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06/20/2009 06:10:43 PM · #1

So I am pretty new to printing photos, and I have done some work in photoshop on this photo but when I print this out either using the printer color or CS4 color, most of the pictures turns black, but I know there are some good colors and I just want to print the mood of the picture which is clearly not black, anyone know what i need to do to lighten this up without ruining the picture mood> //c-s-photography.smugmug.com or its the sunset one in my 'Portfolio

06/20/2009 07:08:07 PM · #2

What profiles are you using and what colour management options are you using?

Remember to turn ICM off in the printer driver when you have set colour to be managed by photoshop.

06/20/2009 08:31:49 PM · #3

I dont even see how to turn the ICM off, i did find a setting in photoshop to enable the printer profiles for the specific paper

here is the advance setting area and what i have selcted

06/21/2009 12:14:46 AM · #4

Originally posted by csolomon1:

I dont even see how to turn the ICM off, i did find a setting in photoshop to enable the printer profiles for the specific paper here is the advance setting area and what i have selcted

Tick the box next to the word OFF. That will turn it off.

Leica 35mm f/1.4 Summilux M Aspherical MF - Black

06/24/2009 04:12:53 PM · #5

So i turn the ICM off, changed my monitor to adobe 1998 and printer to 1998 and photoshop 1998 but my pictures still print dark, they do lighten up some when i leave the epson to vivd....What setting should I be setting all 3 to when printing or working in photoshop sorry still new to this stuff

scarbrd

Leica M10

06/24/2009 04:28:25 PM · #6

Is your monitor calibrated? That can make all the difference.

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

06/24/2009 04:53:25 PM · #7

No I havent had that done, I guess I didnt think that would make that much of a difference, I mean its a really big difference going from adobe 1998 to the epson vivid selection with out a tool is there a way to come close to calibration

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Canon EOS-5D Mark II

06/24/2009 05:09:07 PM · #8

not really. I tried calibrating my monitor with software but it just doesn't work.

Buy a hardware screen calibrator, even a cheap one and you will never go back.

06/24/2009 09:47:17 PM · #9

You need to set the printer profile to the one that matches the paper and ink being used.

In the Colour Management section of photoshop the following should be set:

Colour managed by photoshop
Source profile will show the current profile of the image whatever it is
Printer profile should be set to the profile which matches the paper and ink.

When you print, photoshop will convert the colour numbers represented in the source profile to those in the printer profile.

Do you have a screen shot of the colour management window in PS?

06/25/2009 05:32:13 PM · #10

Ok i have added the screen shot here

I have selected what you suggest any other things on here I need to change

06/25/2009 06:00:01 PM · #11

Originally posted by csolomon1:

Ok i have added the screen shot here

I have selected what you suggest any other things on here I need to change

That looks right as long as the paper being used is what the profile is for.

Remember to tick the box for no colour management in the print driver. That's the only thing that was missing in the previous screen shot you provided.

Message edited by author 2009-06-25 18:01:13.

06/26/2009 10:02:03 AM · #12

Thanks to everyone who helped, I printed a photo out last night that was purdy darn close to the monitor colors, it was a great picture of a sunflower, Thanks