Bob,
My apologies. When I sent a group response, I put you in the wrong group.
May you not take offense.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Bob Whitmire" <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 2:59 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Early Autumn
> Well, precise calibration is what's called for, but if you ain't got
> it, then you gotta use Kentucky windage. You've already reduced your
> brightness, which is good. Letting photoshop manage colors is good. My
> advice would be to get a pack of inexpensive Epson Ultra Premium
> Presentation Matte paper and start printing. Look at the paper, not
> the monitor. Make adjustments to the image that reflect what you want
> to see on paper, no matter how crappy it looks on the monitor. It's
> hard to do at first, but gets easier with time.
>
> In the first print window, over on the right side, look to see what
> printer profile photoshop is using. The profile should match the
> printer and the paper. If it's Epson printer and Epson paper, the
> profile should be there, but you might have to hunt it down. Not hard
> to do. If it's not there, download the correct profile from the Epson
> web site. Believe me, having the correct printer profile makes a huge
> difference.
>
> Then in the second print window, which is actually the printer driver,
> make sure all the settings are correct. Size, paper, etc.
>
> Then just start printing, and make adjustments based on the print, not
> the monitor. Natch, you want to do this with a copy of the original
> file. You might also want to make your adjustments on separate layers,
> so you can go back and fiddle some more.
>
> Good luck. It'll be worth it.
>
> --Bob Whitmire
> www.bobwhitmire.com
>
>
>
>
>
> On Aug 19, 2010, at 2:09 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>
>> The print is still darker than the screen image, but I
>> don't feel that I can use the screen for general purposes if I
>> reduce the
>> brightness any further. I also reduced the room lighting.
>>
>> Any suggestions, other than to try to do a precise calibration on an
>> inexpensive Dell monitor?
>
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