Tips & Tricks:

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The difference between profiling and calibration

Another primer on color management.

 

Photoshop Color Setting

What this massive dialog controls. No matter the version of Photoshop you are using, you can still read this and understand how to configure. Also see 30min video.

 

The Convert to Profile command

Discusses what this command does and when it is useful.

 

Print with Preview

This piece covers the original Print with Preview and how conversions take place there for output.

 

Customize Proof Setup

Discusses what this command does and when it is useful.

 

Color Management and your Display

A primer about why you need to calibrate your display.

 

Testing your display profile

Simple tests you can use to examine how well your display is calibrated.

 

The RGB Working Color Space Debate

Another color space debate put to rest!

 

About Color Models

RGB, CMYK, Lab oh my!

 

Lightroom vs. Photoshop

What's the difference? More than you might think.

 

What is Light, what is color?

A primer on light, color and colorimetry.

 

The color of white

White is a color! But what color?

 

Evaluating ICC profiles with ColorThink Pro

A look at the Swiss army knife of color management utilities.

 

Color Management in Lightroom

A primer on how Lightrooms color management is implemented. Be sure to see the soft proof videos covering Lightroom v4.

 

Anatomy of ICC profiles

A dissection of an ICC profile.

 

TIFF vs. PSD

Which should you use? What do all those options provide?

 

Inside Nash Editions

A look at the shop that put fine art ink jet printing on the map.

 

Fine Tuning your ICC profiles

A discussion of some options for editing ICC Profiles.

 

The Great Color Space debate #1

Part one discussing the optimal color space for image editing. See Color Gamut Video.

 

The Great Color space debate #2

Part two discussing the optimal color space for image editing.

 

To Rip or Not to Rip

What is a RIP and do you need one?

 

Linearity and Gamma

These terms are used in imaging, what do they mean?

 

The Trouble with FWAs (OBAs)

How your printing paper can cause issues if they contain optical brighteners.

 

The Power of DNG

Why you might want to be using the DNG format for raw data.

 

The Bit Depth Debate

Article originally on Digital Photo Pro Magazine.

 

Color Management for Designers and Photographers

From Photoshop User December 2007

 

Gamut Maps

(03.20.00) This PDF shows various RGB Working Spaces and output device gamut plots.

 

Film vs. Digital

(12.4.99) A look at film vs. the BetterLight and the new Leaf digital cameras Optional download: A JPEG of the comparison of film vs. digital.

 

Understanding RGB to CMYK Conversions

(06.21.00) An overview of what's involved & how to accomplish this important process.

 

Display Contrast Ratio Calibration

Two archived articles, one from X-rite blog about setting contrast ratio calibration (why and how). The other originally from Sony with visual examples.

 

 

 

 

 

Color Reference Images:

 

Printer Test File A JPEG RGB file for testing your output devices. Saved in ColorMatch RGB. Use to test output to both CMYK or RGB output devices (this is a reference image).

 

2014 Printer Test File A TIFF RGB 16-bit Adobe RGB (1998) test file.

 

Gamut Test File A TIFF RGB 16-bit ProPhoto RGB test file from raw data.

 

 

Black Point Compensation

Mysteries of black point compensation explained, ever wonder what that check box does?

 

Resolution

A in the trenches guide to resolution? Make that resolution light bulb turn on in your head!

 

Scanner Interfaces

The interface can make or break a scanner, find out what to look for in a scanning interface.

 

Scanning tutorial

How to achieve the best possible scans out of any scanner...the first time.

 

What is color management, and why do we need it?

Basic primer on color management. First in the series.

 

Why you need a working space

Discusses what a working space is. See the Adobe White Paper The Role of working spaces in Adobe Applications above for more information.

 

Assign vs Convert Tutorial

Learn the differences in this step-by-step tutorial from my book. Photoshop 5 through CC.

 

Rendering Intents and ICC profiles

Discusses what profile rendering intents are and when to use them.

 

Soft Proofing explained

What is soft proofing and why you want to be using it!

 

Editing a Soft Proofing

Editing your images based on a soft proof

 

The Role of working spaces in Adobe applications

An Adobe White paper by the digital dog.

 

Raw Processing in Lightroom

From Photoshop User November 2008

 

CMYK Part 1

Part one discussing the devils color space and pitfalls of CMYK

 

CMYK Part 2

Part two discussing the devils color space and pitfalls of CMYK.

 

Digital Photography and Color Management

ICC White Paper co-authored by the digital dog on scene and output referred imagery.

 

Color Accuracy vs. Pleasing Color

They are not the same! Find out what the differences are. Learn about deltaE. See Accuracy and dE Video.

 

The eyes don't have it!

The problems with eyeball calibration.

 

The Right Light: controlled lighting

The importance of controlling print viewing conditions.

 

The Right light: controlled lighting II

Part 2 of the importance of controlling print viewing conditions.

 

Photoshop: Six Degrees of Separation

Like the Will Smith movie, Photoshop has a few interesting connections that are not always obvious.

 

Organizing photo's in Lightroom

Some possible ideas for using LRs DAM to find your images.

 

Resolution

A in the trenches guide to resolution? Make that resolution light bulb turn on in your head!

 

The Assign Profile Command

What is the Assign Profile command in Photoshop and why to use it.

 

Soft proofing and WYSIWYG

There is more to WYSIWYG then just setting up soft proofing. This article explains print viewing conditions.

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