![]() ![]() In addition, there is a newer crossover category: fiber-based baryta photo papers (defined below). Photo papers such as glossy, luster, pearl, satin and metallic utilize photo black ink, while matte papers such as cotton, alpha-cellulose and canvas utilize matte black ink. This means selecting an excellent paper with not only good permanence, but rich dense blacks, a wide color gamut and dynamic range, smooth tonal transitions, a substantial feel, the right surface for the image, and more. ![]() I presume if you are reading this article, you care deeply about your art and wish to showcase it in the best possible manner. Hopefully you are printing a 16-bit tiff or psd (not jpeg) in the ProPhoto RGB (or at least Adobe RGB) color space the image has been non-destructively edited has proper noise reduction and sharpening applied and has ample pixels to print at the desired output size with little or no artificial interpolation. Printing technology has greatly improved in recent years, just as color gamuts have steadily increased. The greater the number of color inks and dilutions of black inks, the better. As well as the age, quality and ink set of the printer you are using. Pro Tip: I cannot emphasize enough how important the quality and resolution of your source image are to achieving an excellent print. You will also gain a lot of knowledge about the printing workflow. ![]() After printing on a variety of papers for awhile, you will begin to know by looking at your image what paper will best evoke the mood you want to get across to the viewer. I always buy boxes of different brands and types of letter size sheet paper so I can make multiple test prints. Purchasing sample packs from various manufacturers is good for that. I always recommend that people print the same image on a variety of papers to determine what looks and feels best to them. It depends on the mood you are trying to convey and emotional content of each particular image. Like all art, photographic images speak to us in a deeply personal and spiritual way. ![]() There are no hard and fast rules of thumb for any given image. Only the artist can determine what type of paper best conveys their vision. Remember, the selection of a paper is a very personal, artistic decision. Finally, I will provide examples of some of my images and go over the reasoning behind my paper choices for those images. We will then review some paper characteristics and terminology. Let’s begin by first taking a look at the basic categories of papers available on the market today. In this post, I will attempt to clarify various paper types and some important characteristics and terminology to help guide you in making paper selections. When examining a paper’s specification data sheet, numbers and data sometimes overwhelm and don’t paint the entire ‘picture’ in regards to artistic choices. To make matters more confusing, paper selection includes both important scientific data, as well as unquantifiable artistic qualities. Printing is an art and a science – a craft that takes time to learn – as is choosing the most suitable paper for a particular image. In part because of this fact, most images today sadly never make it into print form, remaining forever ensconced in monitors only to be viewed on the web. The number of choices can simply be overwhelming. With the wealth and diversity of superb inkjet papers on the market today, even experienced printmakers have difficulty with how to choose the right paper for printing. Without fail, one of the most common questions asked by students in printing classes is how to choose a paper for a specific image. Fountain of Grace – Printed on Baryta Paper This guide lays out how to choose the right paper for printing – what papers work best for certain images, what papers are top quality, and more. ![]()
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