I'm learning to print.
Until now I tried my hand with "photo" inks and am satisfied with the progress I'm making.
When soft proofing for, say, Epson, or Harman glossy papers, I get a copy to work on that is similar to the original.
Some blue too much, some contrast, some work to do but usually I manage (I try to adjust the Proof Preview so that it looks like the original)
No serious problems here.
But when I tried a matte paper, in this case Photo Rag von Hahnemühle, I have problems I don't know how to tackle
Usually I begin looking for the biggest problem and correcting it. Then I correct the smaller ones in descending order.
In this case the biggest one (IMO) is some kind of veil all over the picture (s.attached picture), kind of haze. For instance the shadows get grayish and I cannot bring them back.
I would like to clear this atmosphere first and then look for the other issues.
I have no idea how to begin, which tools to try first. Or maybe it is just not possible with this kind of papers?
I consulted my books and the web but softproofing is treated in a general way.
Maybe somebody can recommend some literature or tutorials or has experience and give advice?
Before trying this I re-calibrated my monitor. Am using an Epson R2880 with matte black ink (I don't expect this to have any influence on this subject but anyway...)
The profile I used for this is HFA_Eps2880_MK_PhotoRag
As told at the beginning, I am a newbie on color management and the rest.
Corrections (even harsh ones
) are welcome