Digital BW, The Print

I agree, it may be ambiguous or worse, even if it is accurate in some
technical sense. And thanks for reminding me: "archival pigment print"
and "pigment ink print" (as you do) are also terms I have seen used at
various times to refer to Epson pigment-ink output.

Bob

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com,
"tariqgibranstudio" <tariqgibranstudio@...> wrote:
>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "l33ry"
<l33ry@> wrote:
> >
> > In recent gallery shows, I have seen works labeled "carbon print"
> > (monochrome) and "Epson print" (color) displayed next to traditional
> > "silver gelatin prints" and "C-prints" by the same artist.
> > 
> > At one of these shows, I amused myself by trying to identify the
> > printing method before I got close enough to read the card.
> > 
> > Bob
> >
> 
> Simply saying "Carbon Print" was a really really poor choice of name
if the print was produced 
> using ink jet technology as a "Carbon Print" refers to a very old
traditional process, as has 
> been mentioned here before.  "Carbon Pigment Ink Print" would have
been better or anything 
> else which has not already been widely used.
>