On Jun 15, 2009, at 5:29 PM, aussieshepsrock wrote:

> Hi Adrian,
>   good question re:Color Calibration's Usefulness To Me? It's easy to
> overlook the variable knowledge bases and interests of the list
> members in one's quest for assistance with a more narrow question. The
> "purpose" of my efforts at color matching is to:
>
> A: I want my 'pictures' to appear consistently the same when I open
> then, no matter how far apart they're opened over time :-)

Monitors drift. Also, store you images in a cool, dry place, heat can  
cause color shifts :-P

> B: I want the images I send to a home printer to bear a close
> resemblence to what I see on my monitor before hitting print :-)

This is where printer and paper (don't forget the paper!) profiles  
come in so useful.

> C: I want to take advantage of the 'profiles' available from a Photo
> Lab I use to primarily print my photographs. :-)

I would get on some pro/semi-pro digital photographer boards and ask  
your questions there.

I just got a book by Scott Kelby <http://www.kelbytraining.com/books/>  
(The "Photoshop CS4 for Digital Photographers" book) which has a good  
section on calibrating and using profiles.

I found the book easy to rad and understand; he's got a reputation as  
a good teacher.

-- 
Bruce Johnson
University of Arizona
College of Pharmacy
Information Technology Group

Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs



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