On Mar 31, 2006, at 10:42 AM, Mark Roberts wrote:
For my use, inkjet printing saves money over wet darkroom printing.
Same here. I'm not a photofinisher, I produce a limited number of prints by hand. I often use exactly one piece of paper to produce a presentation quality 11x17" print, something I was never able to achieve in the wet lab, because my monitor and printing workflow is very well calibrated and extremely consistent. Without thousands of dollars worth of processing equipment, I could not achieve that with chemical processing. That alone saves a fortune in both capital equipment and in per-piece product cost.
But... I can *charge* more for a wet darkroom print because it's real silver-based paper, etc, etc.
I've sold several dozen prints over the past year or so. I haven't seen any substantive difference in price based on the difference in process.
Godfrey
