On Feb 5, 2010, at 11:35 PM, David Kachel <david@...> wrote:
> I am curious if others have had the same experience I have had
> printing B&W digitally...
>
> I started making the transition from analog to digital a year and a
> half ago (had I known, I would have started by first taking up
> drinking!) and feel as though I have just recently started getting a
> more or less firm grip.
>
> I print color only very occasionally but when I do my calibrated
> monitor and printer don't seem to have much trouble giving me a
> first print that is reasonably in the ball park. But with B&W I find
> that though print color is usually within a single point of correct,
> contrast and density (brightness if you prefer) don't look right in
> the print unless they look way over the top on the monitor. This
> isn't really a problem. I understand the transmittance/reflectance
> dichotomy and have simply adapted to the difference in my workflow.
> But I would like to know if others have seen the same thing printing
> B&W as compared to color.
>
> I presume the difference is due to the fact that color as we all
> know, hides a lot of sins and color printers aren't paying attention
> to density and contrast as much as B&W photographers.
>
> David Kachel
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Please visit the Group Homepage to check the Files, and other
> resources as they are often being updated.
>
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint
>
> If you wish to receive no emails or just a daily digest, or you wish
> to unsubscribe, please edit your Membership preferences by visiting
> this same page.
>
> Please follow these basic guidelines:
> - As threads develop, trim off excess portions of earlier messages
> to keep them short.
> - Good manners are required at all time. No personal attacks or
> flames. Hostile, aggressive or argumentative users may be removed
> from the membership without notice.
> - Keep your posts and threads related to the group topic of digital
> B&W printing. Users who persistently make off-topic posts may be
> removed from the membership.
> - By posting on this forum you agree to abide by the group rules and
> guidelines, and to abide by the actions and decisions of the group
> Owner and Moderators. See “Group Topic, Rules and Guidelines” in
> the Files section:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint/files/
>
> BY PARTICIPATING IN AND/OR POSTING MESSAGES TO THE DIGITAL BW, THE
> PRINT YAHOO! GROUP YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT THE “OWNE
> R” AND “MODERATORS” OF DIGITAL BW, THE PRINT YAHOO GROUP SHALL
> NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
> CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DA
> MAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE L
> OSSES (EVEN IF THE “OWNER” AND “MODERATORS” OF DIGITAL BW,
> THE PRINT YAHOO GROUP HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH D
> AMAGES), RESULTING FROM: (i) THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE DIG
> ITAL BW, THE PRINT YAHOO GROUP; (ii) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTER
> ATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; (iii) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF
> ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE DIGITAL BW, THE PRINT YAHOO GROUP; OR (iv) AN
> Y OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE DIGITAL BW, THE PRINT YAHOO GROUP.
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>