Digital BW, The Print

Hello ,
I have been a member of this group for about 1 year and check and read
many of your posts and queries.  I had been at ILFORD for over 15
years and decided to start my own venture, Digital Silver Imaging.  As
a b&w photographer, I had been frustrated by the various methods of
trying to produce a b&w print from a digital file. I had worked with
every inkjet printer, going back to the Epson Photo Printer, I think
the 700 series!  I helped launch a variety of the Ilford inkjet
papers, including the Smooth RC series and some of their fine art
papers.
I also worked with HARMAN technology to help launch some of their new
true
Baryta based inkjet papers.  It seemed everyone was trying to
reproduce the look and feel of a true darkroom print.
At the same time, HARMAN developed a gelatin silver paper that could
be exposed with light using a Durst Lambda or Lightjet laser enlarger.
  The file was exposed with light onto the paper (in a large imaging
"drum") and then processed in traditional B&W chemicals.  It seemed
like a match made in heaven!  The fiber based paper is actually the
Ilford Galerie darkroom paper and the RC is on their Ilfospeed RC
darkroom paper base.
After speaking with many local photographers, I decided to offer the
service in the New England area.  I am curious how some of you might
view this service?  Have any of you seem or tried it?  Did you know it
was possible?  I know many of you are working with a variety of inkjet
methods, some of which sound successful, others quite frustrating.
As a photographer myself and I would welcome all feedback, positive or
negative.  Feel free to visit our site for any information and you can
fill in
some comments, or you can reach me here.

DSI Contact Us page <http://www.digitalsilverimaging.com/contact.php>
DSI Home page <http://www.digitalsilverimaging.com>

Thank you & regards,

Eric Luden
Owner at Digital Silver Imaging



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