Re: getting glossy prints from the Epson C 80 series inkjet printers

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Daniel Kinoshita <kino@hgea.org> wrote/replied to:

>Not really. It's what others think, buyers of one's work, judges 
>making a decision on winning prints. As I said before, the glossy 
>prints, because of the bright and vivid colors and rich tonality, win 
>photo contests and as another member stated, sells photographs. Fuji 
>made vast inroads into the color slide film market with its Velvia 
>and Provia slide film because of their saturated colors. Kodak had to 
>manufacture similar films to compete. Films with saturated colors is 
>what the market wanted. Professionals converted to Velvia and Provia 
>because the slides they submitted to art directors using those films 
>sold. Lots of purists dislike what they consider unnatural colors, 
>but the marketplace won that argument. I like glossy for many of my 
>prints but I certainly don't equate new and shiny with quality. I 
>judge quality by traditional criteria of composition, impact, etc. As 
>I said before, I use all kinds of paper depending on the subject 
>matter. If you are selling automobile photos, you would want to use 
>the type of paper that best captures the bright and shiny look of a 
>new car. However, in general, it all comes down to personal taste and 
>tradeoffs. By the way just what is wrong to be attracted by the new 
>and shiny? To be attracted by the old and dull is right?

Dan, I think you answered your own question. You certainly are full of
answers.


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