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The Black thing...

The Black thing...

2005-06-12 by bruce greene

I've been printing with the pigment quads on matte paper for a few 
years now.

And I make what I think are really good prints, about the best that can 
be made from my images.

And after all that, I still long for the deeper blacks that only glossy 
paper can give. I've even gone back to printing all my color with dye 
inks on glossy and am much the happier for it though they will fade 
quickly in the light!

I've seen gorgeous prints on "fine art" papers, but for most of my 
photographs I want...more.

It's not like we're talking politics here, (or Mac vs. PC!). There is a 
real need for the option of greater dynamic range in digital monochrome 
prints and I don't think one needs to be a well sold artist to see 
this. I find this forum very valuable in learning about solutions and 
strategies to make the best B&W prints I can. Thanks everyone. And 
thanks for letting me get this off my chest...

-bruce

RE: [Digital BW] The Black thing...

2005-06-12 by Paul Roark

Bruce,

>... I still long for the deeper blacks ...

MIS PKN printed with a C86 on Kirkland paper sprayed with PremierArt Print
Shield holds a cold 2.4+ dmax, has no bronzing or metamerism, and is very
lightfast (not to mention having a washable surface).  There has never been
a B&W medium that can do what we're doing -- on the cheap at that.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com 
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> Subject: [Digital BW] The Black thing...
> 
> I've been printing with the pigment quads on matte paper for a few
> years now.
> 
> And I make what I think are really good prints, about the best that can
> be made from my images.
> 
> And after all that, I still long for the deeper blacks that only glossy
> paper can give. I've even gone back to printing all my color with dye
> inks on glossy and am much the happier for it though they will fade
> quickly in the light!
> 
> I've seen gorgeous prints on "fine art" papers, but for most of my
> photographs I want...more.
> 
> It's not like we're talking politics here, (or Mac vs. PC!). There is a
> real need for the option of greater dynamic range in digital monochrome
> prints and I don't think one needs to be a well sold artist to see
> this. I find this forum very valuable in learning about solutions and
> strategies to make the best B&W prints I can. Thanks everyone. And
> thanks for letting me get this off my chest...
> 
> -bruce
> 
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