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Calibrate your display Colorimeter Hardware Calibrations Web Based Calibrations Photo Friday https://www.photofriday.com/info/calibrate Online Monitor Test http://tft.vanity.dk/monitorTest_scale.html
Spyder5Express ($130) Spyder5Pro ($180) Spyder5Elite ($280). All three devices feature a full-spectrum, seven-color sensor to help accurately characterize a variety of wide gamut and normal displays, but the more expensive versions are better equipped for the seasoned calibrator and are packed with more features. X-Rite’s ColorMunki series ($100+) Like the Spyder series, all devices come bundled with automated calibration software, with the more expensive versions touting more features and greater customization.
If you can’t calibrate let the print lab color correct for you!
Prepping photos for print Set the right color space Can your lab accept Adobe RGB or Pro Photo RGB, or must you submit your files in the smaller-gamut sRGB color space? Similarly, consider file type and size. Some labs have filesize limits, and some accept only JPEGs, not TIFFs.
Pick your medium Unless you go for a high-end lab, your prints probably won’t be made on inkjet printers. Instead, you’ll get what’s commonly called digital c-prints. These are made using a chemical process in which your images are projected onto photo paper using a series of lasers.
Prepping photos for print Consider your photos aspect ratio
Test Strips or Color Corrected Samples Some online print companies offer color corrected samples or test prints to allow for you to check your color and density before printing.
If your photo doesn’t fit the same dimensions as a lab’s print size, its technicians—or automated program—may do the cropping for you. To control this yourself, you can crop your own image before uploading. Or, to get the aspect ratio you want at the largest size, open the image in your image editor, then make a white border around your shot so that the total image area, including the border, matches the print size you’re ordering. If you want to display your print without the border, you would then need to trim it yourself or frame it using a mat that covers the border.
Prepping photos for print Paper Types Just as you can add personality to an image by exposing it in a certain way or editing it during post production, printing on different paper types can add additional layer of character to your image to further help you realize the overall look and feel of your photograph. Different surface textures all have a range of connotations and can be used accordingly to suit specific types of imagery.
Some paper types, such as luster, satin, pearl, or semi-gloss, are best used in instances where you want the printing medium to not compete with the image itself. These surface types give a good range of tones with enough gloss to provide a deep black, but still have minimal reflective qualities to not create surface reflections. A matte or smooth surface can lend itself well to more artistic imagery without encroaching on the image in a textural manner. There are also papers now that feature a baryta base, reminiscent of traditional darkroom fiberbased prints that provide very rich blacks and an appealing, but not overbearing, glossy surface. Surface textures are highly subjective and truly depend on the user’s preference and type of work being made.
Printing and Editioning The idea of printing photographs in regard to making them art objects is a complex issue at best; however, it can easily be said that the fewer prints of a certain image exist, the greater their value due to the simple idea of scarcity. If your goal in printing your photographs is to have them as salable objects, then certain precautions and measures must be taken into consideration to maintain value and preciousness. Unlike other forms of artwork, such as painting or traditional sculpture, photography is not limited by uniqueness. Especially in the age of digital photography, truly limitless copies of a print can be made, whereas with a painting, there can only be one. If you plan on making an edition of prints to be sold, it is most important to decide on an edition size—the number of prints that will ever exist of a certain image in a certain size—and stick to it. Limiting an image of yours to a certain number of prints is a way of imbuing it with a specified value. If this number changes, the value of all prints will subsequently diminish. If you are working in this manner, value can also be ascribed through the signature and notation you provide on the back of the print itself. Edition numbers, dates, and your own signature offer proof of where the print is originating.
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