I need advice about publishing 20 books of color photos in a bound book.
Mar 6, 2014 20:31:49 #
bdk wrote:
I think you would need to start with an18% gray card. Then see if your monitor can match that color. If not it would be REALLY tough to set it up correctly. Then google monitor calibration , there are lots of sites that will help you, There is also a machine professional photographers have to calibrate their equipment. Maybe you can find one in your area and he could help you. The machine im told runs about $700.00 and up for a better one.
Thanks, I've just ordered grey, white and black combo cards, and hope that iBooks will be calibrated well enough to do the job. I plan to do a test later and see.
I appreciate everyone's advice!
Mar 6, 2014 21:23:45 #
Kristoes wrote:
Hi, I'm helping my wife with a long term photography project and want to "reverse engineer" the book publishing process so that I can color match the photos to our computer monitor from the get-go. Since we're only going to make 20 copies, I need a company that can do a very small run of a "coffee table" book of 30-40 color pictures of trees.
Thanks for any help.
Thanks for any help.
You should be able to find digital printers online capable to handle this for you at a reasonable price. The problem is that you should always see a proof copy and that may be a little difficult, there are many things that can go wrong when you submit a digital project, color matching being only one of your potential problems.
Mar 7, 2014 01:32:44 #
Blurryeyed wrote:
You should be able to find digital printers online capable to handle this for you at a reasonable price. The problem is that you should always see a proof copy and that may be a little difficult, there are many things that can go wrong when you submit a digital project, color matching being only one of your potential problems.
This sounds interesting, but I don't quite understand. So you're saying I can print my own photos in a way that they look and feel like book quality, and then send it out for binding with hard covers? Versus sending to a regular book making/publishing firm like iBooks.
I recognize the need for a proof copy, but it seems like there's a potential for other problems to crop up by self-printing. Have you actually done this process you propose?
I do need to purchase a new printer in the near future, but I am not familiar with how a book quality printer differs from the $400 printers I've owned in the past.
Please explain, thanks
Mar 7, 2014 08:00:49 #
Kristoes wrote:
This sounds interesting, but I don't quite underst... (show quote)
No... A few years back I worked for Kinkos, we had the ability to create the book that you are wanting to make, but there are always issues with printing, it is always best to see a proof copy before the complete run, that way you can check for color matching, formatting issues etc. But at Kinkos 10 years ago we had the ability to create that book with a full wrap around glossy cover so it would be like a paperback book. Kinko's was a bit expensive as compared to some of the online vendors... I am just saying that seeing the first copy is pretty important because what you see on your computer is not always what you will get when printed as several issues can arise...
Mar 7, 2014 10:24:04 #
Blurryeyed wrote:
No... A few years back I worked for Kinkos, we ha... (show quote)
I fully agree, thanks for your input
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