Digital BW, The Print

I recognize the difference Harvey.

But the term "Inkjet print" does have an inferior connotation to most
ears. Sort of like 90 minute photo versus Custom photography. 

And it doesn't sound nearly as pretentious as "Gicl\ufffde".

Jerry 





SKID Photography wrote:
> 
> Jerry,
> I beg to differ.
> 
> To be academically correct (like from a museum and informative standpoint) they
> are inkjet prints using 'carbon pigment' (or whatever) inks.
> 
> To use any other term is a marketing ploy.  And that's ok if you recognize the
> difference. :-)
> 
> Harvey Ferdschneider
> partner, SKID Photography, NYC
> 
> Jerry Olson wrote:
> 
> >  Why not just call them what they are? Carbon Pigment Prints.
> >
> >
> > antonisphoto wrote:
> > >
> > > Daniel,
> > >
> > > must've  felt nice to discover you couldn't tell a digital black-and-white
> > from a
> > > darkroom print. I had the same experience several times, and at least once
> > in
> > > the Museum of Photographic Arts in San Diego where a few piezoBW prints
> > > were thrown in with wet prints.
> > >
> > > However, we are still in the era of seeking legitimacy for our prints in the
> > world
> > > of collectors, museums and galleries. Inkjet prints - especially if you call
> > them
> > > that and don't use French names for them - don't have the cache of "toned
> > > silver prints". Yet.
> > >
> > > Antonis
> > >
> > > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Daniel Perez <tronicart@y...>
> > wrote:
> > > After a few days, I
> > > > decided to take a very close look at it and realized
> > > > that it was an inkjet print! Ah-ha!  I had this
> > > > wonderful revelation, that, to some extent put me at
> > > > ease.
> >
> 
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