[alt-photo] Re: Epson 3800 Ink Expiration Date and Epson Driver

[Diana Bloomfield]

Hi Amy,

Yeah, it's a pain for sure.  I know you wrote about this before (I  
think), and though this may not be part of the issue--   I did find  
that some papers actually performed much better for me than others.   
Sometimes, I would get this odd unevenness in a blank sky with pt/pd  
printing-- unevenness that was not attractive in the final image, and  
that did not exist in the original image or negative (or digital  
negative).  I did find that switching papers helped tremendously.  I'm  
sure you've looked into that, but Arches Platine was great for me, for  
pt/pd printing-- not so much with COT320, though most people seem to  
love that paper.

Sorry-- as usual, I am of no help whatsoever.  But I'm sure someone  
here can clear up your dilemma.

Diana
On May 27, 2010, at 2:58 PM, Amy Holmes George wrote:

>
> Hi Diana,
> This is so very true, and I definitely agree with you! The only  
> problem with my current work is that it is a rephotographic project,  
> existing mainly of landscapes/cityscapes that often include a lot of  
> sky (many times cloudless skies) which I can't reshoot or modify the  
> composition. This is my real dilemma . . .
> Thank you,Amy
>
>> From: dhbloomfield at bellsouth.net
>> To: alt-photo-process-list at lists.altphotolist.org
>> Date: Thu, 27 May 2010 14:05:22 -0400
>> Subject: [alt-photo] Re: Epson 3800 Ink Expiration Date and Epson  
>> Driver
>>
>> Hi Amy,
>>
>> I can't answer your question, but I will just say that when I was
>> doing a lot of pt/pd printing, I started to avoid clear blank skies
>> like the plague-- not so much for banding problems, but because,
>> invariably, those little tiny black spots would work like magnets  
>> on a
>> blank sky (in my pt/pd images, anyway).  Plus-- I would obsess over
>> the clearing of a pt/pd print, especially in the sky area.  I finally
>> just started avoiding clear skies altogether, and I became a much
>> happier person.   (Well, maybe not "much happier," but at least a
>> little bit more content and a little less obsessive with my  
>> printing.)
>>
>> Diana
>> On May 27, 2010, at 1:56 PM, Amy Holmes George wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thank you all for your suggestions and advice regarding my concerns
>>> with the Epson ink expiration dates. It is both a relief and a
>>> frustration to know that the inks are not the problem (I would
>>> certainly hate to dump all my expired inks, although I was secretly
>>> hoping for a simple solution here).
>>> OTOH, I would love to hear if anyone has an explanation for why the
>>> PDN Color Density Range Palette prints with reduced UV blockage and
>>> visible micro-banding ONLY when outputting with adjustments made in
>>> the Epson driver's "Advanced Media Control" settings. Again, those
>>> results can be viewed here:
>>> http://picasaweb.google.com/103360756612857524693/VerticalBandingInSky#5475693643166130162
>>> Thanks again!Amy 		 	   		
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