Digital BW, The Print

Lance,

Just curious and forgive my ignorance, but I was wondering what the
designations F.Ph. and CPP were and how one obtains them.  The Kodak gallery
award looks really interesting - lots of nice images on their site.
Thanks.

Regards,

Ken Carney
www.kencarney.com


> -----Original Message-----
> From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Lance
> Richardson
> Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2006 1:52 PM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Re: The Best Blacks
> 
> Thanks...very helpful.
> 
> Lance Richardson, F.Ph., CPP
> Lance Richardson Photography Associates
> 1600 East Franklin Street   # 100
> Chapel Hill, NC   27514
> 919.942.4044
> www.LanceRichardson.com (currently under revision)
> 
> National Awards:
> Spyder Award Fine Art Division: 2005
> Kodak "Gallery " Award: 2005, 2000
> FijiFilm "Masterpiece" Award: 2000, 2001
> PPA Display Award: 2006,2005, 2004, 2003
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "dlruckus" <dlruckus@...>
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2006 2:39 PM
> Subject: [Digital BW] Re: The Best Blacks
> 
> 
> The physics are exactly the same and instruments will show higher
> d'max on gloss and luster papers with equivalent ink loads. Richer is
> somewhat subjective however so it's a more personal call there and
> highly variable with different matt papers. It's not unusual IMHO for
> a so-so gloss paper with a measured 2.1 or so d'max to visually look
> wimpishly gray next to an excellent matt with a mere 1.7-1.8. I
> believe you will be astonished at the variety of beautiful papers
> available as compared to what you were used to. Some here report
> having achieved in the 2.5 and better d'maxs with gloss.
> 
> Regards
> Duane
> 
> 
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> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "lancephoto99"
> <lancephoto@...> wrote:
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> > I'm getting ready to purchase an Epson 4800 for my first venture
> > into fineart B&W printing.   Prior to this a professional with 30
> > years in chemical  print making.  Is it true that you get better,
> > richer blacks using matte finish papers with K3 pigments than with
> > lustre finish papers???  This is the opposite of the chemical world !
> > If true, what's the physics here?
> > Thanks
> >
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