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Useful images for testing papers
« on: June 02, 2013, 06:31:18 pm »

I used the standard color and gamma test charts to evaluate the performance of various papers. They were a good tool to judge technical qualities such as texture, color, gloss differential, etc. These charts helped me narrow down 100 papers to 10, but did nothing to help me artistically.
So I selected the following images for print testing (I download the full res images from www.pixel-peeper.com  You can right click on the image to download the full res original)  This really helped me decide which paper looks best with which subject material.  For example, the White Flower images looks great on Exhibition Fiber but awful on BC Vibrance Rag, while the violet flower image looks better on BCVR (as well as showed my inkset's color gamut weakness). The cat portrait looks surprisingly nice on Ilford Smooth High Gloss. If anybody has images that make great test prints, please share.

Black leather shoe: B&W, very fine detail
http://www.flickr.com/photos/80903634@N00/8233198467

Violet flower:  Vivid color, out of gamut violet
http://www.flickr.com/photos/43541511@N05/7546617122

White flower: B&W, pure white subject, no texture
http://www.flickr.com/photos/57254022@N03/8089691899

Cat portrait: B&W, both soft and detailed
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ballwell/4019123482/sizes/o/

Blond girl portrait: Color, blond hair & pale skin
http://www.flickr.com/photos/98502433@N00/4061664664

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