Hahnemühle Photo Rag "Bright White"

[stump4545]

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loving Hahnemühle photo rag matte paper.

 

i know its personal preference and i will pick up a box of bright but anyone here prefer Hahnemühle photo rag Bright White for b&w prints?

 

or is the bright "too much" for fine art b&w prints?

 

 

thanks

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[IWC Doppel]

I prefer the more natural for black and white. I also really like the textured papers for B&W. I know only print on Matt. I have tried to get on with the other highly recommended non matt papers including barytas, etc but for me Matt wins

 

My favourite B&W papers are HFA Museum Etching, Epson Cold Press Natural and for a cheaper alternative Fotospeed Nat txt is excellent.

[stump4545]

from reading the many threads on this forum, it seems that many print makers here prefer glossy type papers over matte papers for b&w images. i thought matte papers would be most preferred on this forum but guess not.

 

i prefer matte papers with ham photo rag being my favorite as it is matte but not too textured as i find paper texture to overpower images sometimes.

[Jeff S]

You may not be one, but I think some folks who didn't grow up making silver prints might be scared by the term 'glossy', which seems to imply a slick, shiny look. On the contrary, some of the most beautiful baryta papers were considered gloss, or semi-gloss, with wonderfully subtle tone and texture. The same is now true of many current inkjet papers.

 

Matte papers can be beautiful in their own right, but they impart a different look, often with less apparent contrast and color gamut.

 

A lot, too, depends on display conditions....lighting, under glass or not, etc. This can significantly alter perceptions.

 

Differing intents; many choices.

 

Jeff