window really clashes 
> with the color of the mat boards. I have two traded prints from 
> board members that are beautiful that I want to frame, but if I 
> don't trim the prints, the reveal clashes terribly with the warmer 
> boards. I am using Light Impressions whitest boards. One of the 
> prints is signed on the white paper surround and so I don't want to 
> cut up his print for drymounting.
> 
> Hmmmmm, what are board members doing for matting and this 
> board/paper color mismatch. Thanks for any help; I am going to delay 
> matting until I get some feedback from the group.
> 
> Scott