matte, glossy, semi-gloss

[liveinlite]

I am going to develop my own pictures on Epson 2200 and will be selling them size 11X14. Is it better to use gloss, semi, or matt? What do most photog. use?

[steven]

I think it comes down to personal likes. Each format produces very different look to the final picture.
I think only the glossy comes close to looking like a film photo print, but I also have friends who beleive that the matte produces to best looking prints. I prefer the semi-gloss for most of my prints.

[CyberDyneSystems]

I find that subject matter and lighting paly an important part in the decision.

Brightly colored wildlife.. I like to use gloss.. for every little detail and sharp contrasty colors.

A lot of more moody portraits I like matte... even the occasional landscape..

Semi gloss again for certain portraits and scenics...

[HKdom]

For black and white prints I like matt, to me they make the blacks look richer.

[jimtfoto]

After upgrading to the 2200, we printed only on matte ... felt it gave better ink saturation to the prints .... a lot of people who want our prints, unfortunately, want them on gloss or semi-gloss, so we accomodate their tastes as well. But for me, the best is matte. You might want to lay in a supply of all papers. One person will like the matte print, the next wants the same pic glossy ....
cheers,
jim