B&W Print Suggestions

[Dans_D60]

I converted this color image to Black and White using Fred Miranda’s B&W Pro.
Question: Suggestions on best print methods using a Canon S9000 printer. Settings? Paper?
Thanks! … Dan

http://www.pettusphoto.com/examples/color-small.jpg

http://www.pettusphoto.com/examples/bw-small.jpg

Dan
http://www.pettusphoto.com

[Longwatcher]

See note in "Talk about photography" forum

I have the Canon S9000 using Canon ink.

I was playing with B+W a couple of days ago and noticed that I got the best results from Epson Premium Glossy photo paper when printing in B+W, Office Depot Premium Glossy paper came in close second. I do not recommend, Kodak Ultima Satin, Ilford Classic Glossy, or HP papers (I did not use HP with B+W yet, but generally have bad results (long to dry, blotting) with Canon ink) when printing B+W. I have not run B+W printing against any of the other types I have on hand yet.

Also note: I did not use the same image for all prints, but grey scale should not have mattered and I believe the blue/cyan tint in the prints would have showed up regardless of the image used.

I will be running a full set of paper types I have versus one of my B+W images sometime soon.

[RHK1956]

The B&W conversion looks great on screen. Could you please tell me where I can find Fred Miranda's B&W Pro?
Thanks

[Dans_D60]

RHK1956 wrote:
The B&W conversion looks great on screen. Could you please tell me where I can find Fred Miranda's B&W Pro?
Thanks

Sure: http://www.fredmiranda.com/DBWpro/index.html

Dan
http://www.pettusphoto.com

[redbutt]

Check out the Epson Enhanced Matte paper. It is really nice for B/W prints. I'm not sure how it works with Canon inks, but if it's even close to what I get from my Epson 2200 it'll be very nice.