Re: Orange shift a myth? [was: re I'm back, what's new?]

["Daniel L. Taylor" <daniel_l_taylor@taylor-design.com>]

> << After my outdoor tests revealed it was real on all papers (that I tried)
> given enough time, I displayed some PGPP prints in open air in my home.  >>
> 
> The oudoor test I would classify as a torture test as the no one except sign
> people would use the prints outdoors.

Yes, it was a torture test, no doubt.

> Now the indoor tests are definitiely a
> problem but are you just one of the 3% unlucky ones and can't you just wrap
> them in plastic envelopes? Do you have an old fashion darkoom in your house?

I would bet it's happening to more than 3%, but I don't think Epson has
released any hard stats.

I've been lucky in that GPP and HWM have not yet shifted indoors. PGPP and
Glossy Film shift within a couple weeks for me, indoors. My printer is still
usable for personal use, but it's frustrating because some of my high
contrast storm shots, that I would like to display, only come out right on
PGPP.

Any way, to answer your questions:
* No darkroom in my home.
* I could simply protect my PGPP prints.
* I wonder, however, every time I give somebody else a print. Although I
can't say I sell prints professionally, I'm doing an increasing amount of
digital restoration for family/friends, and have an increasing number of
friends asking for 8x10's of some of my shots. Even though I warn them, I'm
just waiting for the day when I get a call or letter asking why a print
turned orange.

Daniel L. Taylor
Owner, Taylor Design
Macintosh and PC consulting and software.
Web: http://www.taylor-design.com/
E-mail: support@taylor-design.com

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