Choice of inkjet paper

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Eatmorepies wrote:
> I've Googled round and round and only find adverts for various
> papers. So what do you exhibition photographers print on?
>
> I've tried various Epson papers but they don't look like the ones
> I've seen in the best exhibitons - neither do my photos but let's
> concentrate on paper.
>
> What papers do you suggest I might buy to get digital prints a step
> up from Epson Premium Glossy? (not that I want glossy in particular).
>
> John

InkJet results depend on four factors. The image, the printer, the ink
and the paper. They all work together. Now add in the fact that quality is
a very subjective think, you can get a lot of different answers.

How about telling us what printer ink and paper combonation you like
best or are using now?

--
Joseph Meehan

Dia 's Muire duit
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> On Tue, 06 Feb 2007 20:55:57 +0000, Eatmorepies wrote:
>
>> I've Googled round and round and only find adverts for various papers. So
>> what do you exhibition photographers print on?

Ilford Semi-Matte is worth a look. I was surprised to find that, for a matte
paper, it had a higher dMax than Epson glossy photo paper. I did not test
against PGPP.
--

Mike Russell
www.curvemeister.com/forum/
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Eatmorepies wrote

> What papers do you suggest I might buy to get digital prints a step up
> from Epson Premium Glossy? (not that I want glossy in particular).

I've had much much better results from my Epson printer
with Ilford Pearl than any of the Epson papers. You just
have to knock the Magenta back 20%

Chris
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Ed Ruf wrote

> Is this in a color managed work flow with an appropriate paper/ink
> combination ICC profile?

Trial, error and peristance, Ed.

Chris
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Ed Ruf wrote

> Did you start with a managed work flow and profile or just brute
> force it?

Brute force. Even the recommended Ilford settings were inadequate.
If I was volume printing then I would definitely have to be more ordered
about the whole thing, if only to guarantee consistency of output. At
the moment, if I volume print then its off to the on-line print shop with
it.

> I get quite good results on
> an R800 using the old Costco paper rumoured to be made by Ilford with one
> of their profiles printing using Qimage. Also get great results on several
> Epson papers using their profiles as well.

It's all a bit frustratingly black art at times. Thanks for the tips.

Chris
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"Eatmorepies" <xyztnday DeleteThis @lineone.net> wrote in message
news:45c8eb61_3@mk-nntp-2.news.uk.tiscali.com...
> I've Googled round and round and only find adverts for various papers. So
> what do you exhibition photographers print on?
>
> I've tried various Epson papers but they don't look like the ones I've
> seen in the best exhibitons - neither do my photos but let's concentrate
> on paper.
>
> What papers do you suggest I might buy to get digital prints a step up
> from Epson Premium Glossy? (not that I want glossy in particular).
>
> John

Hi.

A lot of exhibitors, that I know, use "Art Papers" from Perma Jet and other
independant suppliers. These papers are almost always Matt or Semi Matt
finish, and a lot more expensive than Epsons.

One of our local specialised "Art" labs highly recommends Epson Cotton
Canvas.

All these workers use ICC Profiles and Colour Manage for the papers. Some
of the manufacturers do supply Free "Canned" Profiles for a range of
Printers, or will make Custom Profiles at a cost, or Free if you buy a
certain amount of their product.

Roy G
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ray wrote:
> On Tue, 06 Feb 2007 20:55:57 +0000, Eatmorepies wrote:
>
>> I've Googled round and round and only find adverts for various papers. So
>> what do you exhibition photographers print on?
>>
>> I've tried various Epson papers but they don't look like the ones I've seen
>> in the best exhibitons - neither do my photos but let's concentrate on
>> paper.
>>
>> What papers do you suggest I might buy to get digital prints a step up from
>> Epson Premium Glossy? (not that I want glossy in particular).
>>
>> John
>
> FWIW - I've read a couple of photography magazine articles in the past
> indicating that there really is a reason to use the paper that the printer
> manufacturer recommends and sells - they match the paper surface with the
> specific inks they sell.
>
True, and in most cases, the chemistry of the ink and paper combine to
produce better images, and may also result in longer lasting pictures
without fade, or color change.
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"Ron Hunter" <rphunter.RemoveThis@charter.net> wrote in message
news:6cmdnaAgyofPBFTYnZ2dnUVZ_oPinZ2d@giganews.com...
> ray wrote:
>> On Tue, 06 Feb 2007 20:55:57 +0000, Eatmorepies wrote:
>>
>>> I've Googled round and round and only find adverts for various papers.
>>> So what do you exhibition photographers print on?
>>>
>>> I've tried various Epson papers but they don't look like the ones I've
>>> seen in the best exhibitons - neither do my photos but let's concentrate
>>> on paper.
>>>
>>> What papers do you suggest I might buy to get digital prints a step up
>>> from Epson Premium Glossy? (not that I want glossy in particular).
>>>
>>> John
>>
>> FWIW - I've read a couple of photography magazine articles in the past
>> indicating that there really is a reason to use the paper that the
>> printer
>> manufacturer recommends and sells - they match the paper surface with the
>> specific inks they sell.
>>
> True, and in most cases, the chemistry of the ink and paper combine to
> produce better images, and may also result in longer lasting pictures
> without fade, or color change.

That's not necessarily true. I've found, and so have many others, that
Ilford, Museo, Moab and other papers produce superior images to any of the
papers offered by the printer mfrs.

--
Skip Middleton
www.shadowcatcherimagery.com
www.pbase.com/skipm
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Eatmorepies wrote:

> I've Googled round and round and only find adverts for various papers. So
> what do you exhibition photographers print on?
>
> I've tried various Epson papers but they don't look like the ones I've seen
> in the best exhibitons - neither do my photos but let's concentrate on
> paper.
>
> What papers do you suggest I might buy to get digital prints a step up from
> Epson Premium Glossy? (not that I want glossy in particular).
>
> John
>
>

I must be dense, but -- if you want hang-on-the-wall quality -- why would you
start with an inkjet printer?
--
Cheers, Bob
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