Three cotton rag papers for your photo and art prints. What images work and editing

[@ciaranpringle9082]

Keith, you are an absolute genius, the gold standard on all things photographic. Keep up the good work.

[@KeithCooper]

Very generous - thanks!

[@manilamartin1001]

Amazing. I gave up printing on my own more than10 years ago. I farm all my work out. I think it' a combination of talent and patience that I don't posses.

[@KeithCooper]

Printers are giving much better 'out of the box' results these days, but I do appreciate it's not for everyone.

[@RonK]

These are some beautiful images! Thanks for the vid

[@KeithCooper]

Thanks!

[@scottweaverphotovideo]

Thanks for your vids! Three of my fav papers are Epson Legacy Textured, Epson Hot Press Natural, and Hahnemuhle Natural Line Hemp. The first two are great for color or B&W, the hemp paper I love for contrasty B&W.

[@KeithCooper]

Glad you like them!

[@andymcdonaldbnwphotos]

Thanks for your tips on B&W conversions, I have been doing something similar but using AffinityPhoto. I am still working out my favourite papers (I over up to a Canon Pro300 in the summer) and I am finding your insights very helpful. Please keep up your great work!

[@KeithCooper]

Thanks! If you've not seen it, I have a lot more B&W related stuff on the Northlight site (going back ~20 yrs - the videos just over 2) www.northlight-images.co.uk/digital-black-and-white-photography/

[@danielrossi6122]

Hello Keith,I thank you for all of your reviews and your so clever opinions.What about the german papers (Hahnemüle and Tecco).I use them on Epson printers.

[@KeithCooper]

Thanks! As to papers - get someone to send me some and I'll look at them... I just can't afford boxes of paper just to test ;-)

[@ytuberization]

Some call it “Heritage”, others “Arches”….😉

[@KeithCooper]

There are a lot of papers... ;-)

[@jessekoskinen]

You mentioned colour vision on this video, which got me thinking. I have a colour vision deficiency. I don't perceive colour "normally". Is there any advice you would give to a person wanting to start printing themselves, while being colour vision deficient? Any tips, tools you might know etc.? Edit:Typo

[@KeithCooper]

Learning aspects of 'editing by the numbers' is one approach I've heard. Look up the work of Dan Margulis The idea is that you know what the numbers for a pixel mean in Photoshop, so you can double check that the red flower [however it looks to you] is indeed in the range you'd expect for 'red'. There is a lot more in it [vastly more!] and it doesn't fit well with some aspects of colour management for me personally, but I have immense respect for Dan's work.

[@jessekoskinen]

@@KeithCooper Thank you very much. I will start reading on this.

[@DavidBriard]

Great video as always! If I understood correctly, it's better to do the head alignment on the most used paper for maximum sharpness? Not on plain paper?

[@KeithCooper]

It depends on the printer as to exactly which approach works best [it may be defined in the set up] but yes it can help. I've not looked at this in detail for all the printers I've tested though

[@DavidBriard]

@@KeithCooper Thanks, it's not that I don't like the sharpness but I know that I get slightly sharper print by disabling high speed on my p900, and your video made me think about the head alignment and paper thickness relationship with speed.

[@KeithCooper]

Yes, I disable high speed on the P5000 if I'm printing at the 2880 setting. Part of the adjustment process is based on the media settings, which have thickness related info in them. This means that if the base calibration is out then it could throw off other media too - when I last had a Canon large format printer here it actually came with a short roll of proofing paper, used for calibrations (colour as well as positioning) It's an interesting question - I'll ask some of my technical contacts at the companies. If I get any info I can share, I'll look at it in a short video [note that I can't always pass on some of the techy stuff]

[@NoreenCasey-gg7kd]

have a question: I hve a box of A£ Hahnemuhle Torchon. There is no profile supplied by H. CET 8550? Thanks in advance.

[@KeithCooper]

Unfortunately, HM decided that the 8550 was not a 'good enough' printer - but I'm convinced it is, with good profiles and paper. I've mentioned this a few times and feel they may be working on it. I'd suggest contacting them and asking, to hurry the process - unfortunately, I don't have any profiles for that from my testing.

[@NoreenCasey-gg7kd]

@KeithCooper Thanks for Replying Keith. I have sent a message to Hahnemuhle. No reply yet

[@OhFishyFish]

I've been following your channel for a while, and this is a very long shot, but would you be willing to spend 5 minutes looking at my photos and tell me what would be, in your eyes, the best type of paper and frames to display them? I'm extremely nervous about starting to sell them, it's a very unique project which has taken years to almost complete. Of course I'll buy you a virtual coffee or two for your time!

[@KeithCooper]

It's very much a personal choice, and framing depends on location... Choices depend on how you are printing as well Drop me an email at Northlight Images...

[@OhFishyFish]

@@KeithCooper Thank you, I ordered a few samples on glossy and semi-matt paper, and it's a hard choice for me, you might know better what works with customers with a certain type of images. I'll be in touch!

[@KeithCooper]

It's not really about what I might think works - it's what your market expects... ;-)

[@OhFishyFish]

​@@KeithCooper HI Keith, apologies for leaving you waiting for my email, but what a coincidence, the next day a local gallery invited me to display my work there,, I'm chuffed to bits! If there ever was a clear sign that I should order Canon Pro-300 based on your reviews and experiment with my own prints to be displayed, this was it! Many thanks for taking the time to reply and for your videos about printing. This channel is a real gem on youtube.