Digital BW, The Print

"The papers in
these books seem to be a super smooth low gloss, showing just the 
slightest
texture in the
blacks when viewed on angle (and actually a small amount of gloss 
differential
too :)."

That's probably because they have a coating of varnish applied to the 
surface.

Scott


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "vmixer42" 
<geoffsm@g...> wrote:
>
> Hi -- this may be a strange question, but I was wondering if anyone 
had tried, or had tips 
> for, getting a look similar to some of the recent high quality 
photo books?  I'm thinking of 
> some of the Phaidon editions such as Magnum Degrees and Elliott 
Erwitt's Snaps (also the 
> latest printing of Szarkowski's Looking At Photographs and his 
Atget book I find impressive).
> 
> I guess I'm going for a high-end repro look (sort of like gravure), 
which the R220 I use (w/ 
> MIS UT R2 inks) seems like a natural for.  Paper I'm not even sure 
what to try.  The papers in 
> these books seem to be a super smooth low gloss, showing just the 
slightest texture in the 
> blacks when viewed on angle (and actually a small amount of gloss 
differential too :).  
> Wondering what folks might recommend for this type of application, 
ideally with matte black 
> (Eboni) ink (though I imagine many papers will need photo black).  
Any ideas?
> 
> Best,
> --Geoff
>