After years of sending prints out, and years before that making my own darkroom prints I succumbed and got an Epson. Mainly with the intention of trying out Plat/Pall with digital contact negatives ( I shoot 54 but like 10x8 and 11x16 prints). Also with a new exhibition coming up I rationalised it that if I do the printing, I can cover my costs compared with sending out.
I've been playing around on the new Baryta papers - which after a bit of work are amazingly close to what I made on FB paper back in the day ( I can only tell with a loupe) - and some of the textured matt fine art papers. I have to admit to being rather blown away, within a week and a few boxes of paper I've got to where I 'thought' I wanted to get with Platinum.
Some of you guys must be doing this, comparing Pigment with Platinum. Although it could be seen as some sort of heresy is there anyone willing to stick their neck out and say they've decided on pigment over Platinum, leaving aside the archival issues. I'm struggling to see if once matted and framed anyone could tell the difference?
This is not a trolling question or dig vs 100% analogue argument, I'm interested in real life experiences. Living in a conservation area with no mains drainage doesn't preclude alternative processes but it will be harder for me than most.
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