This is exactly the kind if video i have been looking for for months! I really wanted to see the paper up close to see texture, colour and details. Thanks so much for posting this! I have been looking for a watercolour texture paper to print my watercolour paintings and I’ve wasted money on papers and cardstock other people have recommended but to me look cheap and don’t reproduce colours accurately. Thanks for this outstanding video!

Wow! I have looked high and low for a decent comparison video of popular papers without success. Then I unexpectedly stumbled on this. Thank you for the time and effort in producing this video - it is an excellent resource.

IMO the best video review for photo paper. Concise, close-up, edge-view, paper movement and direct comparison. Excellent ideas!

Brilliant! This is great for me to see a direct comparison between the Photo Rag Baryta and the Fine Art Baryta. I currently use- and love- the Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Metallic for half my work but the yellow cast of the paper doesn’t work for certain images. Now I can see that the Fine Art Baryta is what I need. Thank you very much for this!

The William Turner sharpness is impressive. It goes well with the texture emitted from the old cars in the photo.

I created some prints using William Turner (via Whitewall) and the paper is INcredible. Fantastic texture. Will have to check out Photo Rag Baryta.

William Turner is one of my favorites also.

THANK YOU SO MUCH! I am beginner photographer, and this is very helpful for choosing my print paper!

thanks for this video brother - as a beginner in fine art printing, this is exactly what I was looking for!

Thank You very much. I was searching for this information. Very helpully!

I would have loved to see the side by side of this with others.

Thanks for this comparison, very useful! I wish there was a video with colour photos of these papers!

Thanks so much. This was an outstanding presentation, one that took lots of work by you. Really nice job.

This was extremely helpful, thank you!

Holy, William is impressive

I am big fan of Photo Rag Baryta (especially for B&W prints) and the Photo Rag Metallic for color. I was slightly disappointed with the color gamust that pigment ink reproduces but I found with the Photo Rag Metallic it makes up for this in an exciting way. Thanks for the comparison. I have some Fine Art Baryta that I haven't tried but I will now for B&W prints.

Very helpful Keith. I just dove into the deep end of printing my work myself with the purchase of a Canon Pro-1000. I am doing as much research as possible before it arrives, so that I don't print a lot right off the bat on the wrong papers and regret it later. I had already ordered some Hahnemühle paper before understanding all the varieties they offer and the paper properties that differentiate them. I ordered the Torchon Matte paper. After watching your review, I now understand more how the weight, brightness, texture and other qualities of the paper affect the prints. I see the Torchon is very textured and so may not be great for many of the prints I'll want. From you descriptions, I can see I'll want to also get some Baryta and some Photo Rag. I wonder how the Torchon compares to the William Turner, which looks great in your presentation. Thanks for taking the time. Your presentation was very informative and easy to watch.

This was an amazing resource! As a long-time Baryta printer myself I can't wait to try the Henry Turner (not included in their sampler unfortunately). Ordering from a lab today and next time from your link! Thanks!

Great comparison, thanks for your hard work.

i love william turner. even with nothing printed on it. something about it.

Unintentional ASMR, thank you!

great video, but after checking different papers, and never seen photo rag in person, i noticed i needed a size reference when you do the close up, to figure it out the texture size. Now that i compare with ur fingers i notice texture is really fine, smooth, so not sure if for my watercolors prints will be best texture. Maybe the turner has stronger texture

Instantly subscribed! Thank you very much

Hi Keith. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I very much appreciate it. As I am shifting into fine art photography, understanding paper becomes even more important. Can you please share your knowledge about paper weights? For instance, how does the weight of paper, if at all, influence an image and what weight is best suited to what environmental conditions? I look forward to my continued learning journey with you. In kindness, T.

My favourite brand - note that baryta is not an optical brightening agent (OBA). OBA's perform a trick in that they convert UV light into visible light and this makes especially white areas brighter. But OBA fade over time and then the paper generally turns yellow. And, as indicated they need UV light to work, so in an environment without UV light they do nothing. Baryta paper may be a bit warmer (tint) than paper without baryta layer, but that is not always the case. The effect of baryta is deeper "blacks" (we should say darker darkest greys) and in many cases lighter "whites" (we should say lighter lightest greys).

Thank you. Excellent video.

Hello. Which Epson printer would you recommend for home printing on this paper?

I use regularly Photo Rag Baryta. The paper results are great. It produces a predictable outcome with crisp color and rich blacks. Only drawback it’s really expensive

X-cellent product.

Great job

What kind of printer did you use to print the photos? Please and thank you. Do you think there’s affordable printers that print really well or leave it to another company to print my work. If so could you recommend the printers.

Nice video. I would like to go with photo rag baryta and photo rag matte. ive ordered a printer but its out of stock so gonna brush up on things as much as possible. will finally have prints for sale. 🙂 at some point.

Great info! Have you used Epson Cold press? I would like to know how it compares texture wise to William Turner? I use to use Epson Exhibition Watercolor but it was discontinued.

super helpful man ! Thanks :)

Hi thank you very much for this great video! May i ask you what printer you use please? Thank you very much!

Great content! Did you end up switching to the Photo Rag Baryta? If so, are you happy with it?

Do you think the Baryta paper would be suitable for coating your own emulsion and processing in a traditional darkroom? I just got some adox polywarmtone and am I looking for suitable papers. Thanks

Why are they all yellow exept for fine art baryta?

how does these do with color? I tend to shoot subjects with heavily saturated colors on film of course. thanks

im curious about hahnemuhle photo rag metallic

Hello, please could you tell me what printer you used to print these images?

I was wondering what size do you resize your images for 8.5x11 paper. What are the size of the margins on these?

Excellent video! Out of interest, what were your personal conclusions? Did you make the switch to Photo Rag Baryta?

This was so helpful. Thank you

Great info! Have you used Epson Cold press? I would like to know how it compares texture wise to William Turner? I use to use Epson Exhibition Watercolor but it was discontinued.