Lesson 13 - Colour Management and Printing

Lesson 13

Colour Management and Printing

- Problems with under/over exposure eg exposing for highlights or shadows
- Generally expose to right of histogram
- Film - expose for shadows
- Printing - want a full histogram
- JPG Preview doesn't contain as much detail as the RAW


Calibrating a Printer

- Profile the printer
- Profile Paper
- Profile monitor
- Graphics card
- Different papers have different gamuts
- Different abosorption for paper

To Profile

- Print test target file
- Scan test target using calibrating device

Assigning Profile
It will leave the numbers the same but interpret the colour values differently

Converting Profile
It will change the values

Printing

- Flatter, convert to jpg or tiff
- Resize
- Images on photoshop canvas with correct resolution/colour space