Photo Print
Jul 1, 2012 10:28:12 #
When i send photos out for printing they come back dark..
They look very bright on my screen. Why?
They look very bright on my screen. Why?
Jul 1, 2012 12:38:39 #
Because the screen is brighter than the paper - it produces light where the print reflects it. When I took my digital photo class, we made a test print of one image. Then we adjusted our screen's brightness to match the print.
Jul 1, 2012 13:00:33 #
Jul 2, 2012 06:23:11 #
tony hamblin
Loc: Stratford upon avon ,England
Probably your screen needs recalibrating I use a Spyder and it automatically adjusts the brightness on my i Mac .
Computer manufactures set the brightness far too high it helps sell them!!.
However I am sure on a PC that you can lower the brightness so when you process your pics to send off to printer you will see a dimmer picture and adjust accordingly.
Either that or use a print firm that maybe charges a premium rate to auto adjust in house,some do this.
You could always add brightness by a smallish amount in PS CS or similar knowing that your current printer prints a touch darker than you want,trial and error this way.
Computer manufactures set the brightness far too high it helps sell them!!.
However I am sure on a PC that you can lower the brightness so when you process your pics to send off to printer you will see a dimmer picture and adjust accordingly.
Either that or use a print firm that maybe charges a premium rate to auto adjust in house,some do this.
You could always add brightness by a smallish amount in PS CS or similar knowing that your current printer prints a touch darker than you want,trial and error this way.
Jul 2, 2012 07:31:34 #
There has been so much talk about calibrating. I have a Mac book pro. Can someone tell me step by step how to do this?
Jul 2, 2012 07:43:46 #
tony hamblin
Loc: Stratford upon avon ,England
I have one too it is much too bright to start with.
You will have to fork out for something like Spyder ,which allows you to make adjustments step by step (follow on screen notes).
Expensive but worth it because colour is adjusted to suit ambient light and other factors a small gadget clips to your screen and takes readings..... easy especially after the initial run through
The programme can remind you to say recalibrate every month since often screens drift marginally off what you set originally.
I did mine and there was a vast improvement,subsequent calibration is hardly noticeable
I share mine with a friend which halved the cost!!
You will have to fork out for something like Spyder ,which allows you to make adjustments step by step (follow on screen notes).
Expensive but worth it because colour is adjusted to suit ambient light and other factors a small gadget clips to your screen and takes readings..... easy especially after the initial run through
The programme can remind you to say recalibrate every month since often screens drift marginally off what you set originally.
I did mine and there was a vast improvement,subsequent calibration is hardly noticeable
I share mine with a friend which halved the cost!!
Jul 2, 2012 09:31:29 #
dparker708 wrote:
There has been so much talk about calibrating. I have a Mac book pro. Can someone tell me step by step how to do this?
You can get close with the built-in calibration. I have a few set up for different color spaces (Adobe RGB, sRGB, ProPhoto, etc.)
System preferences : Display : Color : Calibrate.
For real accuracy, you need a calibration took and software, like the Datacolor Spyder.
Jul 2, 2012 11:40:43 #
My daughter works in a photo lab and the machine they had before the system they now have, produced pretty poor quality. They have Fugi now and the color is so much brighter, and colorful.
Jul 2, 2012 23:04:15 #
sueyeisert
Loc: New Jersey
I use colormonki display to calibrate my macbook pro. Their instructions are easy and their tech support is wonderful.
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