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01/18/2006 04:48:52 PM · #1 |
I've never said it out loud, but I, Pekesty, do hereby apologize to anyone I've ever scoffed at who complained about votes and monitor calibration. Seeing this portfolio photo on two different monitors has shown me the light.
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01/18/2006 05:23:25 PM · #2 |
Halleluja!!! I have 2 or 3 photos that I am sure suffered because of badly calibrated monitors.
Welcome to the light, brother! |
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01/18/2006 05:29:49 PM · #3 |
| I have decided to never do my voting on my Tab;et/Notebook..as good as that screen is, it is nowhere near as god as the two that are connected to my PC. I had to revote on many of the BEST OF 2005 shots after I saw them in living colour on my PC. |
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01/18/2006 05:32:23 PM · #4 |
| Im sure most dont even know what monitor calibration is. I look at my images on 4 or 5 monitors before submission to get an Image that looks good on all of them. I use a Sony Aritsan 21" at work but its calibrated in the D50 color space for 4/c printing and shows a really dark image for DPC. But my 2 NEC LCDs at home are calibrated for my inkjet workflow at home using MonacoOPTIX-XR PRO and are much brighter. So I guess what I am saying is use as many monitors as you can to view your image before submission. |
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01/18/2006 05:48:31 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by thegrandwazoo:
Im sure most dont even know what monitor calibration is. I look at my images on 4 or 5 monitors before submission to get an Image that looks good on all of them. I use a Sony Aritsan 21" at work but its calibrated in the D50 color space for 4/c printing and shows a really dark image for DPC. But my 2 NEC LCDs at home are calibrated for my inkjet workflow at home using MonacoOPTIX-XR PRO and are much brighter. So I guess what I am saying is use as many monitors as you can to view your image before submission. |
Good point. It wasn't until one of the two monitors I'm using changed, that I realized the difference. There was even a third laptop I had viewed my photos on a few times that seemed quite similar. |
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01/18/2006 05:50:43 PM · #6 |
| Nicely said. Things can surely change from one monitor to the next especially from a crt to an lcd. One thing that I find important too is doing it with the lights off (no pun intended). Having the lights on or being in a bright sun-lit room can hinder the way you see things on the monitor as well, and details in dark areas can look less detailed or non-existant, even on a properly calibrated monitor. |
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01/18/2006 05:51:39 PM · #7 |
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01/18/2006 06:24:00 PM · #8 |
glad I'm not the only one. I have an image in a challenge that I believe (by some of the comments) is suffering from uncalibrated monitors. I have viewed it on four and on one, where the contrast is way below what it should be due to NEVER being calibrated, the image is lifeless.
Live and learn. But how are you supposd to cover EVERY type of monitor calibration? I've come to the conclusion that using very different colors with a simple composition may work best. I hate to see what B&W could look like... |
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01/18/2006 06:27:01 PM · #9 |
Now that I have a monitor with 800 brightness and a really good angle-view, I can't even edit photos on my brand new laptop anymore! They are just too dim and dull. My new monitor isn't the best, but it's amazing to me! All my photos look dark on other monitors though. Hmmm.
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01/18/2006 06:31:14 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by mirdonamy:
Now that I have a monitor with 800 brightness and a really good angle-view, I can't even edit photos on my brand new laptop anymore! They are just too dim and dull. My new monitor isn't the best, but it's amazing to me! All my photos look dark on other monitors though. Hmmm. |
You still need to realize that this was meant to give brighness to photos in a brightly lit room. This superbright here at work is WAY too bright, esp. at night in a low lighting room at normal setting. Don't put too much stock in 800 brightness, calibrate your monitor. If black doesn't look black ever, it's not calibrated correctly.
Message edited by author 2006-01-18 18:31:43.
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01/19/2006 03:10:26 AM · #11 |
Originally posted by pekesty:
I've never said it out loud, but I, Pekesty, do hereby apologize to anyone I've ever scoffed at who complained about votes and monitor calibration. Seeing this portfolio photo on two different monitors has shown me the light.
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I think the pink sky and green water detract from this photo. 3 |
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