hi all!
i would like your views and experiences on this.
Our local photography club is preparing a big and important (for our standards) exhibition.
The subject and theme is a bit hush-hush until we get the proper clearance to publish from the authority of the venue.
So we have contacted several pro-printing labs and got price quotes.
Budget is limited and we will be going with basic grade of paper to print on, like the Epson Premium Semigloss Photo Paper (250)
and here my questions start.
- what process would you suggest?
I was told the inkjet is preferable when there are alot of dark tones in an image, and our photos are nothing but.
(color space will be aRGb in both cases, and C-41 printing will be done with a Durst laser lab)
- what is the effect of paper weight?
- we have no control on ink, but will such a basic pro-shop printing & paper be good for 6 months of hanging? some prints will be mounted on an exterior space with a roof, but south-west exposure. These will be film protected for weather.
- also, regrettably most members are working in an sRGB colorspace -straight out of their cameras- and possibly 8-bit images.
Considering the massive dark tones, what are we to expect in printing? Compression of the tones?
Thank you beforehand for your help....Kostas
