Digital BW, The Print

FYI Everyone,

This is a fairly new paper from Harmon. The paper has a very smooth texture, is glossy, but 
not too glossy and renders a very clean, sharp print. It doesn't curl. The sell sheet says it 
contains Alumina to provide the gloss, density and "vibrancy". It also smells like a dark room.

Whatever the chemical composition, I couldn't see any bronzing or color-shifting (Epson 
R2400 with Epson inks). The image looks like it's in the paper, not on it (hard to describe this 
point). Can't measure dmax, but black is very black. Very expensive!

Subjectively speaking, I think it prints better than Innova Fiba Print Gloss (the only other FB-
type paper I've used).

Steve

I'm testing Harmon Gloss paper on the Epson 3800 with QTR. I
downloaded the HGloss profile from the website for soft proofing in
Photoshop but it makes the image look very dark. Maybe I just need to
uncheck preserve RGB numbers. Is there an alternative to making a
custom profile? What do you suggest? Thanks.

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "steveh0607"
<steveh060758@...> wrote:
>
> FYI Everyone,
> 
> This is a fairly new paper from Harmon. The paper has a very smooth
texture, is glossy, but 
> not too glossy and renders a very clean, sharp print. It doesn't
curl. The sell sheet says it 
> contains Alumina to provide the gloss, density and "vibrancy". It
also smells like a dark room.
> 
> Whatever the chemical composition, I couldn't see any bronzing or
color-shifting (Epson 
> R2400 with Epson inks). The image looks like it's in the paper, not
on it (hard to describe this 
> point). Can't measure dmax, but black is very black. Very expensive!
> 
> Subjectively speaking, I think it prints better than Innova Fiba
Print Gloss (the only other FB-

> type paper I've used).
> 
> Steve
>