Final Prints

I printed my final five images digitally today. I had a slight last minute panic when I saw my colours on the screens in the digital print room because they looked different to how I had hoped. I tweaked a few to make them closer to what I had planned but I don't think this will actually be noticeable to other people. Its probably because I've been looking at them so much over the past few weeks that I know exactly how I wanted them to look. 

I think the colours could have looked more subtle but I also didn't want them to look bland and grey. I think I have found a good middle ground with my prints, and I think its the strong black and white contrast that makes the colour stand out more than I had hoped. I chose a matt, textured paper to print on to help fit with the analogue print process, I didn't want the outcome to look glossy or polished because that't not really what print is about to me. The only thing I would change about the paper would be for it to have more weight to it. I felt the thickness of the paper and thought it would be fine but with these being A2 size, I can see how flexible the stock is at this scale. I think a stock with a higher gsm would have made the prints feel higher quality.