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Colour management..

Sun Nov 1, 2009, 2:53 PM
There's no way I can avoid looking into colour management any longer..

I discovered yesterday when visiting a photography event (Zoom Expecience) that my computer screen is nowhere near calibrated and that my edited pictures look exactly right on my screen but on no one else's.

Of course I already knew that colour and contrast differ a bit per computer screen. I didn't want to take it very seriously though because I always lost my interest in the matter when things got too difficult. (What? Do I have to buy a sensor for this, no standard Windows option?)

As I realized that all my previous Photoshopped photographs are now kind of worthless, my interest in Spyder 2 Express suddenly increased. I will put some money aside for a new computer screen (the one I currently use is way too old) and a screen calibration set!

  • Mood: Confused

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:iconnyotek:
Wat vond je van zoom? Ik ben na een uurtje maar weer nar huis gegaan. :)
:iconinterna:
Ik vond het wel leuk, de 3 presentaties die ik gevolgd heb dan. Verder heel erg druk, en modellen fotograferen was minder geslaagd omdat er te weinig licht was steeds waardoor je moest flitsen. Of mega hoge ISO maar daar hou ik niet van. :P

En verder heb ik ook 10 euro korting op een albelli boek geritseld + een dag gratis Olympus Pen uitproberen.. dus vond het wel de moeite waard!

Jij niet dus..? Hoe komt dat? :)

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:iconnyotek:
Druk, weinig vernieuwende dingen, de presentaties waar ik heb gezeten waren beetje amateuristisch. Geen gezellige beurs sfeer, te klein en vervelend publiek.

Ik had zowiezo al besloten me camera thuis te laten. Modellen zaten toch allemaal verveeld te kijken. :) hehe. Ik hoef volgende keer iig niet meer te gaan.
:iconnick-johnson:
I bought a spyder 3 elite and have been extremely happy. No need to get the elite ( that was what was in stock at the time I needed it NOW) but I would get the 3 rather than the 2.

It's amazing how much more you can do with color once you know that your starting point is correct.

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:iconinterna:
Ahh great to hear that you have such positive experiences with the Spyder sensor! I really need to buy one soon. I'm almost afraid to edit my pictures right now because I'll probably mess up the colours because my screen is very old & uncalibrated!

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:iconnick-johnson:
Have you at least done the basic adobe gamma dialog? That will at least get you close. Fine tuning of color will require something a bit more in depth but your contrast and basic levels will be in the ballpark.

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I live in Oregon. I shoot nudes. I like beer.

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