kismet72 Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 You can tell me to bugger off if this is to much of a photography question vs. editing. I was wondering if I took a photo of a product for a client and had a gray card or color checker in the photo that I sent to the client if they could then also use the gray card to get the correct color on their computer. Or say if I had a product loaded on to an online store website with the gray card still in the photo if a client could then do a screen shot or download the photo off of the web page, load it into their editing program and be able to better see what the color might actually be on their end. Hope that makes sense. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Only if their screen was properly calibrated. I love how you wrote your question as a poem, by the way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kismet72 Posted March 20, 2016 Author Share Posted March 20, 2016 Thanks! I find it quicker and easier to read with shorter length sentences. Although the punctuation is total crap! So in a perfectly calibrated world this could possibly be helpful when working with off site clients? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 No, if it was a perfectly calibrated world it wouldn't be necessary at all, don't you see? The colours you edited on your calibrated screen would be the same colours they see on their calibrated screen. No grey card necessary. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kismet72 Posted March 20, 2016 Author Share Posted March 20, 2016 OK, OK.... In our imperfectly calibrated world..... a tad helpful? Will I get a better answer if I reply in haiku? If client is mad Color not same as picture Use a damn gray card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Maybe instead of speaking in hypothetical verse, why don't you explain the actual situation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kismet72 Posted March 21, 2016 Author Share Posted March 21, 2016 I am updating an online store for newborn baby props. Specifically some stretchy scarf wraps. There are a lot of colors, 30+. I get questions from customers about what the colors "really" look like. Some colors are also very similar to one another. If plausible I thought it would be cool to have them be able to check them on their own computers. Maybe it's not such a good idea since I wouldn't know if they had calibrated monitors and it could cause even more issues. With that being said, I was still wondering if it could be an option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Yeah, no, sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kismet72 Posted March 21, 2016 Author Share Posted March 21, 2016 Well, poop! It was such a cool idea in my head.... If you want to know what color the product is calibrate your your screen Good Day 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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