Michelle Pena

This image I added some red and minus 2 yellows in ACR and it looks a tad better. The auto WB 2 was used at the time thinking it would keep my image warm since I have trouble with cool images. Wonder if maybe since these turned out too yellow if I should use the Auto NORM?

I am having a heck of time editing in the auto WB and Neutral I am not happy with this image and I have to deliver these in two weeks. Any suggestions. I see green on my end?

Not Bay Photo or mpix, I don't care for those either. I'll look into to a few other ones on that list. Do I send off for prints " as is" meaning at the calibration settings I am at now?

I understand that, unfortunately ShootProof does not any of those labs as an option I’d have to switch to IPS probably to use any of those labs. Not ready for that switch yet. I want to focus on the raw class first. Thank you Brian.

Brian do mind if I ask you which lab you use?

Ok , then that’s why I use the d50 it’s the closest setting to a match print.I had a photographer suggest to me to edit in a dark room with dim lighting lol! Wha??! And 4 bars on her iMac and she says her prints are not dark. Don’t worry I’m not going to do that.

I checked and this what they recommended but I remember trying those settings before and it was off , prints didn’t match. I’ll try this again.

Whcc through ShootProof. If not mistaken, its been awhile since I went in . I think they suggest d50 .

It’s only been that setting that has worked all these years.

I just finished calibrating my monitor and followed Damien's instructions. Brian, can you tell me if this is ok for iMac settings ? D50 -64 lum....Prints seem to match up ok..I don't know if it's just me looking at them too long but the prints look a slightly green and my screen slightly red? I don't think a client would see it but I do. I'll drag my results in. I use x rite i1display pro. I am at 2 bars on the brightness. Thank you for any help.

I moved the lamps beside me and about two feet away. Doing this the light is softer. I will edit with the one tick and send off for prints.

Also,should I keep the brightness at one tick after doing this? Thank you.

Ok,I will try to work with that re-arrange the room so that they can be placed beside me, hopefully that does not cause glare. They are directly in-front of me

Oh dear, I just wouldn’t have the time. I shoot during the day clean up and set up for next day. Somewhere in there I eat too lol here is a picture of the room. I thought I had sent one yesterday. Excuse the mess .

I don't have a room that is any different in color unfortunately .

I went ahead and started using one click down and I can still see the screen a bit. On another note,I had a client reach out to me and said her digitals are bright and if I can reduce the brightness. She's speaking only of the family part of the session not the newborn by herself. She is a very far person and dad and baby all had different skin tones. I explained to her if she printed them after I uped brightness her prints would be dark. What then ? LOL I'm just..... digitals are too bright but darkening them will darken prints. I'm about to pull my hair. I am taking the Raw class though !

OK I just changed all those things.

I understand this, even the whole brightness is changed one it's loaded on to ACR. I can have a brighter picture in camera and once its upload to ACR its way darker than what I shot it as.

I do shoot studio and I use a flashpoint Xplor strobe ad400 pro. No Alien bees and no Eisenstein either. This light is also a cool tone color.

It’s definitely the room, I have dark tones in it walls are a light beige. I did send one too you and Brian a while back . I’ll send another.

I can definitely try that tonight , lets See if I can see anything. There is also glare from the lights surrounding when it’s that low .

If I try that then I can’t see my screen and can’t see what I’m doing cause the. Screen is too dark :/

Colors are good brightness has been an issue for awhile. Prints compared to screen are darker. Ive compared prints from the past and even printed out some new ones and they are still darker compared to my screen. My screen is set to two clicks on an iMac when I edit and calibrated, I use these bulbs as recommended. I edit at night with these bulbs. The only time I can edit.

With brightness yes, I edit with 8 bright bulbs around me.

ok never mind ! I clicked on the wrong link.