Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/07/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 01:08 AM 7/27/2009, you wrote: >I thought I would pose this question to this group. To try to put >some parameters around the question, I am being told that my injet >prints, using archival inks and paper, are not "giclee". >Though I know this term, directly translated, means to spray, and I >know that much of the use of this term by photographers is for >"marketing" purposes, I am curious if you believe that the use of >this term for my prints is accurate (archival pigments sprayed on >archival papers of either scanned negatives or digital photographs). >Thanks very much for any opinions you care to share. Any pointers to >truly authoritative literature or sources would be greatly appreciated. >Best, >Bob Giclee is pretentious art talk and has been abandoned by most professional printers. Since it also means ejaculate it has always seemed ridiculous to French speakers. Some history here: http://www.dpandi.com/giclee/ It used to be true that calling a print inkjet devalued it because anybody can print an inkjet. I don't think that's true anymore as there are wide varieties of inkjet prints and many are sold for as much or more than any giclee or Iris or any other pretentiously named print. Tina Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com