Hello list, Due to the most helpful and informative off-list communication by Stephen Marsh, I have learned what was wrong with the postcard printing job.
It was a special image and needed two different conversions and blending before sending to press (which I did not know, as I have no experience in pre-press) and there was a failing on the part of the printing company in not recognising that this was a special image and should have been treated differently or expectations managed. The profile they advised me to use was incapable of handling this image satisfactorily for all parts of the image. The correspondence is enlightening for those of us who do not live and breathe pre-press, but a little long, so I will not post it to the list. If individuals would be interested to see the correspondence, let me know (off-list) and I will forward. On the other hand, if the listmum feels that the topic is of real interest to the whole list, I will post the condensed version of the correspondence. A web version of a very similar image is at http://www.stevenkennard.com/galleryone.html. "Intrigue box" is similar in having a neutral background and a 'hero' image that needed different treatment. Many, many thanks to Stephen who spent part of his precious weekend working through this problem for and with me. I learned a lot and will learn more as I assess his replies. Best regards, Ellie -- Ellie Kennard : Innovative Imaging Studio : http://www.iiStudio.com Contributor to Photoshop Restoration & Retouching (2nd edition) by Katrin Eismann =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
