How is that for a bold statement! But it may very well be true, even if you do it regularly on schedule. Display calibration and profiling is a must for all digital photographers. There is no escaping that if you want to produce an accurate representation of your work not only on your monitor but on … [Read more...]
Your Photo Editing Workspace
During some of my presentations, I get asked about the work environment for editing digital photographs. I also get individual inquiries about the subject. In this post, I will address those questions with some workspace examples including my own. Vision, the perception of luminance and color are … [Read more...]
Use Your Passport: Create Camera & Light Profiles
(Fair warning, long post but worth every word you read!) Your ColorChecker Passport I mean. I think a lot of photographers purchased this very useful piece of equipment but are yet to use it. They probably carry it in their gear bag hoping one day it will suddenly make sense and they will become … [Read more...]
ColorChecker Passport Problem
And a fix! Read on... I have been using my ColorChecker Passport for quite a while and until now the software has not failed me. I wanted to calibrate my camera for a particular light and followed the regular procedure: Take a photograph of the ColorChecker Passport Import to … [Read more...]
Munki See, Munki Do: Display Calibration
I am amazed that many photographers, far too many of them work on a monitor with no calibration, no profiling and get surprised when they do not achieve the expected colors from their prints. I have made quite a few presentations on digital workflow, and have been preaching the importance of color … [Read more...]
Photographic Printing Workflow
I gave a presentation at the Photographic Society of Rhode Island, PSRI, on producing quality prints using repeatable workflow. It also included a couple of tips on how to create multiple proof prints at once. This is based on a technique I learned from John Paul Caponigro, he calls it "Bracket … [Read more...]
On Color
I have been working on a presentation that I will make in a few weeks about color and color photography. I have read many books, visited many Web sites, and the last book I have been reading by Wittgenstein1 prompted me to ask a series of questions in my exploration of the idea of "color." Ponder … [Read more...]