Buyer's Guide 2024: Papers & Inks

Innova Digital Art’s FibaPrint Ultra Smooth Gloss. Emulating the surface of traditional bromide prints, Innova’s series of FibaPrint F-type gloss papers are a favorite of professional photographers. The newest addition to the line, FibaPrint Ultra Smooth Gloss 285gsm, has deep, saturated blacks with smooth grayscale and contrast for solid black-and-white prints. Acid-inhibiting, crystal-layer technology reduces aging.

 
Harman Technology’s Photo Matt FB Mp and Mp Warmtone. Paper with baryta layers has become a hot commodity because of their enhanced color brightness, tonal range and lengthy archival lives. Harman Technology has included baryta in two new versions of its Harman Photo Matt FB papers, Mp and Mp Warmtone. These fiber-based papers also use anti-curl technology to ensure flatness. The 310gsm weights of the papers mimic the feel of traditional photo prints.

Moab by Legion’s Somerset Enhanced Velvet and Somerset Photo Enhanced Textured. Both of these papers weigh in at 225gsm and are constructed of 100-percent cotton without any artificial brightening additives. Somerset Enhanced Velvet has a subtle, but visual texture, while the Enhanced Textured paper has a watercolor-like touch. Both are buffered by calcium carbonate to protect from atmospheric pollutants.