Digital BW, The Print

Forgive the cross posting...

I,m doing some printing for someone, oneof the images is - what looks like -
a typical UK overcast day, a landscape featuring a lake, trees, foliage etc.
Although there is a 'black' in the image, the image is tonally 'about' the
myriad (poetic huh) shades of grey - how they move throught he picture. I've
tried printing on WR and PR but it didn't quite nail it. So I tried Museo.
What a perfect print/paper. For this kind of image Museo is great BUT it
really needs a profile. I'm using concorde rag which is a bit hit and miss.
Has anyone tried messing around with the dot gain, or a combination of
curves/profiles for this paper?

Julian
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Julian Thomas
Bruc 168-6-1
08037 Barcelona

Gallery at http://www.mwords.co.uk/galleryGuests.htm#
and
http://www.borderless-photos.de/jthomas/jthomas-01.html

tfno 679676321

I want to try coating some prints and I've heard from Robert that Museo is
the best paper to use. Whilst I use Museo for continuous grey toned prints,
I've always had problems printing deep blacks. has anyone got any tips?

ulian
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Julian Thomas
Bruc 168-6-1
08037 Barcelona

Website at www.foundobjectsgallery.com

current exhibition: www.thesight.com

Gallery at http://www.mwords.co.uk/galleryGuests.htm#

Streetphotography at
http://www.borderless-photos.de/jthomas/jthomas-01.html

tfno 679676321

Once you coat them...blacks won't be an issue.  The difference between 1.57
(Museo) and 1.67 (Hahnemuhle) doesn't even exist once they are coated...they
are all in the 2 to 2.2 range...and the differences there aren't nearly as
noticeable...at least to me.

Incidentely...I ran some Museo and Eclipse Satine Softwhite with John
Woolf's epson driver workflow with PiezoBW inks last night.  As many of you
know, Museo has about a 1.57 dmax with Cone's driver.  Eclipse in contrast,
runs about 1.4 with the Orwell profile...big difference...you would never
use Eclipse.  Ditto for the Museo profile with the Eclipse...1.41.  In
contrast if I use Woolf's workflow I get 1.57 for both papers.  The Eclipse
looks great...really weird.  Using this workflow...or one like it I would
say the Eclipse is also worth a try with coating.  It gives a more satin
effect...that I really like when I print the smooth side.

Robert

On 4/10/02 2:38 PM, "Julian Thomas" <julianthomas@...> wrote:

> I want to try coating some prints and I've heard from Robert that Museo is
> the best paper to use. Whilst I use Museo for continuous grey toned prints,
> I've always had problems printing deep blacks. has anyone got any tips?
> 
> ulian
> -----------------------------------
> Julian Thomas
> Bruc 168-6-1
> 08037 Barcelona
> 
> Website at www.foundobjectsgallery.com
> 
> current exhibition: www.thesight.com
> 
> Gallery at http://www.mwords.co.uk/galleryGuests.htm#
> 
> Streetphotography at
> http://www.borderless-photos.de/jthomas/jthomas-01.html
> 
> tfno 679676321
> 
> 
> 
> 
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