Soul Dr. Loc: Beautiful Shenandoah Valley

Hi everyone, I see Red River Paper is having an anniversary 20% sale on their paper.
I have never used their photo paper. I would like to know from those of you who do use it, what photo paper of theirs do you like best.
Please, also let me know why you like a particular paper better than other ones.
Thanks for your input, I will be ordering some paper from them based on recommendations I get here.
I will be using a dye based Canon printer.

will

JR45 Loc: Montgomery County, TX

You might check out this. It lists the most popular by printer.

http://www.redrivercatalog.com/sbprinter/

rjaywallace Loc: Wisconsin

I believe Red River offers sample packs with various finishes, textures and thicknesses. You might try one of those packs during the sale and see for yourself which product you suits your images best.

ricardo7 Loc: Washington, DC - Santiago, Chile

I use Red River Aurora Art Natural almost exclusively. I print with
an Epson 3880. I'm very happy with the results and have exhibited
numerous times using that paper.

mrpentaxk5ii

I have used Red River Paper for a few years with a Canon Pixma Pro 9000 MKii, a dye printer. I use Artic Polar Satin, Polar Pearl Metallic and Ultra Pro Gloss. I use Satin for event photograph and any thing that will include people. I use Satin and Gloss for wildlife and all three for landscapes. Red River Paper makes paper for greeting cards and most any thing else.

mborn Loc: Massachusetts

I use Red River paper 64lb. Aurora Art Natural, 66lb. Polar Pearl Metallic, 72lb. GreenPix Photo Matte, and my favaorite San Gabriel Baryta SemiGloss 2.0
Print with Canon Pixma 100 Pro
I also use RRP ICC Profiles for each of the papers

yssirk123 Loc: New Jersey

I like UltraPro Satin and UP Gloss, but my favorite paper by far is Aurora Art White.

Katcas Loc: Rhode Island

Get the sample packs. That is where you should start. You will find you will use different papers depending on what you shoot. At bare minimum. Ultra Pro Satin. Polar Matte. Aurora White. I have used them for some time. Really good paper.

SusanFromVermont Loc: Southwest corner of Vermont

I use Red River Paper exclusively. My favorite is their Arctic Polar Luster. It is not glossy, but has a bit of shine. Colors pop on it and there is a sense of depth of field. As a less expensive alternative I use their Ultra-Pro Satin, which has a different "temperature", but is almost equally as good.

My other favorite, but more specialized paper, is the Polar Pearl Metallic. It also makes colors pop, and has a great sense of depth of field. A bit of shine, somewhat more than the Luster and Satin papers. It is interesting how some colors will take the metallic look more readily than others which is part of how it has that 3-D feel. Best displayed under non-glare glass for full effect. Caution: There are some images that do NOT print well on this paper. If there are similar colors next to each other they might look as though they are all one creating a "blob" effect. It does best with good contrast, and bold colors are amazing.

I have used their Aurora Art Natural paper, and like it a lot. Especially good for images with strong lines and black and white.

All their papers are good quality, so you should not be hesitant about buying what you prefer. I don't use much matte paper, but when I do the results are excellent. They have a good selection of "specialty" surfaces, which is where the sampler package comes in handy. What I did with it, I found an image that is especially for testing color rendition on different papers and printed it on 1/2 of each sheet. On the other 1/2 I printed one of my photos - it could have been just about anything, but I chose a very pink poppy with yellow center, with stem visible and background also green [bokeh]. This was great for comparison, and helped me decide which papers to start with. Later, when their Art paper was on sale, I looked in the sampler box and found that one. Printed something on it, which helped to decide on buying it! [I also have a Canon dye-ink printer!]

Read their descriptions of the papers to get a feel for them. Download the ICC profiles from the website, and use them when printing. The website has a lot of good information on it, as well. Their customer service is also great, and if you have an account with them you will build up points that can be used as a discount for future purchases. I have communicated with them by email and by phone and have always been satisfied.

Susan

orrie smith Loc: Kansas

Red River Paper is a great place to buy photo paper. Try one of their sample packets and judge for yourself which one you like. I like the Polar Pearl Metalic, but that is just my choice, as all of their papers are great.

Soul Dr. Loc: Beautiful Shenandoah Valley

Thanks to everyone who replied to my post, I do appreciate all the input you have provided.
I will probably do as some suggested and get a sampler pack and see which papers I like best.

Will

SusanFromVermont Loc: Southwest corner of Vermont

Don't procrastinate too long. Sale is over next Wednesday!

Suggestion: Buy a sampler, and also buy one or two kinds of paper. Even though they are very good about shipping out orders, you are facing a weekend now when UPS does not schedule pickups. And since Red River Paper is in Texas, you definitely will not get your sampler in time to make a decision and then send in another order before the sale is over. Once you have your sampler and new papers, you can play with them, take your time, and think about what to buy next time there is a sale. Once you have an account and are on their email list, you will hear about sales right away! Every now and then there is some special deal that I have discovered by going to their website.

Soul Dr. Loc: Beautiful Shenandoah Valley

Thanks for the suggestion Susan. I think that is what I will do.

will

SusanFromVermont Loc: Southwest corner of Vermont