I have made a series of presentations on printing workflow and making paper choices at area photography clubs, from Connecticut to Maine. After the first presentation, I connected with Red River Paper who sponsored the rest of the presentations.
Printing Workflow Presentation
A few years back, when I made the presentation at the Photographic Society of Rhode Island I decided to have the presentation to be recorded. The video below is from that presentation and I am sharing it here in public for the first time in an effort to provide material for the photography enthusiasts who want to make their own prints. The video was partially licensed to Red River Paper in exchange for covering some of the associated costs and you may see it on their site as well. Thank you, Leslie, for creating a very good video of the presentation.
Paper Choices
In the presentation, I show numerous examples of prints as I make some points on how I select the paper surface. You will find below the video a collection of the photographs that are used to make those prints. It is not like seeing the actual print but it will likely give you an idea that for me the subject matter guides me in selecting the paper surface. Glossy surfaces, like water, steer me towards the glossy paper. Smooth, matte, soft surfaces may call for matte or luster surfaces. Some, like metallic car paint, may beg for metallic paper. And, so on. There is nothing absolute about these, just starting points for me.
Thanks to Red River Paper
I would like to thank Red River Paper for their sponsorship that gave me ample opportunity to visit many clubs and meet new people. For the record, although I was sponsored by Red River Paper, I started using their papers long before that, and I still do. Not because they are the sponsors, but their papers are really worth your consideration.
Here are some links that are part of the presentation. Although they may make more sense after seeing the presentation, feel free to visit them anyway and see if you can make any use of them.
Read the posts on this site about color and color management.
Red River Paper, a good source of digital printing paper. Take a look at their tips page.
Sign up for their e-mail newsletter and download the Inkjet Intelligence eBook. It is a 45-page document covering a lot of bases.
Photodisc test target, modified by Dry Creek Photo. I used the small version. 7×10 inch size. Do not edit or change the file for testing purposes.
B&W Test Image from Northlight Images.
Without further ado, here is the presentation video followed by the images I showed as print samples. My possible paper choices are in the titles of the photographs in the gallery below the video.
Julia Brooks
Your post was very well done. I would like to see more.
A. Cemal Ekin
Very glad to hear, Julia. Look around, check out the article categories, look at a few. There are over 700 articles here, many on tools, techniques, processes as well as on photographic thought. Thank you for stopping by.
Cemal
Elliot Puritz
Have you used programs such as Image Print or Qimage and if so, any opinions?
A. Cemal Ekin
Hello Elliot,
I have been meaning to try Qimage for the last fifteen years! Image Print I have found too pricey for my budget. Maybe, one of these days I will bite the bullet and try Qimage. I have heard and read good things about it.
Anyone who might have tried either, please feel free to chime in.
Cemal
Jack Farrell
Do you have a website that can be viewed for more information? There were items mentioned that I would have liked to have taken notes. But it went to fast.
Thank you,
Jack
A. Cemal Ekin
Hello Jack, welcome to my website. There is no manuscript for this presentation. What part went too fast to follow? If you watch it again, fire me your questions either in the comments like this or via e-mail from the contact page. I will try to do my best to provide more support.
Take care, and welcome to my site.
Cemal