Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/05/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Chris, Here is the scan of the print I made tonight. It looks better on the screen than it does in person. R. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Robert+Meier/Black+and+White/Winter +Squash.jpg.html On May 10, 2011, at 11:59 PM, Chris Crawford wrote: > Robert, > > What is weak about them? Are they too dark, too light? Flat and > greyed out > looking? Make sure you use the right black in for the paper. Using > the photo > black on a paper that prefers the matte black will give weal > blacks, as will > using the matte black on a paper that needs the photo black...and > make sure > you use the right profile, there should be two sets of profiles, > one for the > different papers with Matte Blank ink (MK), and one for them with > the Photo > Black (PK) ink. > > > > -- > Chris Crawford > Fine Art Photography > Fort Wayne, Indiana > 260-486-2581 > > http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio > > http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! > > http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 > Become a fan on Facebook > > > > On 5/11/11 12:43 AM, "Robert Meier" <robertmeier at usjet.net> wrote: > >> Chris, >> >> I have gotten them installed in the right place and have used one of >> them tonight, the Epson Exhibition Fiber paper. It is a beautiful >> paper, thick, with a beautiful finish that is very much like glossy >> fiber base paper air-dried. I have made one B&W print which has >> perfectly neutral tonality, which I have never been able to achieve >> on an inkjet printer before. The dark areas are weak, especially >> compared to the silver print from the same negative, which I think >> means that I have to do more work in PS. >> >> Thanks very much, >> Robert >> >> On May 6, 2011, at 11:30 PM, Chris Crawford wrote: >> >>> Did you install them in the right location on the computer? >>> MacintoshHD/library/colorsync/profiles/ >>> >>> Close photoshop before you install the profiles in the location >>> above; they >>> won't show in PS if it is open when you install them unless you >>> close PS and >>> restart it. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Chris Crawford >>> Fine Art Photography >>> Fort Wayne, Indiana >>> 260-486-2581 >>> >>> http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio >>> >>> http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! >>> >>> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 >>> Become a fan on Facebook >>> >>> >>> >>> On 5/6/11 11:37 PM, "Robert Meier" <robertmeier at usjet.net> wrote: >>> >>>> I've gotten an Epson 3880 and some Epson Hot Press Natural paper >>>> and >>>> Epson Exhibition Fiber paper. I have downloaded the profiles for >>>> both from the Epson website, but I can't get them to show up as a >>>> choice when I go to print. I am using Mac 10.4 and CS2. What do I >>>> need to do? Thanks >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>> information >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information