Taking the question more serious: We found at the lab where I worked small
portraits that will be touched, handled with ungloved fingers are better off
on matt finish; but for reproduction it's usually glossy.
S.
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From: "David Dyer-Bennet" <dd-b@xxxxxxxx>
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Subject: Re: Matte or Glossy, Border or No Border?
Connie Blum Sadowski <csadowski@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
Matte or Glossy, Border or No border for portraits?
Well, I'm a heretic -- I nearly always prefer glossy for photos.
Plain matte is okay in an emergency, but very very rarely my preferred
finish. I guess it's better for portraits than for most things -- you
don't mostly need the extra brightness range so much in a portrait.
For archival purposes, borders of at least half an inch are highly
recommended.
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