Some who is not a good photographer (like me) needs more expensive
equipment to get mediocre results! :-(
There is a threshold. A really junky camera will take poor pictures
even in the hands of a good photographer. But with today's technology
you can get a camera that takes good pictures
Everyone, thanks for your replies; especially Tom for that extensive
and educational post.
IMO, someone who is a good photographer can get stunning results with
inexpensive equipment; and of course get amazing results with
expensive equipment.
Some who is not a good photographer (like me)
Big snip on Tom's post, but I totally agree. But I also empathize
with the original desire of the initial poster.
I've worked and managed several photo labs over the last 25+ years.
The main goal of the printer was to keep color consistency. Not fun.
I empathize due to the printers I use now
>There is a hardware-software combination called Spyder3Pro ($169 list,
>$130 street) which purports to be able to do this.
Color Eyes is better and cheaper, but not as cool looking. You probably
do not need either one. The term "calibration" is a misnomer. Calibration
is virtually impossible
Don't know about Spyder3Pro, but there are some free programs that might
help.
For info, visit
http://www.normankoren.com/makingfineprints1A.html
http://www.normankoren.com/color_management.html
For a free program to adjust gamma, visit http://quickgamma.de/indexen.html
Alvin Auerbach wrote:
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Don't know about Spyder3Pro, but there are some free programs that might
help.
For info, visit
http://www.normankoren.com/makingfineprints1A.html#QuickGamma
For a free program to adjust gamma, visit http://quickgamma.de/indexen.html
Alvin Auerbach wrote:
I'd really like the group's advice o
I often find that the printer is the biggest variable.
Many printers have color correction turned on automatically when you
print photos with them. I often have to turn it off to get a photo I
like from the printer.
Stewart
At 11:10 PM 5/22/2009, you wrote:
Strangely, I haven't ever had a
Strangely, I haven't ever had a problem with this. All my el cheapo
snapshots look just fine. Well, I rarely print them out. Perhaps
that's where the error comes in? Still, the ones I _have_ printed look
fine to me too.
Can you post an example?
Perhaps part of my problem is that I don't see any o
I'd really like the group's advice on the following:
I'm a not very knowledgeable, low end snap shooter picture taker.
Still, I'd like to have my camera, scanner, monitor (iMac), and both
printers agree on what colors in photographs are supposed to look like.
There is a hardware-software co
