Ciao Lulu.
I suppose we had our good times, Lulu and I - but I was looking for something more - something more beautiful. Lulu is just not good for fine-art books - or high-quality calendars - and so I guess we'll have to go our separate ways. I will think back fondly on all the time I wasted with her reading through forums for printing specs, and waiting eagerly for proofs. Good-bye Lulu - and I only wish you the best. I hope we can still be friends.
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I am going to have to put the calendar thing on hold for now since there are orders to work on - and it's already getting late in the year and I would like to begin shooting again. I have sent out for samples from a few companies that do 4-color b&w printing - not on demand - but with digital printing presses (Indigo, Heidelberg DI) as suggested by M.
I also see that if I am going to do a high-quality calendar or book, I'm either going to have to get into CMYK in a more serious way, especially as it relates to good black and white printing. For example - one thing I read is that if you want rich black tones - you don't just set the K value to 100% but you also need to mix the ratio of other channels in certain percentages. And as M. mentioned - the best thing is if you can afford to get a proper RIP and profile that mimics the output a particular press / paper combination on your inkjet printer for proofing.
It was an adventure being with Lulu because honestly, I never knew what she'd do next. I have four or five proofs of various items she left behind and you know - they all look slightly different.
Ciao. Maybe we'll meet again someday.
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