Lately I am printing exclusively on an Epson 3880 using a variety of papers to get the effects I am looking for. The idea of printing in a darkroom at this point would only be for financial concerns as darkroom prints can get a higher price. But as far as results, I will probably never go back to a chemical process…..why? Because
I can get the result that I had always looked for the the silver process with the 3880 and the great new papers and I now have pinpoint control over every place on the print, with an infinite ability to correct, and to improve, especially with Adobe Lightroom software. In the end, its about getting ink on paper, and how it happens is not that relevant to me. Its the control of the process that I am looking for.
The results are great, and my customers have been rewarding as well, pointing me in the right direction always. I will be sharing a few secrets here and there…..but not to many. Sorry, but I am not working to impress the photographers out there. Just the opposite I really believe that the public is the only judge I care about at this point.