Damien Symonds

Hi @reneefoto, there's a whole lot going wrong here. Let's try to break it down. sRGB is the correct setting, but somehow your photo has lost that setting. It's got no profile attached at all. I don't know how that happened. Do this check and you'll see what I mean. Secondly, you're using Lightroom. Lightroom is a steaming pile of shit. PLEASE take the 30 day challenge. Thirdly, your computer has a touch screen. They are really really terrible for editing. Is it too late to take the computer back? Fourthly, you don't have a calibrator yet. You must get one right away. Also, possibly a fifth point, your room light might not be any good. Please read this.

I forgot to ask - what kind of paper was the book printed on?

I know the time difference makes our conversations very elongated, and for that I apologise. I see that your files have arrived in my inbox, but I'm exhausted, so I'm turning in for the night. I'll take a look at them in the morning.

I was wondering if you could send me both the ebook and the print PDF to take a look at? https://spaces.hightail.com/uplink/BellePhotography

100 is the screaming maximum. Most people are more like 80-90, and some as low as 70.

Yep, that looks similar to others I've seen.

Have you explored "The Orton Effect"?

I would say there are some areas of normal colour, surrounded by a lot of areas of reduced colour. Therefore, the normal colour looks "vibrant" in that context.

Really? I would have said the style was characterised by removal of colour.

Gawd that's nauseating.

Yes, I think so. If there was more shadowing I might have been able to leave Blue at 0/0/100/0. I made it.

I'm not sure what you mean, sorry. I didn't do anything like that. I think this method would work for a lot of photos; but again I emphasise there was no blue channel shift. I simply used the blue channel to make the black-and-white version of the photo, which is then used on Soft Light mode as a form of D&B.

Unexpectedly dark printing is first and foremost the result of a too-bright screen. What luminance target do you calibrate to?

The instagram subject has a more shadowing on her than your subject (particularly when we compare arms), but I'm pretty sure the blue channel is the key: Download PSD

Hmmmm ... that might make it tricky.

That might be a challenge for you? Do you do any photographic printing? Do you have any pro lab prints you can use?

Cool. Have you followed my directions here?

I see in your profile you list X-Rite under calibration device. Which X-Rite do you have?

I've moved this thread into Brian's area. This is beyond me, sorry.

Are you still around, @Seamus?

How strange! If you go to Task Manager, are there any clues there?

Yep, I can see that one, thanks. Ok, that's Step 1 taken care of. Now you need to do Steps 2-4. https://ask.damiensymonds.net/topic/107-read-this-first-posting-guidelines-and-download-files/

Her business page must be locked down to people in her own country only.

Now I can't see that you've posted anything at all, sorry.

I can't see it, sorry.