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Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED

02/21/2009 12:27:10 PM · #1

Seems my monitor is brighter than it should be. I have a shoot in couple hours. Just a test shot. Hows the brightness or darkness. I adjusted my monitor, looks OK on my side...How's the base lighting?....Thanks for the Help......(gotta love grandkids...Lol)

BeeCee

Nikon D40

02/21/2009 02:45:18 PM · #2

I seem to be running a touch darker than I should, but it looks good from here, all the detail still there. Cute kid :D

Yo_Spiff

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III

Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO

02/21/2009 02:53:29 PM · #3

Looks pretty good here. I can see all the details in the background Nothing appears blown or overly dark. I do know my monitor at home is just a touch more saturated than my calibrated monitor at work.

LindaLee

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

02/21/2009 03:04:18 PM · #4

Near perfect on my ViewSonic calibrated monitor

A bit bright on my uncalibrated LG montior.

Cute shot.

Pentax D-FA* 70-200mm f/2.8 ED DC AW

02/21/2009 03:10:58 PM · #5

compared to this one which looks flat on my monitor and dark, but when I print it, it's almost right on. The only processing is a little contrast & sat.

Do you guys process differently when printing to web up loads?
My monitor is calib.

K3Master

Pentax K-3

02/21/2009 05:39:28 PM · #6

Originally posted by ace flyman:

Thanks...I'm getting a little frustrated. Processing for web to processing to print.

This one on my monitor looks Ok, a little dark in the back ground, it appears I need to turn up my back light. But when I print it, the back ground is good and the faces are slightly blown. Processing, curves to lighten, contrast and a little saturation.

compared to this one which looks flat on my monitor and dark, but when I print it, it's almost right on. The only processing is a little contrast & sat.

Do you guys process differently when printing to web up loads?
My monitor is calib.

I definitely process different for prints. You have to, the color spaces are completely different. For printing I stay in Adobe RGB, and for the web I switch to sRGB. Never, never go by what a shot looks like on your monitor for printing unless you have hardware calibration set up for just that purpose. If you don't have calibration, then it's kind of a guessing game, and it can take a few test prints to get the look right, IMO and experience.

Pentax D-FA* 70-200mm f/2.8 ED DC AW

02/21/2009 06:21:26 PM · #7

K10DGuy.....Thank you!!! I was going crazy. I have it pretty much down for printing. I just couldn't understand why the processing was so different on the web. Since I use a gray card when shooting studio shots. All I have to do is make sure my exposure is good, add a little contrast, very little saturation to print. Half way through processing the images from todays shoot. I'll up load some of the better shots to share. Thanks for all the help guys/gals!!!

K3Master

Pentax K-3

02/21/2009 06:50:57 PM · #8

Originally posted by ace flyman:

No problem. Also, I completely missed that "my monitor is calib" at the bottom of the post I responded to. hehe.

zeuszen

Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

02/21/2009 07:30:17 PM · #9

This may be of interest for anyone pressed to decide which color space to work in and to what purpose and application.