I'm new to the forum so please excuse me if I'm posting this in the wrong area and pardon my ignorance using erroneous terminology.
I've been working on a project for 2 years now and am having difficulty producing a relatively scratch resistant black and white photograph meant for framing. I'm currently using "premium satin matte " 300gr photo paper and premium HP dyes in a commercial inkjet printer. This is the only info I have from my print on demand vendor.
The issue I'm experiencing is that the prints that are highly susceptible to both printing artifacts as well as post printing scratches/smudges of the images. They are extremely fragile. Up to 1/3 of my prints are not of sufficient quality to frame due to these imperfections. The scratches/smudges are esp. visible due to the entire background of the image being pitch black while the image on the black background is various shades of gray and white. I have attached a sample of what I'm printing. It's mag'd up significantly. This portion of the image doesnt have any of the scratches...it just shows my desired output.
I'd appreciate any guidance concerning the optimal print process, dyes, techniques, and paper for production of black and white photographs (meant to frame), 10" x 20", where the background is pure black. This has been kicking my butt for a long time.
Thanks,
Houston
I've been working on a project for 2 years now and am having difficulty producing a relatively scratch resistant black and white photograph meant for framing. I'm currently using "premium satin matte " 300gr photo paper and premium HP dyes in a commercial inkjet printer. This is the only info I have from my print on demand vendor.
The issue I'm experiencing is that the prints that are highly susceptible to both printing artifacts as well as post printing scratches/smudges of the images. They are extremely fragile. Up to 1/3 of my prints are not of sufficient quality to frame due to these imperfections. The scratches/smudges are esp. visible due to the entire background of the image being pitch black while the image on the black background is various shades of gray and white. I have attached a sample of what I'm printing. It's mag'd up significantly. This portion of the image doesnt have any of the scratches...it just shows my desired output.
I'd appreciate any guidance concerning the optimal print process, dyes, techniques, and paper for production of black and white photographs (meant to frame), 10" x 20", where the background is pure black. This has been kicking my butt for a long time.
Thanks,
Houston