LSSmith Posted October 15, 2018 Author Share Posted October 15, 2018 36 minutes ago, Damien Symonds said: Well, what about the older prints? Are you getting a better screen-to-print match with them than with the last batch? Yes, I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Then that suggests that there was a problem with the printing of the last batch, doesn't it? A problem at the lab end, I mean? Well, I guess your new test prints will help confirm that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSSmith Posted October 15, 2018 Author Share Posted October 15, 2018 2 minutes ago, Damien Symonds said: Then that suggests that there was a problem with the printing of the last batch, doesn't it? A problem at the lab end, I mean? Well, I guess your new test prints will help confirm that. I hope so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 Have they arrived yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSSmith Posted October 23, 2018 Author Share Posted October 23, 2018 On 10/20/2018 at 12:58 AM, Damien Symonds said: Have they arrived yet? Sorry for the delay. Yes, they arrived and they are tolerably close to the on-screen versions. YAAAAAY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSSmith Posted October 23, 2018 Author Share Posted October 23, 2018 On 10/14/2018 at 6:07 PM, Damien Symonds said: Yes, but not just that! Your photos will look too cold anywhere on the world wide web too. The WWW uses sRGB as its standard, as you well know, and sRGB is a D65 colour space. That's why most labs have sensibly moved to D65 in the last couple of decades. Now that I seem to have the Monitor Calibration for an acceptable Millers Lab profile, I suppose it's time to turn to creating different profiles for different labs (WHCC, for example) and for different purposes (web vs prints). Should I set this discussion up as a separate thread? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSSmith Posted October 23, 2018 Author Share Posted October 23, 2018 Other loose ends: 1. Using Glary or another approved software to do whatever those things are supposed to do. 2. Procure another HDMI cable in case the current one is faulty, leading to blurry screen and potentially other problems. 3. I'm convinced that I'm forgetting something that we discussed in this thread. Should I set up points one and two above, as separate threads? Note bene: I'm sure that I've said it before: I have a serious and well-earned mistrust of computers because I lack a fundamental understanding of them. As I'm in the middle of color-correcting two different batches of event photos, I am loathe to introduce anything into/onto my system that might tamper with Photoshop/Bridge. Will running a Utilities (?) program interfere with my current work? ----Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 8 hours ago, LSSmith said: Sorry for the delay. Yes, they arrived and they are tolerably close to the on-screen versions. YAAAAAY! Oh, phew!! 8 hours ago, LSSmith said: Now that I seem to have the Monitor Calibration for an acceptable Millers Lab profile, I suppose it's time to turn to creating different profiles for different labs (WHCC, for example) and for different purposes (web vs prints). Ooh, how often do you use WHCC? 3 minutes ago, LSSmith said: 1. Using Glary or another approved software to do whatever those things are supposed to do. Note bene: I'm sure that I've said it before: I have a serious and well-earned mistrust of computers because I lack a fundamental understanding of them. As I'm in the middle of color-correcting two different batches of event photos, I am loathe to introduce anything into/onto my system that might tamper with Photoshop/Bridge. Will running a Utilities (?) program interfere with my current work? ----Thanks! Not in the slightest. I've been using it for years, and it's never interfered with anything. Did you see the class I wrote about Glary? 4 minutes ago, LSSmith said: 2. Procure another HDMI cable in case the current one is faulty, leading to blurry screen and potentially other problems. Yes, I still think this might be a good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSSmith Posted October 23, 2018 Author Share Posted October 23, 2018 10 minutes ago, Damien Symonds said: Oh, phew!! Indeed! 10 minutes ago, Damien Symonds said: Ooh, how often do you use WHCC? I haven't used them for a few years. I had started out using them and then switched to Millers on the recommendation of a bunch of photogs that I met at convention. (This was before I had any idea about proper monitors, calibration, or anything else.---It's been a steep learning curve.) What is your opinion of WHCC, beyond its use of the 6500 standard? With regards to images to be put out either on my website or social media, do you advise that I should create a whole new profile (or set of profiles) to be used separately from the one for prints? Could I use a previously used profile, courtesy of that Display Profile thingy that I downloaded from you a while back? *very small voice* Or, should I ditch all of those old profiles, keeping only the current Millers Lab profile? I come from a long, venerable line of packrats....I tend to keep things, you know, just in case.... ? 13 minutes ago, Damien Symonds said: Did you see the class I wrote about Glary? I have not....yet! I'll grab a fresh cup of coffee and click the link to get up to speed. 14 minutes ago, Damien Symonds said: Yes, I still think this might be a good idea. Then I shall procure one, some time this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSSmith Posted October 23, 2018 Author Share Posted October 23, 2018 I've just finished reading the class about Glary....then went on to read Scanner (that looks like a supremely nifty tool!)....and wondered about CleanUp (isn't that the same kind of thing as Glary?). So, in order of priorities: I need to install Glary and Scanner. I also need to take the Bridge Class. So much to do; so little time! ? However, given my packrattedness, good housekeeping tools and practices are essential, as I work on letting go of crap that really doesn't need to be on my computer. In the good news column, I keep all of my work on an external hard drive and I back up the more recent stuff to the cloud on a nearly daily basis. I'm still working through the backlog of older files, uploading those to the cloud in small batches every other day or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Yes, CleanUp is akin to Glary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSSmith Posted October 23, 2018 Author Share Posted October 23, 2018 2 minutes ago, Damien Symonds said: Yes, CleanUp is akin to Glary. Cool. Only need one of them, then! Thank you, Damien. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSSmith Posted October 26, 2018 Author Share Posted October 26, 2018 Today, I presented the images to the client. She purchased my smallest package ($1600). I couldn't have done this without your patience and help. Thank you, Damien. I'm going to enjoy the glow for a day or two, then delve back into the rest of the solutions we've discussed in this thread. p.s. - I've set aside some of the funds for reinvesting into my business via the Levels and Bridge classes. Now, I have to get some qualifying samples to you! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 1 hour ago, LSSmith said: Today, I presented the images to the client. She purchased my smallest package ($1600). I couldn't have done this without your patience and help. Thank you, Damien. I'm so relieved. (Not as much as you, I guess ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSSmith Posted October 26, 2018 Author Share Posted October 26, 2018 16 hours ago, Damien Symonds said: I'm so relieved. (Not as much as you, I guess ) I am willing to share my relief! *cheeky grin* Seriously, though, thank you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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