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Matt or Glossy?

  • 07-08-2007 10:20am
    #1
    Glowing
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,851 ✭✭✭


    I'm getting a load of shots printed up from my RTW trip and myself and my boyfriend can't really agree on whether to print them glossy or matt.

    Is it purely a personal choice, does it depend on the photo or is one always better than the other?

    I prefer glossy since the photos always look sharper, but he prefers matt since it looks, I dunno, like the ink is in the paper rather than sitting on top of it .... :confused:

    So what are your thoughts?

    Matt or Glossy? 16 votes

    Matt
    0% 0 votes
    Glossy
    100% 16 votes
    Depends on the shot
    0% 0 votes


Comments

  • #2
    jlang
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,496 ✭✭✭jlang


    In general I prefer matte, but that could be because I associate glossy with people's holiday snapshots!


  • #3
    ThOnda
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,699 ✭✭✭ThOnda


    Matt, but it mas be the propper matt, not jsut glossy paper with some texture. In that case I prefere glossy one.


  • #4
    elven
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,966 ✭✭✭elven


    I've just been printing on proper matte, you know like watercolour paper - and for delicate, pale images it looks fantastic. But if you want nice deep blacks and more contrast and colour, you'd be better off with glossy.


  • #5
    Húrin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,045 ✭✭✭Húrin


    I usually order matt with no borders. Glossy landscapes can look good with white borders.


  • #6
    sineadw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,319 ✭✭✭sineadw


    Matte FTW!


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  • #7
    Húrin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,045 ✭✭✭Húrin


    Glowing wrote:
    I'm getting a load of shots printed up from my RTW trip and myself and my boyfriend can't really agree on whether to print them glossy or matt.

    Is it purely a personal choice, does it depend on the photo or is one always better than the other?

    I prefer glossy since the photos always look sharper, but he prefers matt since it looks, I dunno, like the ink is in the paper rather than sitting on top of it .... :confused:

    So what are your thoughts?
    loooks like boards has spoken. if I were you I would get some films printed gloss, some printed matt, for variety's sake


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