Recently, I have been doing b/w portraits with my Mega-Hummer (Pentax 67) for various people I know. I print on Ilford Fiber based paper (and treat them archivally) and offer at least 75 years guarantee on prints. (I also charge $75/ 8X10 framed print matted on 'light impression' archival mats; is it too cheap?) achal ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Martin" <marphoto@yahoo.com> To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@listserver.isc.rit.edu> Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 5:25 PM Subject: Re: digital print gaurantee? > --- Gregory david Stempel FIREFRAMEi m a g i n g > <fyrframe@centurytel.net> wrote: > > Alan, > > > > >>> > > How about the ones from the darkroom when you were just > > learning ? Those > > yellow stains on prints made years ago? The dirty printer > > apron, the > > exhausted fixer - aaaargh!<<<< > > > > Part of what motivated me as well. I am a novice at some of > > this printing, > > archival inks and so felt I needed to do something. I just > > hope I can still > > remember where the comuputer and printer are when I'm 70. > > > > Take care, > > Gregory david Stempel > > FIREFRAMEi m a g i n g > > www.americanphotojournalist.com > > "The brave ones were shooting the enemy, the crazy ones were > > shooting film" > > > > Personally, I would not offer any guarantee. I print my "fine > art" stuff with pigment inks and I do offer advice about > conservation and that with care, the prints should last many > decades. But that's it. I wouldn't offer a guarantee even if I > made Cibachromes, B&W prints made in the darkroom, or anything > else. How can you predict the future? > > Richard > > > ===== > Richard Martin specializes in Cityscape > and Waterscape stock photography. > E-mail: marphoto@yahoo.com > Web: http://www.marphoto.com > Web: http://www.poetographycreations.com >
