I'm putting together a photo gallery exhibit that's being sponsered by a non-profit organization and should have 3-4 exhibits starting this summer in Montana, north Idaho & eastern Washington. Anyway, I'll be using 8 x 10 & 13 x 19 epson velvet fine art papers, which are 100% cotton watercolor paper. I'm looking at adding just a few images at 5 x 7.
The epson paper is not sold at 5 x 7. I'm looking at a couple similar papers by InkPress and Moab. I'm wondering if anyone has used these papers along with the epson fine art papers and if so, if you think the papers are similar in style.
Of course, I imagine another option would be to print the 5 x 7's on the 8.5 x 11 epson paper and have the company that is doing my framing trim them.
Either Moab Entrada or Hahnehmuhle Photo Rag will give you much better results than Epson's paper (in my opinion). I use the former for all my exhibits now.
Velvet has a unique texture. If matching that is a concern, the Inkpress and Moab papers may not help you.
I've never had a need for 5x7 sized paper, but I'm not sure that anyone makes that size. I think trimming may be your best bet, or just framing with the white space. I find that to be an attractive presentation (sans overmat).
Guy, what do you find to be better about Moab Entrada and Hahnehmuhle Photo Rag?
I use Epson Velvet and love it. I print nothing but mat finish on my 2200 and use the Mat Black ink. I recently printed some of my daughter's art work -- she is a professional artist and art director working in oil and acrylics -- I sent her a batch of prints the other day (made from high res Tiff's capture by a pro who specializes in fine art reproduction) and she tells me the prints are difficult to tell from the originals. Color is spot on and there is a great deal of texture where it should be (palette knife marks and brush strokes).
So I love the paper -- it is perfectly suited to my photos it seems as ell. But if there is something better I'll give it a try.
Thanks,
Frank
P.S. (And BTW Do you use profiles designed for these papers?)
Frank, I find the dMax and general dynamic range better (most notably deeper blacks without blocking). I also like the the texture of these papers.
Yes, I do use specific profiles for these papers. Admittedly yhe only Velvet prints I have seen came from a lab (albeit a reuptable one - West Coast Imaging) and I compared them against images I made on my home 2200.
Thanks for the comments. I've decided that if I print at 5 x 7 I'll use the 8.5 x 11 paper and either trim or frame with the white space as Michael suggested. I am however going to try some 5 x 7 paper from Moab and see how that looks for possible use in future exhibits. Like Frank I love the velvet paper but I also haven't experimented much so would like to see what different papers look like. Randy
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5 repliesI'm putting together a photo gallery exhibit that's being sponsered by a non-profit organization and should have 3-4 exhibits starting this summer in Montana, north Idaho & eastern Washington. Anyway, I'll be using 8 x 10 & 13 x 19 epson velvet fine art papers, which are 100% cotton watercolor paper. I'm looking at adding just a few images at 5 x 7.
The epson paper is not sold at 5 x 7. I'm looking at a couple similar papers by InkPress and Moab. I'm wondering if anyone has used these papers along with the epson fine art papers and if so, if you think the papers are similar in style.
Of course, I imagine another option would be to print the 5 x 7's on the 8.5 x 11 epson paper and have the company that is doing my framing trim them.
Thanks, Randy
Guy
I've never had a need for 5x7 sized paper, but I'm not sure that anyone makes that size. I think trimming may be your best bet, or just framing with the white space. I find that to be an attractive presentation (sans overmat).
I use Epson Velvet and love it. I print nothing but mat finish on my 2200 and use the Mat Black ink. I recently printed some of my daughter's art work -- she is a professional artist and art director working in oil and acrylics -- I sent her a batch of prints the other day (made from high res Tiff's capture by a pro who specializes in fine art reproduction) and she tells me the prints are difficult to tell from the originals. Color is spot on and there is a great deal of texture where it should be (palette knife marks and brush strokes).
So I love the paper -- it is perfectly suited to my photos it seems as ell. But if there is something better I'll give it a try.
Thanks,
Frank
P.S. (And BTW Do you use profiles designed for these papers?)
Yes, I do use specific profiles for these papers. Admittedly yhe only Velvet prints I have seen came from a lab (albeit a reuptable one - West Coast Imaging) and I compared them against images I made on my home 2200.
Guy