I wish I could help, Bruce, but I don't know enough about the variety of
inkjet papers to know which comes closes to gelatin silver prints. Nor do I
know a lot about gelatin silver prints. Maybe one day the Karsh exhibit will
come to Chicago, and I'll be able to see what you're talking about. I
wonder if the "depth" you mention has more to do with using a large format
camera than the paper and chemical printing process. Just thinking out loud
here. Would love to see the Karsh exhibit you reference here. Thanks for
posting. Really enjoyed seeing the work. Cheers, Christine
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I'm at a serious disadvantage trying to discuss photo paper as I pretty
much bypassed all the chemical stuff. (After dabbling with B&W developing,
I quit shooting in the early 1980's and publicly stated that I wouldn't
try photography again until they invented digital cameras and LCD
displays.)
But I've recently seen some outstanding industrial work, large format
shots taken in operating steel works and auto assembly lines, printed at
sizes around 2 by 3 feet. These were in an exhibition of commercial work
by Karsh that's currently touring.
http://www.karsh.org/#/the_work/on_assignment/atlas_steel/
http://www.karsh.org/#/the_work/on_assignment/ford_canada/
Of course you can't tell from the screen, but these gelatin silver prints
have a quietly impressive depth and lustre. I'd love to be able to print
on some paper that even came half-way to matching the look he got from
this stuff. Can ink-jet approximate this, or is it only possible with
trad photo-paper?
I guess that at this point the analog film buffs are rolling their eyes
and would say, "*this* is why we still shoot film".
-bmw
On 11-02-15 7:08 PM, Christine Aguila wrote:
Love the bw square crop. I'd actually vote for a nicely textured mat
print for this picture. But glossy would probably be nice, but it would
have to be some high end glossy--something like the Epson Exhibition
Fiber paper. To my eye, sometimes basic glossy paper looks kind of
cheap. Nice job, Darren. Cheers, Christine
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On 11-02-15 2:23 PM, Darren Addy wrote:
Thanks for the additional comments.
By popular demand:
: )
Cropped square in B&W:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/5448318025/
Cropped square in color:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/5448927542/
Both excellent, Darren. I think the b&w serves this subject better.
Wants to be printed really glossy too.
-bmw
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