Damien Symonds

Well, the faces could definitely be brighter.

Of course you'd need to mask in between all the legs as well.

No, gosh, just fix it in PS. https://www.damiensymonds.net/preventing-banding-in-backdrops/

Nothing is blown out here. I think you've done well.

Sorry Carol, I've been playing with this for a while, but I can't make it work either

No, the same problem. If you don't like all the yellow, it will be easier to change the couch colour to blue, than the wall. If you really must change the wall colour, go for it. But I don't have any "tricks, it will just involve a heck of a lot of VERY careful masking around the strands of hair.

I beg you to re-think this white background idea. The elderly lady's hair will be hard to extract, and won't look good even when you do - it'll look oddly dull and extra grey against white. I urge you to stick with (and extend) the natural background, then play with blend modes for the pattern. Here are a few simple examples, but you can make the snowflakes any colour you wish.

Needless to say, being on the other side of the world I can't recommend any personally. WHCC seems to have a fair reputation, though. There's a collection of reviews here.

May I see it?

I'm asking because it might be possible to go directly from "current background" to "fun" without the hassle of a white step.

Right. That's what we need to discuss next. What "fun" things you do you want to do with the background?

Gee, don't start removing a background until the raw editing is done.

In that case, there IS a problem with your room light. It needs to be bright enough to compare prints.

Ok, for now let's rule out a lighting problem. Lighting problems are more common when the screen is cooler than the prints. Do you have another computer in the house you can test the calibrator on? (It doesn't need to be an editing computer - any old computer will do.)

In cases like this it's always important to check if the problem is the calibrator itself. So to that end, have you tried calibrating a different computer, to see what the result is?

If orange bulbs were the problem, then your screen would look colder than your prints. But you said your screen looks warmer than the prints, didn't you?

@PaperCrowns?

Anything to report?

Ok. Even though these instructions are for the Spyder5, not the 4, I think you should read the "Part 9: Troubleshooting" at the bottom: https://www.damiensymonds.net/cal_S5P_mac.html See if any of that info helps.

The monitor is warmer than the prints? Or the other way around?

Hi Kimberly, what's the problem exactly? In what way is it going wrong?

Hmmm ... probably ok.

Since they've already seen it, you'd better go with it. But don't let 'em print too big! In future, DON'T let anyone see photos that aren't perfect.

If this is a client, they should NEVER have seen it.

When you say "Mum" ... do you mean your wife? Is this your own child?