On Jan 1, 9:03 pm, "jeffrey" <johjeff....DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I have a few dusty photos. They are printed on inkjet photo paper,
> which is pretty sticky and seem more succeptible to dust than actual
> camera store prints. How do you remove dust and lint from the picture
> without ruining it? (I do not mean Photoshopping the image, but
> rather, physically remove the dust from the print.)
If the print is sticky for more than an hour or so (unless you use a
gelatin surfaced paper which is rare) you ahve a miss match between
paper and ink. Use the recommended papers for your printer, or test
papers and reject them when they don't behave. You didn't say which
paper and printer you are using, but I would find a similar paper by
the printer manufacturer. Not all papers work with all printers, many
paers/printers are designed to macth each other. One example is that
Epson dye inks don't work well on HP dye specific papers and visa
versa. Also try drying in a more dust free environment, plastic
sheeting suspended over a sweater drying rack works well.
To retouch color prints, have high quality 00, 0, and 1 art paint
brushes and a set of photo retouching colors. Now here are the
problems:
1) If you are using dye based inks, the photo retouching colors are
generally water based. Try Marshall Photo Oil Paints in that case. Test
before trying this on a good print.
2) Will the surface of the paper handle the paints? Again test first.
3) Don't spray with a fixative until after the retouching.
4) Will the dyes in the retouching colors match the inks you are using,
they are designed for chemical photo emulsions.
Good Luck
Tom
Tom
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