Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/05/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Chris, No, my screen is not calibrated right, even though I have calibrated it. It's a Dell. Robert On May 11, 2011, at 12:41 AM, Chris Crawford wrote: > So the print doesn't match the screen? I mean the original image > (not the > scan of the print). When you hit 'print', you get something that > doesn't > match the screen? If that's the case, your screen might not be > calibrated > right. > > > -- > Chris Crawford > Fine Art Photography > Fort Wayne, Indiana > 260-486-2581 > > http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio > > http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! > > http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 > Become a fan on Facebook > > > > On 5/11/11 1:19 AM, "Robert Meier" <robertmeier at usjet.net> wrote: > >> Chris, >> >> Here is the scan of the print I made tonight. It looks better on the >> screen than it does in person. R. >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Robert+Meier/Black+and+White/Winter >> +Squash.jpg.html >> >> >> >> On May 10, 2011, at 11:59 PM, Chris Crawford wrote: >> >>> Robert, >>> >>> What is weak about them? Are they too dark, too light? Flat and >>> greyed out >>> looking? Make sure you use the right black in for the paper. Using >>> the photo >>> black on a paper that prefers the matte black will give weal >>> blacks, as will >>> using the matte black on a paper that needs the photo black...and >>> make sure >>> you use the right profile, there should be two sets of profiles, >>> one for the >>> different papers with Matte Blank ink (MK), and one for them with >>> the Photo >>> Black (PK) ink. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Chris Crawford >>> Fine Art Photography >>> Fort Wayne, Indiana >>> 260-486-2581 >>> >>> http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio >>> >>> http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! >>> >>> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 >>> Become a fan on Facebook >>> >>> >>> >>> On 5/11/11 12:43 AM, "Robert Meier" <robertmeier at usjet.net> wrote: >>> >>>> Chris, >>>> >>>> I have gotten them installed in the right place and have used >>>> one of >>>> them tonight, the Epson Exhibition Fiber paper. It is a beautiful >>>> paper, thick, with a beautiful finish that is very much like glossy >>>> fiber base paper air-dried. I have made one B&W print which has >>>> perfectly neutral tonality, which I have never been able to achieve >>>> on an inkjet printer before. The dark areas are weak, especially >>>> compared to the silver print from the same negative, which I think >>>> means that I have to do more work in PS. >>>> >>>> Thanks very much, >>>> Robert >>>> >>>> On May 6, 2011, at 11:30 PM, Chris Crawford wrote: >>>> >>>>> Did you install them in the right location on the computer? >>>>> MacintoshHD/library/colorsync/profiles/ >>>>> >>>>> Close photoshop before you install the profiles in the location >>>>> above; they >>>>> won't show in PS if it is open when you install them unless you >>>>> close PS and >>>>> restart it. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Chris Crawford >>>>> Fine Art Photography >>>>> Fort Wayne, Indiana >>>>> 260-486-2581 >>>>> >>>>> http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio >>>>> >>>>> http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! >>>>> >>>>> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 >>>>> Become a fan on Facebook >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 5/6/11 11:37 PM, "Robert Meier" <robertmeier at usjet.net> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I've gotten an Epson 3880 and some Epson Hot Press Natural paper >>>>>> and >>>>>> Epson Exhibition Fiber paper. I have downloaded the profiles >>>>>> for >>>>>> both from the Epson website, but I can't get them to show up as a >>>>>> choice when I go to print. I am using Mac 10.4 and CS2. What >>>>>> do I >>>>>> need to do? Thanks >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>>>> information >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>>> information >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>> information >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information