The burgeoning fine art print sector is served by a huge range of manufacturers offering a wide choice of paper products. Mike McNamee has tested most of them and explains what you should be looking for

It’s a testament to the popularity of fine art photography that these days we are blessed with so many top-class papers aimed at this sector. Every photographer is likely to have their favourite, although very few will have the time, opportunity, or inclination to test out more than a handful. The actual definition of Fine Art paper varies a little, but usually revolves around the use that the paper is intended for, and the properties that are sought by its users. Typically it is a matt finish paper and frequently it will have a distinctive surface texture. It will usually require the use of a matt ink for optimum performance and have some form of guaranteed life through the use of more carefully selected raw materials.

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