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Published On: Sep 03, 2007 12:42 PM
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Published On: Sep 03, 2007 12:42 PM
Tonight's Image...
It is Lori again, but first a bit of explanation. I don't
like the way they look on my page. I have been using Photoshop for years.
It does what I want well enough, but I am not an expert. When I post images on
my site I always optimize them so they are not huge. My scanner also came with Photoshop Elements,
which I also already really love. During the optimization the colors change.
It even happens with B&W images. The way I like the images they are
warmer. More reds in the skin. It looks great on my Mac, but when I optimize
some of that warmness is gone. Highlights/contrasts also change. They are
just not right. It is not horrible. It is just not what I want. I will
hopefully learn how to fix this. If you know how to fix this, let me know.
Photography happens in two steps, taking good exposures and making them look the way you want in the darkroom, in this case a virtual darkroom.
I have also been reading about another problem. Macs use different color profiles than Windows machines. I have looked at my images on many Windows machines at work and I don't like them. They are not what I want. Since most of you are Windows users, you are not seeing what I want you to see. I have tested my screen and color profile settings, trying to match yours. It is way to blue. I don't like it. I have also tried to imbed your Windows profile in my images. I have no way to know if it works. Every Windows machine I look at seems to render them differently. In fact, Macs don't get it right either. They are better, but not right.
The take home? There are two many variables. You are not seeing the best image. The virtual prints only look like I want on my machine. You are not seeing what I want you to see. Right now, I see no way around this, but I hope you enjoy the images anyway.
After all that, here is tonight's image:
Photography happens in two steps, taking good exposures and making them look the way you want in the darkroom, in this case a virtual darkroom.
I have also been reading about another problem. Macs use different color profiles than Windows machines. I have looked at my images on many Windows machines at work and I don't like them. They are not what I want. Since most of you are Windows users, you are not seeing what I want you to see. I have tested my screen and color profile settings, trying to match yours. It is way to blue. I don't like it. I have also tried to imbed your Windows profile in my images. I have no way to know if it works. Every Windows machine I look at seems to render them differently. In fact, Macs don't get it right either. They are better, but not right.
The take home? There are two many variables. You are not seeing the best image. The virtual prints only look like I want on my machine. You are not seeing what I want you to see. Right now, I see no way around this, but I hope you enjoy the images anyway.
After all that, here is tonight's image:
© 2007 Scott Boone
Learning is so much fun!
Posted: Monday - February 19, 2007 at 20:51