winginkris
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Trying to get a good workflow going and while I seem to okay with going from camera to computer, my printing seems to need some work. I used to send my prints out, but I want to have complete control from start to finish as I've gotten mixed results from sending them out + I like to have the print in hand without waiting. I'm new at this and my first pics came out looking underexposed and rather dull compared to what the computer was showing.(this alone could be the problem) I don't want to go through a bunch of ink and paper experimenting with different settings if I've simply got a setting wrong.
Anyhow, here's a quick run down of my work flow:
Camera is set for Adobe RGB.
Download into Aperture.
Viewing and editing on my Macbook Pro with retina that's been calibrated using Spyderpro4, however it only covers sRGB, about 99%.(A new NEC display is on the way)!
Do a little adjusting, usually not much more than a little color saturation, shadows, sharpening, cropping.
Onscreen proofing using the paper profile that I will be printing on(in this case it's Epson Premium Luster). This is what came with the printer, so I'm just using it for "test runs".
File "print image".
Choose my printer from the drop down list.
Choose the paper that I'll be printing on.
Printer "Epson Printer"
Presets "Default"
Then I click on "Layout" which opens a dialog box.
Printer settings>Media type>Photo paper>ultra premium photo paper luster.
Output resolution>1440 dpi
High speed is checked.
Hit the print button. Wait.
My first guess is that the retina monitor is showing me a brighter image than it really is and I should just wait for the new display to arrive.
Any help with this? Thanks.
Here's the pick I'm working with. It's not a keeper, but I like the spiders face, fangs and eyes. It's nice and bright on the monitor and dull and lifeless in print.
Thanks again for any help. This forum has been great way of gaining photo knowledge for myself!
Jumping Spider by Winginkris, on Flickr
Anyhow, here's a quick run down of my work flow:
Camera is set for Adobe RGB.
Download into Aperture.
Viewing and editing on my Macbook Pro with retina that's been calibrated using Spyderpro4, however it only covers sRGB, about 99%.(A new NEC display is on the way)!
Do a little adjusting, usually not much more than a little color saturation, shadows, sharpening, cropping.
Onscreen proofing using the paper profile that I will be printing on(in this case it's Epson Premium Luster). This is what came with the printer, so I'm just using it for "test runs".
File "print image".
Choose my printer from the drop down list.
Choose the paper that I'll be printing on.
Printer "Epson Printer"
Presets "Default"
Then I click on "Layout" which opens a dialog box.
Printer settings>Media type>Photo paper>ultra premium photo paper luster.
Output resolution>1440 dpi
High speed is checked.
Hit the print button. Wait.
My first guess is that the retina monitor is showing me a brighter image than it really is and I should just wait for the new display to arrive.
Any help with this? Thanks.
Here's the pick I'm working with. It's not a keeper, but I like the spiders face, fangs and eyes. It's nice and bright on the monitor and dull and lifeless in print.
Thanks again for any help. This forum has been great way of gaining photo knowledge for myself!
Jumping Spider by Winginkris, on Flickr