Digital BW, The Print

frankg_photo wrote:
> 
> when you sell your "carbon pigment" prints (MIS or Piez), what claims
> can you safely make regarding the archival issue.
> 
> How long can you safely claim the print's integrity under 'normal"
> hanging conditions in a home environment (which I'd say is a fair mix
> of ambient(uv) & artificial (mostly tungsten) light.
> 
> Dark storage, pollutant free, humidity controlled environments are,
> of course, a little different.
> 
> I realise this would be specific depending on which paper has been
> used; but I'm just looking for some guidance- or a ballpark range.
> 
> thanks
> frank


I was thinking of telling clients is that their print life can be quite
prolonged by having them frame the print under UV plexi. From the
reports that I have heard UV is the main thing that causes these prints
to shift.

-Jeff