{"id":9609,"date":"2017-03-12T00:09:50","date_gmt":"2017-03-12T05:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stayfocusedpress.com\/blog\/?p=9609"},"modified":"2021-02-09T20:57:16","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T01:57:16","slug":"seen-at-wppi-quality-printing-papers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/sfp\/?p=9609","title":{"rendered":"Seen at WPPI – Quality Printing Papers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some Day My Prints Will Come<\/h3>\n

For decades I was schooled in conventional (film) photography. So it’s natural that I am a lover of photographic prints. And although I enjoy the convenience and portability of electronic display devices, I simply prefer to view my work on hardcopy prints.<\/p>\n

Last last year, I ordered a large format printer – the Epson P800. Normally it makes prints up to size 17″ x 22″. Add a roll paper feeder and it can produce enormous panoramas up to 129″ wide. Since the printer was in high demand at the time, my waiting time was about a month for delivery.<\/p>\n

When I finally received the printer, I was preoccupied with a lot of other work. To ensure that the printer was working properly I used to make only two or three prints and then set it aside.<\/p>\n

Jump ahead two months and I’m attending the WPPI Conference & Expo. I think to myself that I should learn about printing papers to get the best results from the investment in my Epson P800. And so at WPPI I stop at several makers of fine art papers to get educated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/tr>\n\n\n
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Hahnemuhle<\/strong> is a German based company that offers a wide variety of papers. I look at their large catalog and am stumped by some of the terminology. So I start asking questions.<\/p>\n

What is baryta<\/strong> paper? I’m told that it is paper coated with barium sulphate, a substance used on traditional photographic paper. When baryta paper is used for inkjet printing, it supposedly reproduces the effect of silver halide processing.<\/p>\n

Many of the paper descriptions include a gsm<\/strong> value. I find that gsm is an acronym for grams per square meter. Thus a square meter of Canvas Metallic 350 gsm paper is heavier than FineArt Baryta Satin 3500 gsm paper.<\/p>\n

I am also curious about paper with the rag<\/strong> description. I learn that this paper is made from cotton linters or rags and is superior to wood-based paper.<\/td>\n

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\nThe helpful representative left me with this sampler – a collection of their fine art photography papers and other helpful literature. For more information please visit Hahnemuhle<\/a>.<\/td>\n
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Namhoon Kim<\/u> is the Marketing Manager for Durico Media<\/strong>. The company is based in southern California. As you can see from the below photograph, they have a rather large selection of papers.<\/p>\n

I helped myself to about a dozen of their print samples all on different paper stock. I find that the samples are the only way to determine if a paper is suitable<\/em> for one of my prints. Reading a catalog description does not give me the know-how to select a paper – I require hands-on to feel the surface and a sample photograph to give me the visual feedback.<\/p>\n

For more information, please visit Durico Imaging<\/a>.<\/td>\n

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Epson<\/strong> is probably best known as a manufacturer of printers. They also are a large producer of high quality printing papers.<\/p>\n

My visit to Epson is to find out more about their printing papers and luckily I am handed a “Print Sample Guide” to take with me. It has their complete line of papers with printed samples: photographic, matte, cotton fine art and canvas.<\/p>\n

Before I depart the representative shows me their new software Epson Print Layout<\/strong>. This app is for users of Epson professional printers and provides a convenient and elegant way to organize, set up and print your images. If you’re a user of a high end Epson printer, you can download a copy of the Epson software from here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more information about their papers, please visit Epson<\/a>.<\/td>\n

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Paperwise, I’m 3 for 3. I walked away with samples from three different manufacturers. So with samples in hand, I am prepared to make my paper choices. Now I’m ready to fire up that printer that has been sitting idle waiting for me.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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\nWritten by: Arnie lee<\/p>\n

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