Are there LIGHTS behind my prints? Printing landscape photos on FUJIFLEX Crystal Archive!

[@renatothe4961]

Yes! It's a very special video for helping me understand more about the fine art printing process.

[@MarkGrayPhoto]

Thanks Renato, happy to hear you learnt some new things. Cheers

[@Everydaypartoflife]

certainly gives the image that extra wow factor

[@MarkGrayPhoto]

Thank you! 😊

[@tstanley01]

This FujiFlex is something else. Until you see it in person, in a proper setting, it is hard to imagine how awesome it is...of course, it doesn't hurt that the photographer is world class like Mark...

[@MarkGrayPhoto]

Thanks so much Justin, I appreciate your kind comments. :)

[@garymatthews5366]

Tom the best mounter in the land , he taught me everything i know . Oh and great photos .

[@scottclarke179]

Amazing work mate so proud of bro Scotty clarke

[@MarkGrayPhoto]

Cheers mate! Have a great Christmas! 🎄

[@AF-so9li]

Fascinating! Went into your Mornington Gallery for the first time yesterday. Sensational photographs!

[@MarkGrayPhoto]

Thanks for visiting Andrew, cheers!

[@harrykaravias4823]

Very very good Mark. Useful information. Thanks

[@MarkGrayPhoto]

harry karavias thanks so much Harry! Glad you learnt something!

[@darrenbooker9438]

Great video Mark, thank you for sharing the secrets of your prints!

[@MarkGrayPhoto]

Darren Booker thanks mate! No worries at all...

[@craigdlazarus]

Very insightful Mark!

[@MarkGrayPhoto]

Craig Lazarus thanks Craig 😊

[@lowriderthefun-lovinghappy7013]

Great process and beautiful photography! Thanks for making this video.

[@MarkGrayPhoto]

Thanks so much!

[@WillFaulknerPhotography]

Great video Mark. Thanks for this. I think I'll look at mounting my work with this technique.

[@MarkGrayPhoto]

Will Faulkner Photography thanks for watching Will, good luck with the mounting, it’s a great way to present your work 👍

[@WillFaulknerPhotography]

@@MarkGrayPhoto I would have liked to hear a ball park figure for the printing technique.

[@MarkGrayPhoto]

Will Faulkner Photography very hard to say mate, so many variables for sizes and different qualities of acrylics

[@Taylor.Murray]

What kind of pen are you using to sign the photo? Are there best options?

[@MarkGrayPhoto]

I use a uni-ball signo mate, it’s not perfect and needs to be warm to flow properly on Fujiflex but doesn’t cause delamination issues during the mounting process 👍

[@blossomdelight1542]

Thank you. This was most illuminating - so to speak! Especially as I bought your inspirational "DAYDREAM" late last year from the Mornington Gallery from the gorgeous James who was most helpful in his advice about positioning and installation. What joy you have brought me and all my visitors to my new home. Thank you again.

[@MarkGrayPhoto]

Thanks for your support! I’m glad to hear you’re happy with ‘Daydream’. Cheers 😊

[@jamieluke8993]

Exquisite!

[@MarkGrayPhoto]

Jamie Luke thanks for watching Jamie 😊

[@saeedmalik3000]

Great video Mark

[@MarkGrayPhoto]

Thanks Sean glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@maor230]

I was wondering which print house in Australia prints on Fujiflex Crystal Archive Photographic Paper?

[@MarkGrayPhoto]

There’s not many left Maor, we use Pixel Perfect in Sydney 👌

[@BenCad]

Interesting to learn how you do it, cheers

[@MarkGrayPhoto]

Ben Cad cheers Ben, thanks for watching!

[@ageprevention]

Thanks Mark ;)

[@MarkGrayPhoto]

OMG Silvernight no worries, thanks for watching 😊

[@gm010379]

THANKYOU

[@MarkGrayPhoto]

Phoenix no worries!

[@richardsisk1770]

Excellent video! Thank you!

[@MarkGrayPhoto]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks Richard

[@mekosmowski]

Beautiful. I don't have words. I do have a piece that I think I want done this way. I'm in the States, though, so i think i should look for a North American printer, though.

[@MarkGrayPhoto]

Thank you, try Duggal lab in NYC

[@thomastuorto9929]

Damm, you put out some nice work. I went to your site & checked out your waterfalls collection gallery & about pages. Beautiful work. After the film is developed , How much post processing are you doing & if so are you doing it digitally? If so, is this part of your teachings? Thanks in advance for any replies you might give. Thanks for putting up this video, it opens up new possibilities.

[@MarkGrayPhoto]

Thank you! Yes so all my film shots have been scanned into digital format and post-processed before printing. My personal approach is to get as much right as possible in the field then just tweak my shots to put the finishing touches on.

[@Classicdslr]

Thank you for the video mark. This was my 1st on on the topic after reading extensively on the topic online. Did you try again the Maxima "paper" or gaive it up after the 1st trial? Has any other C-Type print or pigment print on metalic paper has managed to reach Fujiflex in th last 2 years? Why would anyone (photographers and most labs) claim inkjet prints have brighter colors and much better resolution whe you and Peter Lik are still probably using Fujiflex? Are you still using film camera? Is it for extra color and resolution you get or for sanimental reasons?Which model is it?

[@MarkGrayPhoto]

I haven’t shot film for some years now, my favourite camera at the moment is the Fuji GFX 100s. Awesome camera. Maxima is nice but has a texture through it so you may as well use Inkjet. Fujiflex is becoming rarer and more expensive to produce as time goes on so there will probably be a point that we have no choice but to changeover to inkjet.

[@Classicdslr]

@@MarkGrayPhoto Thank you for the answer Mark. It seems like as with other technologies in the past they push new way of doing things which is not better but more convenient.

[@cecymar6362]

¡Fabuloso trabajo!

[@MarkGrayPhoto]

Thank you!

[@Clint_the_Audio-Photo_Guy]

I've been printing on Fujiflex for years. Nothing looks more luminous. I'm wondering what the new Maxima papers look like.

[@MarkGrayPhoto]

It’s interesting, I’ve done some test prints on it and didn’t really like that it was textured instead of perfectly smooth like Fujiflex

[@Clint_the_Audio-Photo_Guy]

@@MarkGrayPhoto Well I've got a big print order coming, I had to buy sight unseen because I'm in a bit of a hurry. Fujiflex has gone up enough, that people in NE Ohio, don't like the prices. I'm trying to deliver double conservation-matted 12x18's for $100, but keep the quality high. I have to do runs of 25 to keep the cost down. Most of the time, I realize that this customer won't know the difference, but I will. A few years ago, I was selling them for $85, and I know people thought that was expensive. Really, I need to find a gallery to sell them for me.

[@MarkGrayPhoto]

@@Clint_the_Audio-Photo_Guy good luck!

[@andrewhookerphotography4774]

Great insight into the process of making your fabulous photography look even more fabulous Mark. Thanks for sharing.

[@MarkGrayPhoto]

Thanks for watching Andrew, glad you enjoyed it!

[@kerreedrake]

Looks amazing. How can I get 2-4 pictures printed?

[@MarkGrayPhoto]

Where are you based?

[@kerreedrake]

Houston Texas in the United States

[@MarkGrayPhoto]

@@kerreedraketry Duggal lab in NYC

[@jorgeperez6829]

Still haven't been able to find such services in Florida. USA

[@MarkGrayPhoto]

That’s surprising, try Las Vegas or NYC

[@AliMuhamad-yk4tb]

Nice

[@MarkGrayPhoto]

Thank you

[@And-rc9yy]

Do you think it's possible to get the 'backlit' look from an inkjet print in the same way as a Chromagenic Fujiflex. I ask because Flex is not widely available and is extremely over priced in the UK

[@MarkGrayPhoto]

Inkjet looks good but not great like flex. A lot of facemounted Inkjet prints suffer from silvering and don't have the same super smooth finish. I don't think Inkjet will ever fully compare simply because there is ink on top of the paper, as opposed to the image being exposed inside Fujiflex (not on the surface).

[@And-rc9yy]

@@MarkGrayPhoto By 'silvering' I think you are suggesting the inkjet papers are not completely smooth which could lead to a less desirable finish which may be exaggerated under acrylic. I thought the addition of silicone adhesive spray between print and acrylic would negate this. It seems some U.S print shops have mastered the process. I see Nevada Fine Art Printers offering their proprietary Lumachrome though I know this is inkjet I have no idea what paper is used

[@LuminousViewsGallery]

Why do you use a dye based reproduction on the FujiFlex and not archival pigmented inks?? Dyes fade. Pigmented does not.

[@LuminousViewsGallery]

Pigmented inks not only last longer but Epson's latest inks have a much more larger gamut of color.

[@MarkGrayPhoto]

Fujiflex is a c-type substrate it’s not inkjet

[@BlockchainForWhatIsBest]

​@@MarkGrayPhoto exactly. So why would you use that when it does not last?

[@MichaelJamesSlattery]

@@MarkGrayPhoto it fades. Dramatically. It is a dye based media. As well the VOCs are significant enough that the process requires government regulation/oversight in commercial applications. With other metallic papers why would you choose to pollute the planet and provide collectors work that will not last life times?

[@MarkGrayPhoto]

@@BlockchainForWhatIsBest Fujiflex is rated at 40-80 years archival life and has a far superior appearance to all inkjet papers. Perhaps you’ve never laid eyes on a Fujiflex print before? Sure inkjet has a wider colour gamut though.

[@MrHooP]

Hi Mark, you failed to mention the inferior colour gamut that C-Type prints produce compared to pigment inks. Unless the printer chromasheen uses has a wider gamut than most c-type machines, c-type prints cannot compare to the vibrancy from a 12 colour pigment based printer.

[@MarkGrayPhoto]

Well yeah Inkjet does have that going for it, still doesn’t compare to Fujiflex though...

[@chilichickSantaFe]

Guys

[@MarkGrayPhoto]

Would ‘Folks’ be better? 🤣

[@AliMuhamad-yk4tb]

Nice

[@MarkGrayPhoto]

Thank you