Damien Symonds

Well, I'm curious why the mom is only worried about the boys? Surely she would be more concerned that her daughter is giant compared to her?

Isn't it simply because he's a fair bit closer to the camera?

I've heard good things.

Oh yeah, shit! Never use Mpix or Mpix Pro, they're awful.

Can you name the two labs?

Fabulous! Then ditch the new lab.

That's absolutely fine. it doesn't matter what computer they were edited on. Please compare those prints to your new screen, and tell me how they look.

I forgot to say, these are great. Not dark or green at all. (Well, the backgrounds in the first two are dark because of your heavy vignette, but the people are perfect). There is no reason for these files to print badly.

Do you have any in frames around your house?

Hey Carol, you know I'm a very skilled old photo restorer too, right? There is ABSOLUTELY no reason to post your moldy photo anywhere but here.

Bummer, are you SURE? Can you check again?

From your previous lab?

What? No, you don't need new prints!!!! Any previous prints will do. Do you have any lying around?

You said this is a new iMac and a new calibrator. Have you compared the old lab's prints to the new screen?

How many print labs have you tried?

Exactly. Are you saying that Native gave you a warmer result than 6500K? No, that's irrelevant.

Yes, always Photoshop. Or Bridge. No, what you "think" is completely irrelevant. The screen should match the prints in your hand, period. Even if the prints are terrible, the screen should be exactly the same shade of terrible.

You have an iMac, is that right? What calibrator do you have? Could you post the three photos here for me?

Great. So choose the Crop Tool, and in the Options Bar, make sure it's set to "WxHxResolution" (I think that's what the setting is called. Then enter "960px" in the Width field (make sure you include the "px" or you'll crop it to 960 inches or something!). Leave the Height and Resolution fields blank. Then crop.

Oh gee, no, never use the marquee tool for cropping. Which version of PS do you have?

Well, when comparing prints, I'd probably turn off that overhead light, and rely on the window light.

Are you saying you can't get a print match?

Yep, focus is excellent. Can we talk about this one in the Raw Class please?

Wow, great work.

You're welcome. Feel free to post any time you have troubles.