Digital BW, The Print

> It's a real pleasure to be able to just tape hang a matte print behind
> glazing and never see any "surface" on the print, which to me 
turns "looking
> at a B&W view" into "looking at a piece of paper."  Once a surface 
becomes
> visible, to me it seriously damages the three dimensionality that I 
want in
> my prints.  But then that's just my subjective view.
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com
>
I have never liked the Cibachrome prints because of this effect of 
visible surface interfering with the very image. I have an original 
carbon print by Sandy King, and the kind of dimensionality and deep 
feeling of substance you have looking at it even behind glazing is 
unique, taking the carbon tissue dimensionality into account. That's 
my "holy grail" in printing, and so, until now, I find matte papers are 
more close of this "substance".

Juan Riera
www.juanriera.net