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Adampro1
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Roy - Off topic (and started a trend) but ok by me
On the topic of printing images, I've just started with photo prints (my wife runs a stationery business, so I'm technically printing all the time, but on a Heidelberg windmill).. I've been taking photos for 10 years professionally and 15 years total. Honestly most of my clients just want a CD. It's really quite sad, I miss having physical images in the hand. So this year I'm really gonna push prints on my clients. I've been working on a lot of albums etc. And I just need to get my printing down pat, and paper is the first step.
It's interesting that you and a lot of others feel the best paper is based on the print, rather then what you like.
So far I've used Canon's matte photo paper for proofs, but the second I try switching up to Canon photo rag, or luster or pro premium semi-gloss or the cotton paper I use for letterpress (not a printer paper). The images just look off.. For some weird reason. That's another issue for another thread, but lets just say it's gonna be an uphill battle till I'm satisfied. OH and I've realized that I shoot for digital, so I'll also have to retrain myself to think about how the image will look when printed (both in camera and in lightroom)..
Anyway, back on topic (although feel free to deviate):
I'm ordering the following to sample, hopefully getting good results is as straight forward as using the right icc profile since I'll only have a few pages of each.
Hahnemuhle Matte Fine Art Smooth Archival Inkjet Paper Sample pack
Hahnemuhle FineArt Glossy Inkjet Paper Sample Pack
So I'll get to test most of the Hahnemuhle papers
On the topic of printing images, I've just started with photo prints (my wife runs a stationery business, so I'm technically printing all the time, but on a Heidelberg windmill).. I've been taking photos for 10 years professionally and 15 years total. Honestly most of my clients just want a CD. It's really quite sad, I miss having physical images in the hand. So this year I'm really gonna push prints on my clients. I've been working on a lot of albums etc. And I just need to get my printing down pat, and paper is the first step.
It's interesting that you and a lot of others feel the best paper is based on the print, rather then what you like.
So far I've used Canon's matte photo paper for proofs, but the second I try switching up to Canon photo rag, or luster or pro premium semi-gloss or the cotton paper I use for letterpress (not a printer paper). The images just look off.. For some weird reason. That's another issue for another thread, but lets just say it's gonna be an uphill battle till I'm satisfied. OH and I've realized that I shoot for digital, so I'll also have to retrain myself to think about how the image will look when printed (both in camera and in lightroom)..
Anyway, back on topic (although feel free to deviate):
I'm ordering the following to sample, hopefully getting good results is as straight forward as using the right icc profile since I'll only have a few pages of each.
Hahnemuhle Matte Fine Art Smooth Archival Inkjet Paper Sample pack
Hahnemuhle FineArt Glossy Inkjet Paper Sample Pack
So I'll get to test most of the Hahnemuhle papers