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In reply to Hugowolf, Jul 25, 2012
Hugowolf wrote:Thank you Brian for a very clear and detailed reply. I particularly take your point about OBAs.
These category designations aren’t set in stone, but generally for high quality papers, photo papers are RC (resin coated = plastic coated) and fine art papers aren’t. Fine art papers should be archival, photo papers need not be.
A very few fine art papers allow the use of photo black ink. Exceptions include Epson Exhibition Fibre (Trad Photo in Europe) and Museo Silver Rag.
Fine art papers do not need to be 100% cotton based. They can be 100% alpha cellulose (wood pulp); Hahnemühle German Etching 310 is an example of an alpha-cellulose based fine art paper. There are Japanese papers which are made of Kenaf fibre. There are Japanese papers which contain Mulberry fibres. Hahnemühle has papers with Bamboo and Sugar Cane content.
Harman, distributed by Hahnemühle in the US, produces a Gloss Baryta paper that it sells as a fine art paper. It is certainly one of the highest quality papers in the world, but I don’t know if I would think of it as a fine art paper.
As far as printing is concerned, I don’t think you are saving anything by sticking with Epson papers and not using profiles. The first time you use a profile it will take you a little longer, but after that there isn’t anything to it, if you are using manufacturer supplied profiles (canned profiles). Just select the manufacture’s recommended media type (Epson paper equivalent), turn off color management for the printer, then select the appropriate profile in whatever software you are printing from.
Glossy and lustre/pearl papers have deeper and darker blacks and produce higher contrast, more saturated prints than matt papers. But which paper you choose for a particular print is really a personal choice – and if you are putting it behind glass it is somewhat moot anyhow.
The problem with bright white papers, whether photo or fine art, is the optical brightening agent (OBA) content. OBAs, sometimes called bluing agents. OBAs fade over time, especially if subject to any daylight exposure.
Brian A
So having looked at the main UK paper suppliers website http://www.on-linepaper.co.uk/ I'm leaning towards trying the following papers from Hahnemuhle:
http://www.on-linepaper.co.uk/hahnemuhle-matt-fine-art-smooth-paper-photo-rag-ultra-smooth-305g-25-sheets-a2
http://www.on-linepaper.co.uk/hahnemuhle-glossy-fine-art-paper-baryta-fb-350gsm-a2-25-sheets
Do those look like good choices would you say?
I've also had a look at Hahnemuhle's ICC profiles which they do for these papers and the 3880 printer.
Thanks again.
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David
In reply to davidevans1, Jul 25, 2012
davidevans1 wrote:I would get sample packs from Harman, Canson, and Hahnemühle, then you can try them before buying any quantity.
Thank you Brian for a very clear and detailed reply. I particularly take your point about OBAs.
So having looked at the main UK paper suppliers website http://www.on-linepaper.co.uk/ I'm leaning towards trying the following papers from Hahnemuhle:
http://www.on-linepaper.co.uk/hahnemuhle-matt-fine-art-smooth-paper-photo-rag-ultra-smooth-305g-25-sheets-a2
http://www.on-linepaper.co.uk/hahnemuhle-glossy-fine-art-paper-baryta-fb-350gsm-a2-25-sheets
Do those look like good choices would you say?
http://www.on-linepaper.co.uk/test-packs-photo-gloss-satin-lustre-matt-smooth-textured-fine-art-inkjet-photo-papers?zenid=28c0de871a9ce94019ecf5f58e0857d2
If you are in the UK then you owe it to yourself to try Harman Gloss Baryta. Probably the finest gloss paper ever made.
http://www.on-linepaper.co.uk/harman-digital-photo-and-fine-art-inkjet-paper/harman-digital-matt-fine-art-inkjet-paper-gloss-baryta-320
… and anything from St. Cuthbert’s Mill in Somerset. St Cuthberts make Epson Velvet Fine Art and Epson Somerset papers.
http://www.on-linepaper.co.uk/st-cuthberts-mill-inkjet-sampler-30-sheets-6-types-a4-pack
Personally I prefer Canson Rag Photographique 310 to Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308, but the Hahnemühle is probably the most popular photo rag paper worldwide. I haven’t used a lot of the ultra smooth, but it did not seem much smoother than the regular rag.
I use a lot of Hahnemühle German Etching in large sheets (A1) which I cut down if I am using a 17 inch printer. Nice even texture which holds detail well and easier to cut when dry mounted than cotton papers.
If you are also looking at photo papers then Canson Baryta Photographique and Canson Platine are very nice lustre/pearl papers, but not cheap.
But again, paper is a very personal choice.
Brian A
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