Digital BW, The Print

At 11:11 PM 2/11/2002 -0800, you wrote:
>Daniel,
>
>>I'm really interested in using mounting corners vs
>>dry mounting, but I'm concerned about warping of the
>>print from humidity, ink, time, etc.  ...
>> Has anyone seen warping on corner mounted (or
>>hinge mounted) prints when using EAM or Photo Rag 308?
>>..after being matted & framed?
> >...
>
>Getting away from the need to dry mount my silver prints is a major reason I
>love this inkjet technology.  I was never satisfied with the non-dry-mounted
>wet-darkroom prints.
>
>I now use 2 tapes to hang EAM 16x20 prints behind an over-mount, all behind
>acrylic or glass.  I'm on the central coast of CA, so the weather may be
>more forgiving.  However, I think they are virtually perfect in terms of
>flatness, and it is SO much easier and faster than dry mounting.
>
>Paul
>http://www.PaulRoark.com
>

I agree with Paul. Un-mounted silver prints for display reflect light badly.
Traditional prints - intaglio, etc, are seldom mounted.  I think matte ink
jets look very good un-mounted even if they warp a bit under the mat. Size
matters, of course. It would be interesting to try embossing an ink jet
print in the image area like an intaglio. Too arty...?


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