Damien Symonds

Do you mind sending me the raw file so I can see if more is feasible? Send it via https://spaces.hightail.com/uplink/BellePhotography

This is the best I can manage with the file you've given me. I realise it's not perfect by any means, but an improvement?

Once you change it once, it should stick. Always remember to glance down at that link, though, in case it switches itself back.

The same way you loaded the first time, of course. Usually just double-clicking.

Yep, that's fine, go ahead and email them.

She's pulling your leg. Most of those photos have a wall behind the subjects, or at least trees. The ones that don't, look at the angle of the shadows - the sun is partially off to one side. More importantly, look at the catchlights in their eyes - there's definitely a light source in front of them. Reflector or flash, I don't know. @Brian and @Kim will have more wisdom about this.

No, you DEFINITELY can't use backlit photos for this look.

Could you narrow it down to a particular post, rather than the entire blog?

The "Profile" has always been in ACR, just never in the first tab before. https://www.damiensymonds.net/2012/02/camera-calibration-tab-in-acr.html Dehaze, like the other three sliders in that section, must be used with extreme caution or not at all. I don't know about Color Smoothness, sorry. In short, nothing has changed. Keep editing, and FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE POST SOME PHOTOS FOR ME.

First things first, remember that ever upgrade resets the colour space to Adobe RGB. Make sure you click on the link at the bottom to fix it to sRGB again. What looks different about the interface, compared to what you remember?

Could you post the photo files you're viewing?

How much bigger and bolder do I need to make it?

What? Just do them!

Alternatively, you could try a light blue Solid Color layer on either "Multiply" or "Linear Burn" mode.

I absolutely agree. I would be very wary of a combo device. In my experience, any technology that boasts "2 in 1" means you're only getting about half the quality of each thing.

In what program? It MUST be Photoshop or Bridge. Other programs are not colour-managed.

Well, how about a Hue/Saturation layer at 50% opacity, with "Colorize" checked, and about +220/+70/0?

New thread please.

So you can't grab the window by the corner and drag it bigger?

Whoa. Please don't compare the calibrated with uncalibrated. That doesn't matter a bit. Only compare the calibrated setting with your prints. That's all that matters. Yeah, you really have to fix that. May I see a screenshot of your whole screen?

Ok, in what way does it not look right? The better you describe it to me, the more I can help.

You're a cruel person, @GraceCJG. I'm dying of curiosity here! How did the calibration go?

A setting of 15 to get a reading of 91 sounds perfect! Very very common numbers.

Yes, although I hope we won't have to go too far down that path.