Digital BW, The Print

Yeah, when I talked to one of Ilford's tech specialists he said they
targeted the final paper color to a Lab definition of white. And as
John Custodio pointed out, on the Z printers with gloss laydown in
"full" mode, there's no edge visible where the glop ends and the naked
paper border begins. Bronzing is a more complicated issue on the
Vivera inks, even with glop. and then there's the faint but present
starwheel marks.

But back to the paper. For me it really stands out on caucasian skin
tones in particular. A nice creamy glow, while maintaining sharp
detail. Overall, the portraits convey a sense of depth that is not
present on the RC papers. I haven't tested a lot of the other digital
fibres but the marketing game (ie baryta, air-dried, etc) is really
interesting. Next I think we'll see a paper that, after printing grows
a white beard for you, gives you a paunch and changes your birth
certificate to read, "Ansel".
On Nov 24, 2007 2:44 PM, Tyler Boley <tyler@...> wrote:
>  > John, here are some paper base LAB measurements from recent F type
>  > papers introduced on the market.
>  Ilford Gold Fiber Silk- 99.8, 0.1, -0.6
>
>  Ilford may have nearly nailed it. It's not blue, the surface is the
>  closest to that sweet spot I've yet seen, and as Mark said it smells
>  like fixer which is surely a stroke of marketing genius.

-- 
amadou diallo
Author, Mastering Digital Black and White
www.masteringdigitalbwbook.com