Digital BW, The Print

> A recent article on the Luminous-Landscape site concludes 
> that these papers are not good enough. They have that
> "Naugahyde vinyl" look.

> http://www.luminous-landscape.com/essays/surface-reflections.shtml

It's subjective.

I think the author's subjective position is clearly established by these
quotes: "Starting as a platinum printer in 1977, I have long preferred
cotton rag papers because of their inherent elegance..."

But now he uses, "hand-blended carbon inks."

He continues, "I have always admired prints that have a passive surface that
lets the viewer look deeply into the print."

The author, Richard Lohmann, simply prefers matte papers.

We've discussed at length here the pros and cons of glossy v. matte
surfaces.  I don't think his article says anything new.

On a more practical side, I still have curl in my 8x10 Silver Rag sheets
that causes the head to hit the edge of the paper.  I thought Crane was
going to be able to flatten the paper.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com