Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/07/27

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Subject: [Leica] What is Giclee?
From: images at comporium.net (Tina Manley)
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:37:21 -0400
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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 



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