Digital BW, The Print

Clayton,

In answer to your questions, I think at most 11x14 prints, that's as large as I blow up 
35mm and they would be strictly B+W. As for glossy or matte prints, I've always used 
graded fibre based papers air dried in the rack. I found RC too glossy and matte papers a 
little flat (I'm not sure that helps). In terms of technical, I'd like to get some decent results 
as soon as I can but be able to tweak the process as my skill/confidence with this new 
medium increases.
I've also just downloaded the Lightroom beta, what are your thoughts?

Cheers,
Jason
--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Clayton Jones" <cj@...> wrote:
>
> Hello Jason,
> 
> >I've read both of the articles you've mentioned and they were very 
> >helpful. In answer to your note I haven't purchased any equipment 
> >for output at all. I guess my first questions should be just that; 
> >What are some good starting points in terms of hardware and inks?
> 
> There are lots of good options, but it depends on what you want to do.
>  Maybe if you could answer a few basic questions it would help us know
> what to recommend...
> 
> 1) Do you want to make glossy prints (like RC darkroom paper) or matte
> prints, or both?
> 
> 2) Do you want to be able to print BW and color from the printer, or
> is a dedicated BW printer ok?
> 
> 3) What size prints do you want to make (8x10, 11x14, 16x20)?
> 
> 4) Are you inclined toward a more technical approach (calibrating,
> linearizing, plotting curves, using a densitometer, etc) or would you
> prefer a simplified approach which avoids much of that?
> 
> 5) What software will you be using (Photoshop, Elememts, Lightroom,
> PSP, PictureWindow)?
> 
> 
> If you can answer these we can begin to narrow it down.
> 
> Regards,
> Clayton
> 
> 
> Info on black and white digital printing at    
> http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm
>