Digital BW, The Print

I'm wondering if anyone can point me to a resource that lists presentation
methods for matte prints made on an Epson.

I'm using a 7600 and for the time being Epson Enhanced Matte.  I'll probably
settle on a second higher end fine art paper in the future - like the Epson
Smooth Fine Art or similar.

Before I begin presenting this to clients and hitting art galleries with my
personal work, I'm wondering:

-Can all the Epson matte papers be dry mounted? laminated?  I know the Epson
does not recommend laminating the Enhance Matte.

-I assume that the Epson Enhanced Matte has optical brighteners in it (?)
but I would guess that the Smooth Fine art does not (?)   Is the Enhanced
Matte acid free?

-If you are printing large (2'x3') is dry mounting recommended?  All my
previous experience has been with dark room produced 11x14's which went into
window mattes and were not dry mounted.

Also, if anyone has a link to info. from Epson on this that would be great.
I haven't found anything on the Epson site.

Thank you,
Jon Roemer
-- 
Jon Roemer Photography
609.279.1620
jon@...
http://www.jonroemer.com

Jon...I'm not aware of any resources directed to the mounting 
process, but my personal experience is that inkjet prints do not 
require dry mounting, as they don't pucker or curl like traditional 
wet process prints.  I "hang" them on a board using linen tape on the 
top edge only of the print and then place the mat on top and frame 
it.  This top-only hanging process allows the print to "breathe" and 
I have yet to have any puckering or curling of a print.  A good 
source of materials is www.iconusa.com if you aren't close to a good 
retail store for mounting/framing supplies.

All that said, I have also dry mounted a few ink jet prints with no 
problems, but the hanging process is a lot faster, easier and cheaper.

Hope this helps.

Val Brunell


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Jon Roemer" <jon@j...> 
wrote:
> I'm wondering if anyone can point me to a resource that lists 
presentation
> methods for matte prints made on an Epson.
> 
> I'm using a 7600 and for the time being Epson Enhanced Matte.  I'll 
probably
> settle on a second higher end fine art paper in the future - like 
the Epson
> Smooth Fine Art or similar.
> 
> Before I begin presenting this to clients and hitting art galleries 
with my
> personal work, I'm wondering:
> 
> -Can all the Epson matte papers be dry mounted? laminated?  I know 
the Epson
> does not recommend laminating the Enhance Matte.
> 
> -I assume that the Epson Enhanced Matte has optical brighteners in 
it (?)
> but I would guess that the Smooth Fine art does not (?)   Is the 
Enhanced
> Matte acid free?
> 
> -If you are printing large (2'x3') is dry mounting recommended?  
All my
> previous experience has been with dark room produced 11x14's which 
went into
> window mattes and were not dry mounted.
> 
> Also, if anyone has a link to info. from Epson on this that would 
be great.

> I haven't found anything on the Epson site.
> 
> Thank you,
> Jon Roemer
> -- 
> Jon Roemer Photography
> 609.279.1620
> jon@j...
> http://www.jonroemer.com

As an aside: in the USA, www.lightimpressionsdirect.com has all the 
materials you would need to mount and protect your prints. Highly 
recommended.

Jim
San Diego