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01/15/2012 09:39:51 PM · #26

Originally posted by mcaldo:

hope this helps :)

Thanks Aldo, It does, I am working on getting that ICC profile now.

01/15/2012 09:42:23 PM · #27

Originally posted by DCNUTTER:

Originally posted by sinistral_leo:
Grrr, I printed it and it was so dark you can barely see the suit... How might do I have to make it to print right?

One of your biggest problems is that you left the photo untagged without a color space. You need to assign it the sRGB color space at the very least. If you use Photoshop use the Edit/Assign Profile menu and then save it to a new file.

Dave

Dave, I checked, it was already on the sRGB option. What does that mean though?

bhuge

Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

01/15/2012 09:59:55 PM · #28

Originally posted by sinistral_leo:

Dave, I checked, it was already on the sRGB option. What does that mean though?

I could jabber on and on about color spaces, but for the most part there are only a few rules to live by. Explaining WHY to live by these rules takes a lot longer :)

1. Import and edit using Adobe RBG or ProPhoto RGB (usually done by default if using Lightroom)
2. Before you export it to the web or for printing convert it to sRGB. This is done by default for Lightroom exports, but not for Photoshop. In Photoshop you want to either "save for web" or manually convert it with "Edit->Convert To Profile" and have "Intent" option set to "Relative Colorimetric".

01/15/2012 10:07:59 PM · #29

I already to convert it... I don't know where this came from that I wasn't.

bhuge

Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

01/15/2012 10:32:46 PM · #30

It looks fine on my screen, but I admit I'm too cheap and don't have a probe to calibrate my monitor. No one else seems to think it looks too dark so I would say it's more of an issue with a crappy Wallgreens printer. If they won't provide an ICC profile or if it still doesn't look right then you can try to guess at the profile. Print off a bunch of 4"x6" with different exposure adjustments (and color if that's also off). These prints are always dirt cheap, then when you find the one that looks best you can print the bigger version.

btw, great work on the restoration :)

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-120mm f/4G ED VR

01/15/2012 10:41:03 PM · #31

Originally posted by bhuge:

Yeah, I couldn't find their profile download. I guess I will just bump up the brightness in increments and have them printed.

One question. Do I up the brightness or the exposure? I still don't know what the difference is, but I do know they are totally different.

Thanks BTW!

Ozzie

Nikon D90

01/15/2012 10:41:05 PM · #32

Bad dog!!

My dog loves to chew paper...!!

Your Mum will be thrilled to bits, will you be able to top that? Excellent job, that is something I want to do to some photos myself

She looks very young, how old was she??

01/15/2012 10:46:00 PM · #33

Originally posted by heatherd:

Thank you!
I think this was taken in like 1982-ish, So she was 29 in that photo.