A few weeks ago Luminous-Landscape invited some friends to spend a few days at the Luminous-Landscape offices and gallery in Indianapolis, Indiana. Joining me was Jeff Schewe, Dan “Dano” Steinhardt and Mark Segal. Also, present but always behind the camera doing our videos was Chris Sanderson. From Colorbyte Software, makers of the Imageprint RIP Software was John Pannozzo. John will appear in a separate video in the near future.
The objective of this visit was to explore the new printers from Canon and Epson as well the NEW Legacy Paper line from Epson. We have previously reviewed the Epson P800 and Canon PRO-1000 printers, Now it was time to look at the results of the Epson Legacy papers.
The NEW Legacy Papers come in four different finishes
Legacy Baryta
Legacy Brayta is a traditional baryta paper with a white, smooth satin finish. There are two barium sulphate coatings with an industry leading microporous inkjet receptive layer that produces deep, rich blacks (Dmax), expanded color gamut and gentle tonal gradations. This paper delivers the look and feel of the revered silver halide F-surface darkroom papers and will provide excellent image permanence.
Specs
•Smooth surface / Satin finish
•100% Alpha Cellulose
•12 mil / 314 gsm
•90 Whiteness
•93 ISO Brightness
•Acid and lignin free
•pH Buffered
•Minimal levels of OBAs
Legacy Platine
Legacy Platine is a 100% cotton fibre paper with a white, smooth satin finish. This paper combines the look and feel of the revered silver halide F-surface with a true cotton base. It has an industry leading microporous inkjet receptive layer that produces deep, rich blacks (Dmax), expanded color gamut and gentle tonal gradations and will provide outstanding image permanence and durability.
Specs
•Smooth surface / Satin finish
•100% Cotton Fibre
•17 mil / 314 gsm
•82 Whiteness
•85 ISO Brightness
•Acid and lignin free
•pH Buffered
•No Optical Brightening Agents
Legacy Etching
Legacy Etching is a pure white 100% cotton fibre paper with a textured matte finish. This paper simulates the touch and feel of old world artist etching pads and handmade paper but with the advantage of current technological improvements. It has an industry leading microporous inkjet receptive layer that produces deep, rich blacks (Dmax), expanded color gamut and gentle tonal gradations and will provide outstanding image permanence and durability.
Specs
•Slight textured surface / Matte finish
•100% Cotton Fibre
•20 mil / 314 gsm
•99 Whiteness
•96 ISO Brightness
•Acid and lignin free
•pH Buffered
•No Optical Brightening Agents
Legacy Fibre
Legacy Fibre is a 100% cotton fibre paper with a white coating on a smooth, matte finish. This paper combines an extremely smooth surface with a matte finish making it an ideal photographic / fine art dual purpose paper. It has an industry leading microporous inkjet receptive layer that produces deep, rich blacks (Dmax), expanded color gamut and gentle tonal gradations and will provide outstanding image permanence and durability.
Specs
•Semi Smooth surface / Matte finish
•100% Cotton Fibre
•19 mil / 314 gsm
•98 Whiteness
•93 ISO Brightness
•Acid and lignin free
•pH Buffered
•No Optical Brightening Agents
Full information on sizes and availability can be found at the B&H website
Full Legacy Paper Review
In the very new future we will publish a comprehensive review of the Epson Legacy papers by Mark Segal. Look for this soon.
The Story Behind Epson’s Legacy Paper
Print and Paper Discussion with Kevin, Jeff and Dano
Jeff, Dano and I took some of our challenging files and made prints on the different print surfaces. As you can imagine it is hard to show what paper surfaces look like on a video. So, we made prints and talked about what we saw and felt. This is shared in the two videos below. It is strongly advised that you order a sample pack of paper and try these out yourself.
It should be noted that the prints shown in the videos for Jeff and Dano were made by printing directly from Lightroom or Photoshop using the provided profiles by Epson. I made my prints using Imageprint and the profiles that were made by Colorbyte. You’ll hear mention of this throughout the video.
Print Video Part 1
Video Timeline
01:10 Jeff’s Books
01:50 Fun making prints
02:45 Younger people aren’t making prints
03:15 Jeff’s first print story
03:50 Not a photograph until you make a print
04:20 Signed prints are the legacy of a photographer
05:00 Where will your images be 60 years from now?
05:40 Legacy Papers – How did the name become the brand
06:30 Legacy – How people remember them as photographers
07:30 Some terms used when making paper
07:55 Words on the box and what they mean
08:29 What do all the words mean
08:45 Four Legacy papers
09:20 The Rag Paper story
09:50 What is Optical Brightener (OBA)
10:30 The word archival
11:00 Acid Free
11:45 L* Value
12:16 Legacy Fiber,Etching, Platine characteristics
12:50 Baryta has OBA
14:00 Get the Legacy paper sample pack
15:30 Comparison of prints
16:00 Platine has a fine art feel of old world handmade paper
16:30 Baryta feels like a photo paper
17:00 P800 with UltraChrome ink is convergent
18:00 Burnishing is susceptible
19:20 Advantage of cotton fiber
19:30 Dano’s Fine Art Terms
19:50 Out gassing
21:10 Best thing to do for outgassing
21:25 Etching paper description
23:00 What kind of paper person are you
23:30 Print discussion
24:20 A little cynical
25:15 Epson P800 Advanced BW Mode
25:50 Dano’s story about his prints
26:50 Twiddling
27;20 Jeff makes Dano get out of the business
28:25 Split toning
Print Video Part 2
Video Timeline
00:20 Kevin shares prints on Legacy papers
01:40 Subtle nuances now can be printed
02:05 Technology gets out of the way so the photographer is not restricted
02:25 Immersive image
03:25 Intended viewing distance of a prints is the length of a photographer’s nose
05:35 Texture and shape controlled by the mid-tones
06:00 Deep shadow information is still there
07:20 RaberEYES
09:00 Portrait print – people picture
11:30 Dan’s prints
15:10 Rendering intent
16:20 Sharpening an image gives purpose
19:00 What renders the image best?
19:45 Legacy etching
22:00 legacy fiber
25:25 Make a print should be fun
26:00 Print making is at its golden age
26:50 The basic steps
27:00 Don’t have to jump into the deep end
29:00 Nothing wrong with small prints
30:30 Print permanence
Thank You For Watching
Kevin Raber
April 2016
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Photography is my passion and has been for 45 plus years. My career in photography has allowed me to travel the world, meet some of the most interesting people on the planet and see things I could never have dreamed of. My goal is to share the passion of pictures taking through photographs and teaching with as many people as I can hoping it brings them as much joy and happiness as it has me. I do this through Rockhopper Workshops and other projects as well as teaching at my Gallery in Indianapolis.
