Damien Symonds

Come on, at least let me help

Did you do this?

Very easy to change it to white, or to any colour at all. Just hit Cmd Opt Shift 2 (plain 2, not F2) to get marching ants, then Cmd Shift I to invert the selection, then add a Solid Color layer.

Have you read the general info here? https://www.damiensymonds.net/2012/01/creating-saving-and-using-watermark-ps.html

The tricky thing about all black watermarks is that they don't work well on dark backgrounds.

https://www.damiensymonds.net/2012/02/to-dng-or-not-to-dng.html

Then I don't know, sorry If it's not bit depth and it's not layers, I don't know why it's doing it. Maybe you need to reset PS's preferences?

Are your files 16-bit? That would do it.

You must be. The behaviour you're describing is exactly what happens when you save as a copy.

This is because you're saving as a copy, yeah?

Also, can you confirm that your screens aren't mirroring each other? They must be independent screens, where you can have different things open on each one.

Hi @Momentsunleashed are you remembering that you have to use different calibration instructions for your two different screens? https://www.damiensymonds.net/calibration-instructions/

I've just googled a user manual. It's a bit vague, but yes, it seems like "off" is the best setting.

@ChristyB?

Right, so why doesn't he use Bridge? You have to break out of the DNG thing. It's such a hassle for backups.

What does he do with them? Keep reading.

How many times have you read through the class so far?

Why DNG?

Enlarging the head is a piece of cake. Just duplicate the Background layer and enlarge the whole thing, then add a mask and carefully mask the helmet. Not sure about what filter was used for the painted effect, sorry.

From the posting guidelines:

Correct.

Ok. In that case, it's time to get your lab's profile and soft-proof with it. That is SUCH a tricky question. I've generally found that directly overhead is best.

Gosh, that's odd. Remind me the exact model of both your monitors?

Is it your concern that the grass is further from matching (screen to print) than other areas of the photo?

Taking a photo to try to show comparison between a print and a screen never works, I'm afraid. They always look dreadfully different! This is great news. Close enough for you to live with, do you think? Can you expand on this question for me?