Piezography B & W Printing

Mohan specializes in Piezography Carbon Printing to print his Black & White photographs.  Piezography is an archival process that utilizes carbon-based inks, rather than standard inkjet pigments. This method of printing allows extreme control over every zone, even to the extent of controlling individual zones with individual ink outputs. These prints are known not only for their beauty but also for their permanence. The carbon “ink” used in the printing process is significantly more stable than pigment inks, and enables printing of 64,000 possible shades of gray.

There are nine shades of grey from pure black to light black. Mohan has converted his printers to accommodate the nine shades of black Peizography carbon inks. He uses third party cartridges and fills them with the nine shades of black inks. He has produced special profiles and complicated curves to print his photographs in these printers.  Because the pure carbon inks have no colors in them, his black and white photographs have zero colorcasts.  Because carbon is virtually indestructible the prints are achievable. He uses Hahnemuehle cotton fine art paper to print his photographs.

Some advantages of the Piezography  B&W system include:

• -Deepest blackof any printing process in history.
• -16bit Printing enables the smoothest possible gradients.
• -720dpiwhich is twice the resolution of any other printing system.
• -Greater Tonal Rangeensures every tonal detail is distinctly visible.
• -Linear Printingallows all tones progress evenly, maximizing tonal definition.
• -Maximum Archival Permanenceprovides superior resistance to fading. 
• -Over Gloss Layer makes ink appear to be embedded in the paper.
• -Warm/Cool Toning Options Prints are pure neutral by default.