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Re: A "solarized" appearance ?

2009-01-31 by frankg_photo

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "frankg_photo"
<frankgross@...> wrote:
>
>  why
> > one should have to spray a print three times to eliminate bronzing
or  
> > metamerism.
> 
> 
> Clay, 
> I'm the original poster so I'm obviously looking for solutions rather
> than being able to dish out advice. But what I've learned so far is
> that the Photo Black ink (in particular) sits on the surface and has a
> different reflectance to the paper surface and that causes the
> 'solarized" appearance particularly where the dark and medium or light
> tones meet.
> Frank
>
& (I should have added to the last post) by spraying the 'shield' 2 or
3 times, you add some gloss to the print thereby lessening the
difference between the reflectance of the blacks and the rest,
reducing the 'solarized" appearance.

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