Re: [Digital BW] Talk about intimidating
2011-02-25 by Lew
Don t blame you. I m in the same boat. I must say though, that most of the prints I ve made with minimal Lightroom intervention and only marginal
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Talk about intimidating
2011-02-25 by Rusty Sterling
I made a conscious decision at the beginning of this year to focus exclusively (except for client needs) on BW photography. Printing certainly has been an
Re: [Digital BW] Carbon ink on cotton rag in Brooklyn/NYC area
2011-02-25 by Paul
The generic base URL is http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/Ink-Mixing.pdf Paul www.PaulRoark.com
Re: [Digital BW] Carbon ink on cotton rag in Brooklyn/NYC area
2011-02-25 by Paul
... The only 100% carbon pigment inksest I m aware of are the Piezo carbon sepia and MIS Eboni-based inksets. MIS PK, LK, and LLK are also 100% carbon but not
Re: [Digital BW] Carbon ink on cotton rag in Brooklyn/NYC area
2011-02-25 by CorrPro96@aol.com
You can contact Jon at www.inkjetmall.com and request a set of samples to show how the different inksets look on rag paper. That is the best way to see for
Re: [Digital BW] Carbon ink on cotton rag in Brooklyn/NYC area
2011-02-24 by Mark
... Well, there are more than one kind of kind of monochrome ink set on the market implying full carbon when probably not ;-) cheers, mark
Re: [Digital BW] Carbon ink on cotton rag in Brooklyn/NYC area
2011-02-24 by Lew Schwartz
Piezo is great. Are there more than one kind of carbon ink? ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [Digital BW] Carbon ink on cotton rag in Brooklyn/NYC area
2011-02-24 by CorrPro96@aol.com
Any carbon inks in particular, or will piezo do? Rich www.rmassiephotography.com ... From: Lew Schwartz To:
Re: Hot Press Natural on a 2400
2011-02-24 by ClaytonJ
Hello AnnMarie, Sorry for my late reply, I ve been out of town ... On the Main tab page near the bottom there is an Ink Config button which opens a small
Re: See some prints in person...
2011-02-24 by Paul
... I printed matte and glossy versions of one of my shots that has a lot of deep, solid black in it. I then hung them both on the wall in my house where I
See some prints in person...
2011-02-24 by Lew Schwartz
Yes, and the Steiglitz gs s were just ok by today s standards, (I have to say my personal work is better technically) nothing like the effects he got in
Carbon ink on cotton rag in Brooklyn/NYC area
2011-02-24 by Lew Schwartz
Anyone using these material & technique in/around Brooklyn or NYC willing to lent me have a look in person? Thanks.
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Wonderful, deep blacks
2011-02-24 by Lew Schwartz
Do you know anything more about the gum over platinum process? Can you point me to a reference? ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Wonderful, deep blacks
2011-02-24 by Lew Schwartz
Alas, my follow up question was to ask where I could go to see some Cone Piezography ink prints if anyone claimed a similar appearance. I don t know if the
Re: 1100 & Eboni-4
2011-02-24 by Paul
I updated the 1100 Eboni-4 PDF. See http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/1100-Eb4.pdf The reason for the update is that I was able to profile Premier Art s Smooth
Re: [Digital BW] ABW Setting For K, LK, and LLK Only
2011-02-24 by shileshjani
Yes I did. That is how I confirmed it occuring in all channels. I have putzed around with puddle cleaning, and adjusting the platen gap and paper advance. In
Newbie Here
2011-02-24 by Rusty Sterling
Hi. Just wanted to introduce myself. I m Rusty and a seasoned photographer. I use to do almost nothing but B&W as a photojournalist. Now I m a fine arts
Re: [Digital BW] ABW Setting For K, LK, and LLK Only
2011-02-24 by john
One thing you could try now that I think about it is to limit the ink globally in QTR. If you click on the advanced setting you can do that. Try reducing it a
Re: [Digital BW] ABW Setting For K, LK, and LLK Only
2011-02-24 by deanwork2003
Shilesh, I guess I would be stumped also. I used QTR for years with Epson K2 back in the day with amazingly good results and the only time I ever experienced
Re: [Digital BW] ABW Setting For K, LK, and LLK Only
2011-02-24 by dlruckus
Hi Shilesh, Have you looked at a QTR calibration print made using all of the inks to see if it s only the grays doing this or perhaps just some of the inks and
Re: [Digital BW] ABW Setting For K, LK, and LLK Only
2011-02-24 by dlruckus
I would think that putting up with blocked and misfiring nozzles and knocking QTR because of them would be a far more serious problem ;) Regards, Duane
Re: Wonderful, deep blacks
2011-02-23 by Paul Kohl
I envy you the chance to see those prints! Living in Singapore, the opportunity to see master work like that just doesn t come. Sigh... I have had some luck
Re: [Digital BW] ABW Setting For K, LK, and LLK Only
2011-02-23 by Michael King
Hi Shilesh, How come we don t see you in the print exchanges anymore? ... Just busy with other stuff at the moment. Maybe in May / June I ll have more time to
1100 & Eboni-4
2011-02-23 by Paul
I ve installed Eboni-4 in the Epson 1100, and it might make an interesting option. The PDF is at http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/1100-Eb4.pdf The Photoshop
Re: [Digital BW] ABW Setting For K, LK, and LLK Only
2011-02-23 by shileshjani
Mike, Thank you for your insight. Please note I am using Image Specialist (reputedly the same as MIS) K, LK, and LLK inks. These are fairly -brown-warm inks,
Re: [Digital BW] ABW Setting For K, LK, and LLK Only
2011-02-23 by Mike King
Shilesh, Epson black inks are slightly green and so if u want to use them by themselves you will have to aim for a hint of green on them color wheel. U won t
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Mold in C6b Base
2011-02-23 by Kip Babington
When I refill the water bottles in my car, I find tap water lasts a lot longer before starting to get greenish than does (charcoal) filtered water. It may
Re: Your Best Print
2011-02-23 by arlenelove3@aol.com
A Mistake That Was For the Best I use HPR on a 7800 (K3 ink). I always use the paper setting archival matte paper . This time I forgot and left the setting
Re: [Digital BW] ABW Setting For K, LK, and LLK Only
2011-02-23 by shileshjani
John, CD, FWIW, I am very experienced and adept with QTR. I create my own curves, linearize, split-tone, and all that. That is not the question. Is there any
Re: [Digital BW] ABW Setting For K, LK, and LLK Only
2011-02-23 by Mike Finley
The problem with QTR, at least in its Windows incarnation and the smaller printers, is that it is much less tolerant of blocked and misfiring nozzles than the
Re: [Digital BW] ABW Setting For K, LK, and LLK Only
2011-02-23 by john
You need to linearize the QTR curve and it will beat ABW by a long shot and keep out as much of the problem colors as possible with the least metamerism. For
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Your Best Print
2011-02-23 by James Irelan
Can you print me one for free? : ) James Irelan On Feb 23, 2011, at 6:01 AM, Cdtobie wrote: In technical terms, digital prints keep getting better over
Re: Your Best Print
2011-02-23 by ben
My best print...... It has been a while. About twenty-five years. I had picked up a 135mm Carl Zeiss Tessar I wanted to try. I mounted it on a Toyo Field
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Your Best Print
2011-02-23 by Cdtobie
In technical terms, digital prints keep getting better over time. But the best print, for it s point in history, that I recall making was at Photokina, five
Re: [Digital BW] ABW Setting For K, LK, and LLK Only
2011-02-23 by Cdtobie
Black and grays only will not produce anything resembling a neutral print; quite sepia, actually. HP goes out of their way to pre-neutralize their grays, and
Re: Your Best Print
2011-02-23 by shileshjani
Congratulations. I can imagine what you mean about grain with the 3mk approach. I occasionally print 1MK only prints for just such reasons, although on matte
ABW Setting For K, LK, and LLK Only
2011-02-23 by shileshjani
Does anyone know the setting to use in the Epson ABW color wheel so that only K, LK, and LLK inks are used? I am only looking for ball-park; I can imagine
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Mold in C6b Base
2011-02-23 by pdesmidt tds.net
I used water that was filtered by reverse osmosis and de-ionization. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: Mold in C6b Base
2011-02-23 by Paul
... The only other report of probably biological activity may have been caused by tap water being used. I ve heard (from Bob Zeiss) that sunny climates can
RE: [Digital BW] Your Best Print
2011-02-23 by E.Neilsen
Indeed we are. Standing around looking at our next print ; ) and the next one after that, and... Eric Neilsen Eric Neilsen Photography 4101 Commerce Street,
Re: [Digital BW] Your Best Print
2011-02-23 by Mark Savoia
We are everywhere. Mark http://www.stillrivereditions.com
Mold in C6b Base
2011-02-23 by Peter
I mixed up some C6b base about two months ago. The container is sitting on a work table in a second story living space. I haven t looked at it since I mixed
Wonderful, deep blacks
2011-02-23 by Lew Schwartz
I posted the below to a traditional, wet darkroom group, asking if any of the neutral tone developers would help. I m posting here to ask if any of your inkjet
Your Best Print
2011-02-23 by hp9180profile
I accidentally posted the following on the wide format forum (they all look the same don t they!) and got a predictably cynical bunch of smart a$$ replies but
[Digital BW] Re: Carbon C6 - Clear Base for C6b - Edwal LFN in Germany or any replacement
2011-02-22 by Gerd
Hello Paul, Hello Peter! Thanky you for your interest to my question. Yes. Shipping costs are the real problem for me. I could buy via amazon, but the shipping
Re: Hot Press Natural on a 2400
2011-02-22 by faeofavalon
Clayton, How do you do this? Also be sure to set the ink load to -5% for best dmax. I have only adjusted the ABW settings and the images seem fine...
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Carbon C6 - Clear Base for C6b - Edwal LFN in Germany or any replacement
2011-02-22 by Peter Marquis-Kyle
... Yes Paul, both B&H and Adorama are happy to sell to overseas buyers. The problem from my perspective is that neither of them offer low cost shipping (such
Re: Carbon C6 - Clear Base for C6b - Edwal LFN in Germany or any replacement
2011-02-22 by Paul
... Does B&H or Adorama or the like sell to overseas buyers? See http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/73870-REG/Edwal_EDLFN4_LFN_Wetting_Agent_Liquid.html
Re: should I tint my cleaning fluid?
2011-02-22 by Paul
... That s probably a glycol. Most of what is disclosed in the Epson cleaning fluid (besides water) is glycol. That is one part of Photo Flo also and an
Re: [Digital BW] Carbon C6 - Clear Base for C6b - Edwal LFN in Germany or any replacement
2011-02-21 by Brubaker family
Does amazon.com deliver to Germany? They are where I bought my bottle. ... From: Gerd Subject: [Digital BW] Carbon C6 - Clear Base for