Fine Art Inkjet Printing, 1st Edition

10 Editing for Print Interpretation

In this chapter we’ll discuss specific examples of Print Interpretation where we edit images with the intention of making prints that are consistent with our artistic intent. As we discussed previously, Print Interpretation includes both Print Editing to match print to screen and Artistic Editing to further improve our prints and to align them with our artistic intent.

Artistic Intent and Print Interpretation

I photograph like a documentarian but print like a painter.

—TODD HIDO

I believe that your artistic intent for your image should drive your decision making in the digital darkroom and during printing. Deciding how you want your print to look and developing the craft to make that look happen are both fundamental ...