I know, I know….it’s supposed to be a day off, but here I am typing away from the gallery. What can I say, I have no life…… 🙂
As I noted quickly yesterday, Red River’s new Polar Pearl Metallic showed up late in the day at the gallery. I had really wanted to give it a whirl, but alas, UPS was busy teasing me and making me wait. But when I woke up this morning I knew, “The paper is waiting……”
So, I showed up this morning to do a little work. Print head alignment, head cleaning, and then finally profiling the new paper.
Yes, I know that Red River recommends settings for different types of printers, but I still went through the process. Why? Former engineer here folks. I want it to be exact every time. No matter what paper I print on, I want the same color consistency across the board. And after about an hour of setup, calibration, and testing I was ready…….
What image did I use for the first Metallic print from my own shop???
Hey Lorin, you gotta come by and see this image!
So, we’re now officially producing metallic prints here at the gallery. Stop on in and check them out folks!
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Sounds like I need to take a trip to Prescott. When will you be at the gallery on Saturday and/or Sunday?
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Rich, thanks for the sneak-preview. Looking at the blank test strips, the pearl effect is beautiful. The test prints you did look fantastic!
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Jay, I’ll be in Thursday, Friday, and Saturday this week to be sure. 🙂
Glad you like the paper Chris. Pretty darned cool stuff!
Not sure it would come through on a video, but it’d be cool to see a side-by-side of the pearl metallic and a standard semi-gloss… you’ve got a camcorder, doncha? 🙂
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Hmmmmmm……Well Jason, I suppose I could toy with the 5D Mark II’s video a little tomorrow, couldn’t I?
Kudos!! Fantastic composition. Excellent combo that really carries emotional impact.
Fantastic, Rich! Simply fantastic. Ain’t no other way to describe it.
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