Digital BW, The Print

Thanks Clayton - Slowly but...well, I hesitate to say 'surely', I'm 
understanding the interaction between different pieces in a printing 
workflow.  Many thanks to you and Paul (and others, of course) for 
all your help and great advice and work - it's made life much easier 
for the rest of us!

Thanks,

Brian
http://www.brianchapmanphotography.com - Last updated June 12, 2006

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Clayton Jones" 
<cj@...> wrote:
>
> Hello Brian,
> 
> >...with this combination of inks I get the best ramp with 
> >DG20 and printer gamma 1.8...
> 
> I have always gotten the best results with this combination, with 
BO
> and K3/ABW as well as R2.  The GG2.2/2.2 approach seems to have 
more
> compressed shadow zones, which is always a challenge to control at
> best.  DG20/1.8 is more open (the prints seem to "breathe" more) 
and
> easier to work with.
> 
> 
> >BTW, I have not used QTR or any other RIP for any of this.  
> 
> Isn't it nice.  
> 
> Sounds like it's all coming together for you.  Pretty soon you'll 
be
> able to enjoy taking pictures and making prints :) 
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Clayton
> 
> 
> Info on black and white digital printing at    
> http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm
>