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Sunday, November 29, 2009

BW thoughts

Max returns with some BW pics. Nice work. I think I have my desktop images for the next few days sorted out.



I really like the one below, it reminds me of some of André Kertész' pictures.
... Talking more about black/white digital prints, I wonder if the special dedicated black/grey inks one can get to put in color printers, make better BW prints?
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5 comments:

  1. Philocalist29 Nov 2009, 18:23:00

    '... Talking more about black/white digital prints, I wonder if the special dedicated black/grey inks one can get to put in color printers, make better BW prints?'

    Yes, absolutely, definitely YES!!! ... again, try the Lycos.com site for info / samples etc.

    However, I think that we should all not lose sight of one important criteria here ... talent, or lack of it!:-)
    It REALLY does make a difference, particularly with monochrome work ... see GOOD inkjet prints in black & white, and they are practically indistinguishable from a 'traditional' mono photographic print.
    I've printed 'proper' B&W for maybe in excess of 20 years, on a commercial / exhibition basis, and still do, though mostly now because I enjoy the process (and people pay a premium for it as a service!) ... but love the good inkjet stuff too!

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  2. Eolake Stobblehouse29 Nov 2009, 18:31:00

    "we should all not lose sight of one important criteria here ... talent"

    Shoot, I wish you hadn't said that.

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  3. Eolake Stobblehouse29 Nov 2009, 18:34:00

    lyson, not lycos.

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  4. Philocalist29 Nov 2009, 21:59:00

    Oops! :-)

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  5. Eolake Stobblehouse2 Dec 2009, 22:06:00

    I've looked over lyson.com, and I can't find any BW inks...
    I wonder if they stopped making them?

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