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 … [Read more...] about Your Display Profile May Be Wrong
Color Management
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 … [Read more...] about Your Photo Editing Workspace
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 … [Read more...] about Use Your Passport: Create Camera & Light Profiles
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 … [Read more...] about ColorChecker Passport Problem
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, … [Read more...] about Munki See, Munki Do: Display Calibration
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 … [Read more...] about Photographic Printing Workflow
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 … [Read more...] about On Color