Bill,
That thing you just said is your second best quote. I'm writing it down... "Photography is
something you can hold in your hand and say this really sucks".
Your best is what you wrote me several years back, "Photography is not rocket science. Tang is rocket science".
:)
Tom C.
From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Color Management By Eye Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 00:32:18 -0600
----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom C" Subject: Re: Color Management By Eye
> darn this stinking thing, 2nd attempt. > > I'm a very cynical computer geek. They create more problems than they > solve... idiots rely on them, if the computer says so it must be gospel. > > I hadn't considered the multiple samples per page, which cuts down on the > paper costs (though a small sample image will necessarially look different > from it's larger sibling). > > I don't think it's easy... I just wish it was easier... For me, I don't > necessarially have the time to invest in a darkroom, digital or otherwise... > Once I have an image I like, I'd like to print it with relative ease. > > As a software developer, I know little comes easy. There's a price in time > and money. As a user, I just want it to work.
I tried building a gray scale in photoshop, abd using it as a test target, but gound it just didn't work. I really think the best method is to not get your shit in a knot over it, and take pictures and print them. You will quickly figure out if something is not quite right, and will learn how to compensate for it. Or, you can try to find custom profiles for the material/hardware you are using, and learn to love pictures that are just a bit off......
Photography is about pictures, not bits and bytes. Photography is something you can hold in your hand and say "this really sucks"
William Robb
