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Photos turn out Dark
Dec 25, 2013 18:44:27 #
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!! and HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!I just recently bought a Colormunki to calibrate my monitors, I have an HP I7 with a great Graphics Card working off an HP 2211x Monitor. I fix my photos using the latest versions of Lightroom and Photoshop and they look great on both of my screens. When I send them to an email address or Facebook they always come out dark. I try to change the Brightness and Contrast on both monitors and I still get the same results. Any thoughts on what I am doing wrong.
Dec 25, 2013 19:00:15 #
There are many monitors out there and aside from myself I personally do do not know any one else that knows how, knows to, or cares about calibrating their monitors or Laptop screens. So few people do. And who knows what your photos will look like on anyone of those monitors/screens. From my experience they will look great on some and like crap on others. Your screens are calibrated but you can't compensate for all those uncalibrated ones out there.
So there is no real solution.
Note that manufacturers do perform a calibration before packaging but each manufacturer uses their own parameters and there is a tolerance from unit to unit since its impossible to have identicle/universal calibration.
So there is no real solution.
Note that manufacturers do perform a calibration before packaging but each manufacturer uses their own parameters and there is a tolerance from unit to unit since its impossible to have identicle/universal calibration.
Dec 25, 2013 19:07:37 #
I just did another so you can see.
Balboa wrote:
There are many monitors out there and aside from m... (show quote)
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Dec 25, 2013 19:36:04 #
Dec 25, 2013 19:40:48 #
I just dont see the colors pop like I do when I view them on my screen.
10MPlayer wrote:
It looks ok on mine. It's a well exposed picture on my HP laptop.
Dec 25, 2013 19:40:49 #
Looks fine on my 2009-ish MacBook Pro. Do they look bad on your monitors once they're on Facebook? Or just someone else's?
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Dec 25, 2013 19:43:45 #
Looks bad to me when I send it out to customers and when I email it to myself and open it on my phone and touchpad.
ricardolegraham wrote:
Looks fine on my 2009-ish MacBook Pro. Do they look bad on your monitors once they're on Facebook? Or just someone else's?
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Dec 25, 2013 20:35:23 #
Your problem could come from several different areas, but the fact that the pictures don't look as good on monitors other than those you used when editing them, tells me that it is likely the way you have your camera set for color space. For the best results in reproducing colors for viewing rather than printing, make sure the color space in your camera is set for sRGB. Then make sure that you have PhotoShop set for sRGB as well (under "edit" go to "color settings"). Then, recalibrate your monitors using sRGB for the color space. Read http://fstoppers.com/adobergb-vs-srgb. Now, take some new photos and see what you get for results. I have also attached a few files that might be helpful.
Dec 25, 2013 20:43:58 #
I checked the computer setting and the camera setting and they are set to the correct setting.
lowkick wrote:
Your problem could come from several different are... (show quote)
Dec 25, 2013 20:45:53 #
Dec 25, 2013 21:07:38 #
toptrainer wrote:
I tried the same process on my other computer and here is the outcome.
What color is the Nike name on the actual gloves? It looks purple-ish on my monitor. Are you setting your white balance correctly?
Dec 25, 2013 21:08:15 #
it is blue
lowkick wrote:
What color is the Nike name on the actual gloves? It looks purple-ish on my monitor. Are you setting your white balance correctly?
Dec 25, 2013 21:13:44 #
Dec 25, 2013 21:21:01 #
Dec 25, 2013 21:30:53 #
toptrainer wrote:
tried again
Much better, the gloves look blue on white now, but the background is very yellow. What kind of lighting is in the room? You may have a white balance problem being caused by mixed lighting - flash and compact fluorescent bulbs as an example. What are you using for white balance? Have you tried adjusting the white balance? Try shooting in RAW and using the eyedropper tool in PS on the white of the gloves, or even the whites of your son's eyes to get the proper setting.
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