On Jan 11, 2006, at 3:35 PM, LuAnn Johnson wrote: > I heard somewhere in the past that photos printed at Wal-mart and > such places are superior to those printed in a home photo ink-jet > printer because 1) they won't fade,
Not completely true, all prints will fade unless correctly curated. The Fuji Frontier Pioneer mini lab used at "some" Wal-Marts offers the best color print available from a mini lab. Yes, these are better than low end consumer inkjet prints. Top end "Photo" inkjet printers with the latest inks on the best archival papers would surpass the longevity of the min lab print. > 2) they will not stick to glass when framed or to plastic in photo > albums. All prints will stick to glass given the opportunity. The proper way to display any work on paper is behind a ph neutral matte with ph neutral backing. > I also heard that home printed photos can be protected from > sticking to glass or plastic by covering them with a light coat of > hairspray. I would never trust hair spray due additives. Archival Spray Fixative available through art supply stores is an alternative, but one I wouldn't recommend?prints need to breath. Again, prints next to glass is a bad idea if you want a long lasting solution, otherwise hang on to the original...jf -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: smime.p7s Type: application/pkcs7-signature Size: 2102 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://www.math.louisville.edu/pipermail/macgroup/attachments/20060111/d9b0b777/attachment.bin
