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It Was The Best of Papers – It Was The Worst of PapersSorry for the bad literary allusion. Now, with that out of the way, let me start with the caveat that ones choice of printing paper is a highly subjective one. There are many factors to be considered, including surface texture, colour, whiteness, weight, and of course, price and availability. Whether a paper uses matte black or photo black ink is a major consideration, and whether or not the paper has OBAs –Optical Brightening Agents, and how much, is always something to consider.

For the purposes of this review I am going to assume that the reader is a moderately sophisticated printer and familiar with issues related to paper and ink types, as well as whether or not the use of OBAs is of concern.

The two papers under consideration here areHahnemuhle Baryta FBandCanson Infinity Baryta Photographique, both of which just started to become available in December, 2009. Hahnemuhle has been involved in the inkjet p...

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Michael Reichmann is the founder of the Luminous Landscape. Michael passed away in May 2016. Since its inception in 1999 LuLa has become the world's largest site devoted to the art, craft, and technology of photography. Each month more than one million people from every country on the globe visit LuLa.
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