[Leica] My first 'PAW' (/me finally digitizes a photo :-)

[george at imagist.com (George Lottermoser)]

Jonathan Borden8/10/04
>The biggest difference is that the inkjet print is definitely 'on the 
>surface' whereas the Fiber print appears below the surface of the print 
>-- this is not entirely the glossy/matte issue as, e.g., 
>Platinum/Palladium prints have that 'depth' appearance.
>
>I am not sure how much of this will be apparent under glass.

How wonderful to hear the considered opinion of a 'print-maker.' These 
subtle differences in the 'look' and 'feel' of 'prints' really gets to the 
heart of the matter for me. 

And whether we can detect these differences under glass certainly is worth 
considering. I get the most pleasure from looking at prints held in my 
hands. Turning them this way and that to detect the richness and depth and 
quality of the printing as well as the paper - including the 'feel' of the 
paper.

Way back when in school I created and printed etchings, engravings, stone 
lithographs and serigraphs. And worked my way through the the tuition in a 
commercial photo studio darkroom. Each of these printing techniques offered 
a unique relationship between the pigments, dyes, silver salts, etc. and 
their papers. 

So when we speak of digital capture or film capture we speak as 
photographers. And when we speak of darkrooms with elon and metol and azo 
and pryo and digital printing, whether inkjet or lamda or etc. then we begin 
to speak as print-makers. I love both conversations.

Fond regards,

G e o r g e   L o t t e r m o s e r,    imagist?

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