Ricardo
I'd have to say that in the modern world this colleague of yours is making
a ridiculous statement.
>I've recently spoke to one (of many) world wide professional graphics
>and fashion photographer, with over fourteen years in the reprographics
>industry, mastering the delicacies of high resolution scanning and
>colour correction, as well as embracing the complexities and change of
>the digital revolution... - that simply asked me this: Are you one of
>those who still bother with screen calibration? - Yes, I replied. So
>his comment was: I gave up many years ago what's the point? Every time
>you move you mac or you change the light conditions you work with, you
>have to calibrate it again... so what's the point? As long you have
>your proofs colour correct, it doesn't matter what it looks on the
>screen, he says!
>
>Ricardo
Screen calibration gives us an accurate window on the file's contents.
When colour correcting we can actually <see> what the proof will look
like.
What's his method, do an adjustment, make a proof, do an adjustment? I
guess he'd eventualy learn the relationship of screen and proof but
calibration makes that so much easier.
I'd propose that working like this is like going back to the darkroom
and teststrips.
I worked with lots of pro retouchers in my 25 years as an advertising
photographer and witnessed the frustration [of the operator and client]
many a time when the image we'd worked together on to attain
<perfection> came out of the film recorder looking quite different.
How does this <<world wide professional graphics and fashion
photographer, with over fourteen years in the reprographics industry>>
deal with clients looking over his shoulder and requesting subtle
adjustments to the screen image? Maybe he charges for every <proof>??
Sorry, but you are talking about a <dark ages> workflow with no screen
calibration. I am, of course, not discounting the importance of a good
(proper, accurate) proof since there may easily be (tonal) detail in
high saturation colour areas which are in the file but beyond screen
gamut. But that's another story.
Regards, NeilB. Apple Solutions Expert
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