*Canson Edition Etching Rag (smooth), Posted by: I am looking to purchase photo book paper to use in my scrapbooks. Another factor to note is that the size of the page could affect how stiff the page feels. While there's a wide range of stylistic options to choose between, paper finishes are generally categorized as glossy or matte. To answer your question, at present I mainly use Canson for the good stuff, either Canson Rag Photographique or Canson Platine Fibre Rag. No big hassle. Wednesday, 12 October 2016 at 09:21 AM. Friday, 14 October 2016 at 11:32 AM. I also have a box of Red River's folding 5x7 card paper, glossy, that I always use for holiday cards. When I printed myself I tried different papers and samples and liked Gold Fibre Silk best. I love it and stopped hunting. Someone who places a high importance on feel and texture, who wants a rag-based paper might be happy with something like Canson Rag Photographique. this looks like a source of papers out worth checking. The answer depends on what you want to do with the prints. Posted by: First, of course it's a 100% cotton paper, but it contains no brighteners so it's not going to change characteristics over the years. I've been printing on Epson printers for about ten years and I've collected a big folder of test prints on every luster or semigloss paper I could find: Canson, Epson, Red River, Hahnemuhle, Ilford, Lexjet, Lumijet, Harman, and a few I completely forget. After that point, it was really difficult to rank the rest. And it takes time and much waste to learn to adapt to many papers' characteristics. From my perspective, you've just opened the mother of all cans of worms. Lays flat and frames perfectly with just a couple of pieces of hinge tape. Even photographers who mount their photos on canvas (no matter how misguided) can find several "papers" to choose from. I know there has been controversy about this subject here on TOP but I do find Lightroom's (or Photoshop's) soft proofing useful to deal with the slight difference in overall white balance you get with different papers. Nick | Quality of pics very important. Posted by: For the record, I print on a Canon ipf6400 so you may want to confirm what I said about their profiles with someone who uses your printer of choice. For more serious work I round up all the usual suspects: Ilford Gold Fibre Silk, Canson Baryta and Platine Fibre Rag, Hahnemuhle silk Baryta, Epson Legacy Platine, and Legacy Baryta. Tuesday, 11 October 2016 at 08:35 PM. Love at first try and it's still working for me. I have done some printing at home, but not much. But I find it doesn't do a good job with black and white so I've been using Epson's Premium Luster for those. christer almqvist | Tuesday, 11 October 2016 at 01:15 PM. I've printed a fair number of exhibits on a variety of HP and Epson dye-based and pigment printers and have developed some preferences that are probably a carry-over from the days of cool-white base, selenium-toned F surface papers. Metallic the what – the metallic metallic print is kind of glossy print but the pay per use days is your feeling as if it’s been printed on some metallic surface. This is also kind of matte finish and if you see the photo dozen with their swords and reflects a lot . If you want shine go for lustre, you want this move rbut finish matte finish is the best for you. You wouldn’t normally give specs on a hardcover in that way from my understanding. Another vote for Canson Platine Fibre Rag! Brian Reitenauer | Denise – I don’t have a search function for logos/no logos but if you click on the companies here, you’ll find that info in the chart. Regardless, I settled on Canson's Baryta Photographique paper a few years ago, mostly for B&W prints. Thanks! Obviously it'll be right at the top of the pile if I ever have to print anything again - but I'd recommend the exercise to anyone thinking of a print run, based on the image(s) in question. I've kept it as my standard since. Our most popular paper, the Premium 150 is a classic choice and among our most popular papers. Thank you so much for putting this out there for us all!! It’s the type of post that I couldn’t put out there before I had actually made the books! My only complaint is the paper sometimes curls slightly in the box, so I have to do a bit of uncurling before printing. The information and articles; however, may be of interest to anyone, as Jeremy is utterly dedicated to producing the best prints possible. Whether you like matte, lustre, glossy or metallic, printing photos is important! I was thinking to make a photo book proof and I was curious if someone have a favourite paper for that? After looking at about 15 different papers I chose: Dave Van de Mark | Finally, for those days when I decide matte fine art paper is better, I have found Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Bright White and Epson Velvet Fine Art (more texture) and Epson Hot Press Bright White to be the best. Since this post, I’ve also gotten to review the standard Blurb paper.). Thursday, 13 October 2016 at 09:30 AM, - Canson Baryta - For a natural glossy paper, with no OBAs - on the warm side I haven’t tried their new lustre premium paper upgrade yet. Second, it's got a terrific dmax and color. I find that the Epson Ultra Premium Luster is good for pictures I need to send off to family members after Christmas, or for those I need to put up on the Church notice board. GALERIE Semigloss Duo is a true double-sided resin coated media with a professional semigloss finish. You make a good point. Thank You : ))), Great resource! For tests and work prints, I also like several of the fibre based Permajet papers but I'm not sure how widely available they are outside the UK. For top quality, though, Epson's Exhibition Blurb’s matte paper is an upgrade, which for this 7×7 book size ranges from an additional $4 to $7 depending on page count. Yes, it may look the same as lustre but in the long run you will see the cheap quality. Posted by: Recently I found out about Breathing Color papers (https://www.breathingcolor.com/?gclid=CJLb3ceN1M8CFYNGXgod-aMOhA) but haven't yet had a chance to try any. See below, the superfine option is labelled 'eggshell paper'. 170gsm Premium Silk? Next up in our comparisons is lustre vs matte finish. The Platine is just flat out amazing. It's the perfect portrait paper. Handling: This is similar in appearance and feel to the Epson Premium Lustre paper with slightly more "grain" visible.A nice feeling but rather compliant paper ("droopy") which will not feed . . Herb Cunningham | Some folks like a higher gloss paper as it arguably has a more “photograph” like finish. Clogged it remains. If it’s in your budget, I’d suggest a company that prints on real photo paper and possibly a flush mount album. Less frequently, it'll be 'Hmmm... maybe I could work with this.' I actually haven’t had any problems with books falling apart yet since I’ve started making them about 6 to 7 years ago, except for the binding on the Mpix 5 x 5 book I got. If you look at my Photobook America reviews that may help you decide (under Photo Book Reviews, click on the company logo), I've tried the photo lustre and the 216 gsm premium silk. My wife likes Epson Signature Worthy line. hugh crawford | The top image is of the Photobook America/Photobook Canada matte cover and the bottom is of Inkubook’s glossy cover. I love RC papers, they snap, cotton papers are too soft for most of my work, the exception are baryta papers which are so gorgeous, Moab Juniper is my favourite. 6 offers from $32.98. I've chosen Canson's Platine Fibre Rag as my general use paper. As a control-freak and a perfectionist, I have been reading reviews for days trying to decide which publisher (and hard/paperback, orientation, size, matte/glossy, etc.) Their purpose is to make the papers appear whiter and brighter than they actually are. Standard Archival Value of 100 years in home display, 200 years in dark storage. I just like the surface on the Baryta Photographique best (pretty subjective). You want me to get a migraine don’t you? Wednesday, 12 October 2016 at 08:34 AM. Posted by: 1.After all the work I put into a photo book recently, I’m inclined to get archival quality paper for the next one. I’m glad to see someone out there making comparisons between the massive number of photobooks that are available these days. "For prints I really care about, though, I'm very fond of Hahnemühle's beautiful range of cotton rag photo papers. The media is suitable for creating tailor-made wedding albums, portfolios, photo books, calendars or even premium quality . Other companies that make a similar size and style are Kodak Gallery and Mixbook. One aspect of paper selection was not mentioned here, and this is the paper resistance to moisture. It drives me nuts not to be able to customize layouts, so I like knowing up front if the company offers that feature. Tuesday, 11 October 2016 at 01:09 PM. Both have gorgeous semi-gloss surfaces that will take you back to your darkroom days and those fibre-based papers, except now there's no washing. Wednesday, 12 October 2016 at 04:49 PM. It’s post like this that remind me how helpful the internet is. Kirkland Professional Glossy for really cheap proofs (my most used paper because it's so inexpensive). Forever, I guess. In looking at cameras and photo products through the years, my experience is that a high percentage of the time I'll think 'Well, this is a fine thing, but it's not for me or the work I do.' It is a universal printing material. For example Red River's Palo Duro SoftGloss is a perfect match for Epson's Legacy Platine. 100 pound silk paper, 4 color? Came time to print and I had a proper print company run-off ~7 prints - one full-size on cheap gloss so I could check resolution of the largest print-to-be, 6 on various papers. Bahi | 300-year archival permanence is important, but so is immediate presentation. Seasoned photo bookmakers looking to add a luxe, artistic or custom feel, will love our flat-out gorgeous pebble. Paper preference is highly idiosyncratic, and some people care hugely more about physical feel than others. I did some online research and found that the trusted source of research in this area is Wilhelm Imaging Research. It has a special B&W driver which allows for much experimentation as well. So I opened my pack and started printing. Posted by: Apparently, GFS is back but when it became unavailable for a while, there was a rush by other manufacturers, including Permajet, to duplicate it. AdoramaPix uses real photo paper. Tuesday, 11 October 2016 at 07:49 PM, I evaluate my Epson 3880 prints against my traditional darkroom B&W prints, for which I still use Oriental Seagull paper. Third, I love the weight and the surface -- not a semigloss but just a touch of pebbly. That's the way it was with GFS. - Ink dries quickly on luster papers. See my post on baby guest book here – these pages are slick and on real photo paper. Superfine paper is a traditional textured, matte paper. I'm not a "veteran" or an expert printer, but I spent years experimenting with paper from Epson, Canon, Red River, Kirkland, Ilford, Berger, Inkpress and others. Paper Specifications: Posted by: I’m not a big fan of the lower-end ones, however. Peter Wright | Silk matte photo paper. So for the paper types I like, I try to buy on price as it can vary significantly from manufacturer to manufacturer. The paper has a natural photographic white tint to produce prints with superb colour gamut, perfect for skin tones. Without getting too technical, the weight in pounds refers to the weight of 500 sheets of a standardized size of that type of paper. (UPDATE: Blurb has new upgraded paper options. All rights reserved. It’s photo books for me! . It definitely makes a difference which printer you use: compatibility is a real issue. You simply need reputable papers and a good matching profile to print and soft-proof with (intentionally ignoring C'tein's view on printer managed colour). Posted by: I used it extensively when I first started around 2003 until flaking problems started. At this year's Photokina, I looked at several inkjet photo papers—and fell in love with the delicate Awagami A.I.J.P. This paper has a finish similar to Agfa Brovira of yore. Colour-wise, silk gives your prints a nice middle ground between the vibrancy of . And I always come back to Museo Silver Rag. It's also the same brightness as the Pro Premium Matt paper. It is thinner/lighter than IGFS so I don't like it for handheld prints. In the old days (sounds of groans), Afga, Ilford and Kodak had been around for almost a century, and their papers were available for decades. | Don't Need a Weatherman... ». The resulting print looks pretty darned good if you stick it behind a piece of museum glass. I have ordered several photobook America imagewrap photobooks…I love how they came out. These are the specs supplied by the company. ", Ken Bennett: "I mostly print on luster paper, but I've had good results with the Epson Exhibition Fiber when I want to spend the big bucks. Matt - A totally flat finish with no sheen or reflective properties; Glossy finish photo papers have a high glare finish.
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