Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 9/1/04 11:04 PM, "Adam Bridge" <abridge@gmail.com> typed: > How are people choosing to mount inkjet prints? > > Drymount? > > Thanks! > > Adam If they would be behind than I'd suggest not mounting them. That's not even going to make them flatter. And air dried crudely flattened fiber darkroom prints are rarely mounted any more than that might improve them from a flatness point of view. No the thing to do now is to hang them with "tapes" or use corner things on them. >From light impressions. Photo Corners Adhesives/Glues Paper Tapes Tyvek Tape Acid-Free Linen Tape Mounting Strips Hook and Loop http://www.lightimpressionsdirect.com/servlet/OnlineShopping?Dsp=10000&PCR=3 0000:120000:122000&R=8836 Then the mat goes over them and the glass over the matt. Or just use a stack of sandwiched mats. My portfolio was in that form once. I think they were 14x15 with 11x14s in there but sometimes an 8x10 in there. If I was getting into a thing where I wanted a stack of mounted prints to go around as is with no mats I'd still forgo spraying or dry mounting. The spraying you do if you're assuming your stuff is not very archival and therefore near worthless for collectors and galleries. I'd not sell my self to short and count yourself out of this kind of stuff as many of the best artists were nowhere near as mediocre as they thought they were. Everything you do you are leaving a legacy. So if I was getting as I'm thinking of doing into having a stack of flush mounted prints on cards I'd not do it the way I'd done it before. I had dry mounted 11x14s or 16x20's on to museum board and trimmed the sides so they were flush. Otherwise they're not and they really look and feel bad in your hands. And its ok expect that no two prints are exactly the same size if you're cutting each one down to make the boards flush with the prints.. It's not like a precut stack of cards. The feel and effect is much different. You can't flip though it although in a way that's good. But its just one more amateurish thing one could live without. So I'd spend some bucks using exotic brands of very thick almost card stock paper. Say from these people http://www.redrivercatalog.com/ You can shop for exotic extra thick or expensive or very foreign papers by printer from these guys. You click on your printer and see the choices. They are varied and very exotic. Swiss, German, Japanese papers. It could be the Japanese papers are the best when you get into very high end stuff. I know that the best water color paper has always cost way more than the best silver encrusted photo paper. Despite the total lack of silver. Or emulsion. And I think some of this exact stuff you can run though many an inkjet paper. On a trial by error basis. Also Epson makes Enhanced matt posterboard. But you have to cut them down. They are way cool it seems to me. I may be heading in that direction... http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/ProductMediaSpec.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&i nfoType=Overview&oid=-10390&category=Paper+%26+Media You know these things are not going to come apart on you on your yearly trip to the center of the monsoons. Or the Bermuda triangle. Or inside the Egyptian pyramids. Those damp spots. " For photographers seeking a flat matte surface with the stiffness of a mounted product, EPSON Enhanced Matte Posterboard is the ideal choice. This bright white posterboard is perfect for short term signage and display. It yields highly saturated images, while maintaining excellent highlight and shadow detail. Designed primarily for use with EPSON UltraChrome? and Archival? Inks, this versatile posterboard can also be used with dye-based inks. Hobbyists, professional photographers and digital artists alike will find EPSON Enhanced Matte Paper a remarkable solution for any project." I have a 2200 so this would be perfect for me. And I just saw some prints from this stuff yesterday at my local Pro Photo shop. Coincidently as well the EPSON Enhanced Matte paper in it's regular version is pretty much my favorite all around printing paper. I've not really tried the exotic stuff so much yet. And maybe never will. For darkroom work I just resisted all temptation and stuck/stick to Ilford. I might go from the cool to the warm to the neural stuff to RC but all my sheets made for a perfect stack. And it's just great paper. No dry down surprises. With my inkjet paper now I just might decide to not fool around and just stick to Epson. I wonder who makes their paper for them? Did they really buy a paper mill? I doubt it. It's getting so I should join the EUG. Epson user group. I sue their printer, paper and am about to use their camera for my Leica M glass. With the 2200 you can stick this posterboard paper stuff in the back and it goes straight through to the front. No bend. So it works. You'd have to have a printer like that or could somehow use very thick stocks. It comes in 24" X 30", 10 for a hundred bucks. Ten bucks a sheet. 4 11x14's a sheet. $2.50 an 11x14. I imagine though you could proof your stuff with regular enhanced matt paper. Which is like 60 cents a sheet. You'd hate to crank out a $ 2.50 an 11x14 and have it come out too light. Or dark. I Hope you're not into glossy because I just down know. I somehow think they're not going to make super thick glossy papers. Don't know why I think that. I just do. Mark Rabiner Photography Portland Oregon http://rabinergroup.com/