jparkert

so why don't they look green and dark when i view them on my computer? not arguing with you, just curious, would like to understand.

my light is definitely not the same every time i edit. i do only edit on my laptop, always in the same room, but sometimes w/window light and occasionally with the overhead lights on if at night. i read the light article again, and when you say people think the prints are yellow until viewed in white light, my prints still do not look correct viewed in different lights, even outside. they still don't match these photos above in color and definitely not brightness. thoughts?

here are three:

hello! i'm using the dreaded LR, but yes, i feel very certain i sent with sRGB. i have deleted the exported files that i sent from my computer, but other exported images i have are: sRGB IEC61966-2.1 the test prints would have been the same. and it's set to sRGB in the color space when i export from LR.

hello! yes, i did follow your instructions that you have posted above. the first time i calibrated, months ago, i started with lum of 100. i turned it to 90 when i calibrated today b/c my prints looks so much darker than my screen. i have 3-5 prints from 3 different labs. they all seem dark and all a bit green although some are more green than others.

i'm sorry, i also meant to ask...i have one of those little devices on my laptop screen that is supposed to keep it at the right angle for editing. i'm not always sure it's in the right spot though. that would make a difference, wouldn't it?

hello! thank you for the reply. i did recalibrate this morning, and i turned the lum to 90 and adjusted brightness while calibrating like the instructions. now when viewing the prints w/the screen, they look better, but still the prints look darker than the screen. should i turn my lum down again and compare? and what do i do about the fact that my prints always look a bit green compared to what i'm seeing on screen? i have tried 3 labs (WHCC, miller's and color, inc), and they all seem a bit green, WHCC the worst, miller's better and color, inc. the closest match.

hello! i have the xrite color munki|display for my mac laptop. i have test prints from 3 labs which all seem too dark to me. i know my screen will be brighter, but when i look at these prints, they look underexposed. i base exposure on the histogram and feel like they should be printing brighter. i initially had my calibration on 100. if i turn it down to 90, will i just be making my screen match my prints that i feel are too dark? many thanks!