I did not know how depressed I was until I started taking L-Tryptophan (1000 mg. per day), GABA (1500 mg. per day) and Inositol (@ 1500 mg. per day).
Two weeks ago I woke up in a good mood for the first time in my entire life. I had no idea what that was like. I am also able to go to sleep without tossing and turning for three hours.
My life has potential that I never expected it to have.
All this after TWENTY years of professional treatment that had benefits only for the professionals doing the treatment.
In the United States, traditional MD's, AMA doctors, are little more than sales reps. for the drug companies.
You ask: "why is shelf life of a print imp ?
Isnt that the point of digital - you print another on demand ?"
Shelf life is important to keep the customer satisfied, you want to go on enjoying the $300 print that you purchased from you, the artist. Reprints cost time, money and reputation.
Most photolabs that are found in shopping malls in the United States are less expensive, strictly in terms of cost per square inch (or cm. if you live in the REAL world) than most inkjet printers. They fail miserably when it comes to print longevity and color accuracy. The larger the print the sooner problems present themselves. Most photo paper is just that, paper with an emulsion onto which the image is printed. The emulsion does NOT expand and contract in response to atmospheric conditions at the same rate at which the paper fibers do. At 5x7, it doesn't matter at all. At 8x10 no one but me notices. At 11x14 you can see the distortion if you look for it. I'll cut to the chase and tell you that at 16x20 or larger the paper fiber distortion is severe enough to negate the mounting process, wet mount, dry mount, whatever. There is more movement of the paper fibers than the glue can withstand. The result is a mounted $300 print with large, ugly blisters that the customer is rightfully outraged to have paid for. Needless to say, this work must be reprinted AND remounted. There goes the money you saved by going to the "Mini-Lab", there goes your "satisfied customer", and with them your (good?) reputation.
No product is better than the work that goes into it. You get what you pay for, IF you're lucky.
Shelf life is part of what the customer PAYS FOR!
Having said all that, the review is next to useless.
Luci
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I did not know how depressed I was until I started taking L-Tryptophan (1000 mg. per day), GABA (1500 mg. per day) and Inositol (@ 1500 mg. per day).
Two weeks ago I woke up in a good mood for the first time in my entire life. I had no idea what that was like. I am also able to go to sleep without tossing and turning for three hours.
My life has potential that I never expected it to have.
All this after TWENTY years of professional treatment that had benefits only for the professionals doing the treatment.
In the United States, traditional MD's, AMA doctors, are little more than sales reps. for the drug companies.
Luci
You ask: "why is shelf life of a print imp ? Isnt that the point of digital - you print another on demand ?" Shelf life is important to keep the customer satisfied, you want to go on enjoying the $300 print that you purchased from you, the artist. Reprints cost time, money and reputation. Most photolabs that are found in shopping malls in the United States are less expensive, strictly in terms of cost per square inch (or cm. if you live in the REAL world) than most inkjet printers. They fail miserably when it comes to print longevity and color accuracy. The larger the print the sooner problems present themselves. Most photo paper is just that, paper with an emulsion onto which the image is printed. The emulsion does NOT expand and contract in response to atmospheric conditions at the same rate at which the paper fibers do. At 5x7, it doesn't matter at all. At 8x10 no one but me notices. At 11x14 you can see the distortion if you look for it. I'll cut to the chase and tell you that at 16x20 or larger the paper fiber distortion is severe enough to negate the mounting process, wet mount, dry mount, whatever. There is more movement of the paper fibers than the glue can withstand. The result is a mounted $300 print with large, ugly blisters that the customer is rightfully outraged to have paid for. Needless to say, this work must be reprinted AND remounted. There goes the money you saved by going to the "Mini-Lab", there goes your "satisfied customer", and with them your (good?) reputation. No product is better than the work that goes into it. You get what you pay for, IF you're lucky. Shelf life is part of what the customer PAYS FOR! Having said all that, the review is next to useless. Luci