Re: Re: digital giclee

Hi,

Tina Martin wrote to Colin:

> ....it's a whole other photographic world!

Amen to THAT!

This past summer during the 5th European Fine Arts Forum in
Braunsfels, Germany (about 5 miles away from the Leica home)
I saw the first digital 'giclee' prints on fine paper.

Impressive results indeed! But considering the tremendous cost
of new printer, paper and - most of all - the archival inks,
why not continue with high quality silvergelatine papers.
There are enough on the market which are fairly cheap and
still of highest quality.

For mass duplication though, I can see an advantage for the
professional photographer who can "print on demand" while he
works on another project at the same time. There may be an
aspect of saving time. There's no need to be in the darkroom anymore.

Erich (Mainz, Germany)

http://www.fotair.de
Received on Mon Dec 4 02:08:42 2000