On 10/5/04 10:27 am, "Jack Lowe" wrote: > By 'high-end colour correction and editing', I simply mean working to the > very highest standards. To me, this encompasses the following areas: > > - Working with the very best photographers, artists, advertising agencies > and design groups who demand the highest standards throughout the whole > digital imaging process, from capture to print; > > - Working in an arena where these standards are noticed and matter. > Everything is critical and a lot of responsibility is on my shoulders as > well as those of my clients. > > - Ultimately, 'high-end' means being true to myself; caring about my work > and doing the very best I can to provide my clients (whether linked to my > own photography or digital services) with the very best product. This often > means working on the best equipment one can afford - equipment which has > been personally researched before committing to a purchase, without reliance > on advertising campaigns. > > However, owning the equipment doesn't create a master - in my opinion, it's > the relentless research (reading, testing and experience) that completes the > whole picture. There are many ways to 'skin a cat' and I feel it is my duty > to know about as many of the working methods and ideas as possible (from > calibrating a monitor to creating a mask or producing a fine art print) so > that I can decide which ones to incorporate into my working life. > > On a technical level, desktop monitors do more than 'occupy more space'. I > use Apple cinema displays - they are much more evenly illuminated than > PowerBooks; the viewing angle is less critical and they have a much wider > gamut (able to display a wider range of colours) than their laptop > counterparts. > > All of these factors make a huge difference in the digital imaging world.
> > In the first instance, I would highly recommend buying a profile > verification kit from Neil Barstow or Thomas Holm - your monitor may > currently match your print, but I suspect that's just lucky. You need to > know that your monitor matches a known standard, namely the ICC standard. Hi Jack, Thanks for your 'timely' response regarding the above and I wholly agree with some aspect of what you have said, notwithstanding that the bulk of it is subjective. However, you have cleverly left out Epson 2100 from your equation. For the purpose of printing your images to a desk top printing device such as the Epson 2100 and perhaps any other printing device you certainly do not need an Apple cinema display to get your print right and it is in this context that a PowerBook video display will suffice. With the current technology of printing devices as I know it to be, the PowerBook displays more than adequate range of colours to surpass the capability of any known printing device. The "cinema display' does not in any way effect the result of your print but agreeably easier to work with or for your own pleasure, and that is all about it. I will certainly look out for the profile verification kit as recommended if time permits and I thank you for the tip. However, Epson (and I am not their employee or agent) have provided a set of ICC profiles to match their papers and ink for use with the Epson 2100 device The GrayBalancer is very commendable for B+W prints. So, if you are like me who prefers wearing a suit rather than mismatching a jacket and trouser, then you do not need to look any further but to calibrate your PowerBook monitor and indeed any other colour monitor as Epson recommended with a little "Help" from Photoshop CS. Regards Inno' =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
