[alt-photo] Re: NICER NAME FOR INKJET?

[Paul Viapiano]

Mark,

I agree re "carbon print" terminology....and I love your "end of story" 
story...!

Sometimes I've seen "Ultrachrome K3 Ink Print" or something similar and 
thought that was a little funny, but to tell you truth I can see why a print 
could be listed that way. A few years ago my wife bought an inkjet print for 
me when she was on vacation from a photographer at an art show. He does some 
nice work, but I filed the print away. A few weeks ago, I was going through 
my stuff and found it. Totally faded...it was on HP paper but I have no idea 
what printer he used. Faded, in complete dark storage for 2 years.

So maybe something like the above would be helpful to people who know about 
such things. I don't think that I would ever buy an inkjet print, but if I 
did, I would probably only trust one made on an Epson pigment printer on 
appropriate paper.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nelson Mark" <ender100 at aol.com>
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Subject: [alt-photo] Re: NICER NAME FOR INKJET?


Dan (Burkholder) & Judy, I agree with you folks.  I think Archival Pigment 
Inkjet Print , though wordy, is descriptive.

I went to a well known photo gallery in Chicago to attend and opening.  They 
artist was showing full color prints that looked like they could either be 
inkjet, Lightjet, or even Lithographs beneath the glass.  I asked the 
gallery owner's assistant what type of prints I was looking at... she 
replied "COLOR PRINTS, END OF STORY!"  I felt like slapping her, the little 
snot.  I told her it wasn't "the end of story", because before I would ever 
buy a print I would damn well know what kind of print I was buying.  They 
were "giclee" prints.  I hate that term because it is a term that obsfucates 
and tries to sound like more than what they are.

I have absolutely nothing against inkjet prints.  I think they are great.  I 
just would like people to be honest use clear terminology.

I also really detest the use of "carbon print" for inkjet prints made with 
quadtone inks.  It is misleading.  Sometimes I have asked about what kind of 
prints were being shown and the gallery owner did not really know—that is 
bad!

My rant is over.

Mark Nelson