Damien Symonds

Emailed you.

Gosh, that's such a good question. I don't know, honestly. Maybe better to keep the same for a whole set.

That's a great question, @cathm. I tend to use 11 on the 0-12 scale, or 90 on the 0-100 scale. That's only for Facebook (because it is cruel to image quality). For other websites, I only use 9 or 70 respectively.

Yep, this all looks good.

Sorry I missed this. @Maggie Collins, do you habitually have "Generate 100% Previews" turned off, as I discussed on this slide? Also, may I have a screenshot of your cache settings?

Well, please hurry. Calibration is completely pointless without prints.

I had a play with this one: https://max.mailbigfile.com/626ae76b67f73f055ca6e46fe954cc8f/listFiles.php

Oh yeah, sampling will only get you so far. Then you have to manually modify the colours. Also, have you moved the gradient around? I'm pretty sure I dragged mine to the left a bit.

Looks like the inner colour needs to be a bit lighter?

@Carrie Rowell, please talk to me about your calibration problem. In what way does your screen differ from your prints?

Always Jpeg. Never PNG. You have to start over completely. Getting the logo the correct size is a crucial first step of the whole process.

Whoa, hang on! Don't do it until the raw editing is done!!!!

We always talk glibly about "removing something from the background", but of course that's not really what we're doing at all, is it? We're putting something else IN to the background. I'm sure you can find another photo in the set where that tree is visible without the person in front of it? And you can swap it in?

Sorry mate, this is out of my league. I love what you chose for these photos; and I can't think of anything better.

Are you talking about nonsense like this?

I beg you to take advantage of the March Special: https://www.facebook.com/damien.photoshop/posts/2160114267370296

Have you read the very last module of the Bridge Class yet? This is all spelled out very clearly there.

Oh yes, very wrong. https://www.damiensymonds.net/2010/02/trash-those-jpegs.html

Sure, go for it. If it's not the same photo, start a new thread.

I'm glad you like it. Let me know how you go reproducing it. To be honest, I probably didn't need to do the gradient for the floor. It should have been easy enough just to clone it.

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No, it's powered by its USB connection, so nothing to worry about there. While you're waiting for it to arrive, make sure you get your pro lab prints ready. https://www.damiensymonds.net/cal_starthere.html And when it arrives, calibrate using these instructions: https://www.damiensymonds.net/calibration.html

No, you just don't let the new backdrop go onto that area. You only need to replace the edges, don't you?

The shadow of her body, do you mean?

Right, sorry. Weird camera.