Digital BW, The Print

regarding gallery lighting, i notice many galleries use halogen lamps. even in the 
museums. the color temperature seem to be on the warm side, but not as warm as our 
common household lights. 

i bought the verilux natural spectrum daylight fold-away desk lamp from the 
sharper image. to my eyes, it seems to match my monitor's native color temperature, so i 
was able to proof my prints against my monitor and the other way around. using this as 
my base viewing temperature, i then would view it under halogen light to give me an idea 
how my print will appear under similar lighting. as long as the difference is not so 
dramatically different or so different that it ruins the look of the print, then it's good for 
me.

there are other options that is suppose to be more accurate because you can adjust the 
brightness and the temperature (i think. i'm not sure). for example, the print 
viewing station reviewed at http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/accessories/
pdv-3d.shtml. this is not in my budget for now, but eventually this is what i'll be getting. 
meanwhile i think the verilux lamp does the job adequately for me.

hope this was helpful.

dan

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "michael3442" 
<michael3442@...> wrote:
>
> I'm plugging away at learning BO printing with my 2200 w. Eboni and am 
> experimenting with different papers to set the underlying 
> warmth/coolness of the prints. One thing I've noticed is how 
> dramatically the color of the paper appears to change with different 
> light sources (color temperatures). One "natural" toned paper seemed to 
> turn nearly pure white when viewed under a daylight temp. bulb while 
> looking very creamy/yellow under soft white tungston (2700 degrees). 
> So, I guess I should determine what color temp. is considered a 
> standard for galleries displaying photographs. Is there a standard for 
> galleries? Do they generally use quartz lighting? And, what sort of 
> light fixtures and setup do you use for evaluating your prints? Thanks.
> 
> Michael K
>