I have had some problems with a certain ink/paper
combo - the 'reds' are coming out to strong and often skin tones look like they
are sunburnt. My question is this... I have read here that some advocate placing
several 'white' sheets of paper under the target - which I did - as you don't
want the influence of a brown table on the target from the light bouncing
back.
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On a whim I did the opposite - I put a black, matte
under the target - my thought is that the white would 'reflect' more light and
'brighten' the area being read - amplifying it - the black matte would do the
opposite - leaving only the ink / paper to reflect.
So I took the same target and re-profiled it with
the black under it - guess what? much better skin tones - in fact all the colors
are less saturated and more natural on my prints... so I ask Tobe/Miller - is
there any truth behind my findings - what are your
thoughts?