#screen calibration

[argodeon]

If these don't look purely gray to you then you've been living a lie.

Calibrate your screen now

[thephoblographer]

Is Screen Calibration Important to Photographers These Days?

Answering an honest question

I’ve heard arguments from both sides of the camp. The question is whether or not screen calibration matters these days. With over 14 years in this business, I’ve seen the answer change many times. And, just like with reviews, there’s a technical answer and a practical, real-world answer. There are folks who won’t change their minds no matter what. And there are photographers who never even cared…

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[juiice]

WITCH LOOKS RIGHT?

ok so i just noticed this but..

(picture from my phone of ipad, left, and laptop, right)

(png of the same picture)

either my laptops screen is very blue or my pads screen is very yellow which one is it? i originally drew this on my pad. she is supposed to be a very healthy, warm color. thanks

[sights-on-the-scifi]

MASS EFFECT still looks great, just calibrate your bloody screens!!! lol. Perhaps install some texture mods too if ya can on PC.

But still... The core lighting, colour pallet and more really does hold up really well. I get sooooooooooooooooooo pissy when I see these screenshots and gifs with the gamma set to super nova mode and the brightness and contrast are awful too.

Set your display to full dynamic range and the correct colour settings. Trust me its worth it.

[emily-tuthills-blog]

[coolestgadgetscom]

The Datacolor Spyder5 makes sure the colors of your photos don’t surprise you

If you really enjoy taking photos, then you’ve likely noticed an annoying problem that comes about when you’re trying to print the pictures you’ve worked hard to take and edit. More often than not they come out very dark or tinted a color that you didn’t see on your screen, and there’s a very good reason as to why. The color of your screen and the actual color of the photo ... http://dlvr.it/Ckmss9

[coolestgadgetscom]

The Datacolor Spyder5 makes sure the colors of your photos don't surprise you

The Datacolor Spyder5 makes sure the colors of your photos don’t surprise you

If you really enjoy taking photos, then you’ve likely noticed an annoying problem that comes about when you’re trying to print the pictures you’ve worked hard to take and edit. More often than not they come out very dark or tinted a color that you didn’t see on your screen, and there’s a very good reason as to why. The color of your screen and the actual color of the photo are wholly different…

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[zarias]

someone asked you about calbrated monitors. You said that is a very important piece of eq but i dont understand why. What is it's function?:Does not having this effect my work in such way that it makes good photos turn to crap? please give me some insight.

Imagine having a speedometer in your car that wasn't calibrated. It says you're going 55 MPH. The cop says you were doing 85 and you're going to lose your license. You need to know that when your speedometer says 55 then you are doing 55.

Imagine if your GPS was not calibrated and it constantly showed your position 1 mile away from where you actually were. How frustrating would that be?

Imagine if the monitor you are reading this on isn't showing you the correct colors in your photographs. How frustrating would that be?

You have a photo of the blue sky.

Your computer screen is emitting light and displaying this photo of the blue sky. If it isn't calibrated you can't say for sure if the blue in the sky of your photo is actually "blue". It could be 20 points too yellow. (20 points is a color darkroom term)

Now then, on your screen it looks fine to you. Then you see it on another screen and it looks too yellow. Then on another screen there's too much magenta in your photo of the sky. 

Monitors are not calibrated to exact measurements when they roll off the factory line. You need to have some way of calibrating that monitor to know that the blue you are seeing on your monitor is exactly the blue you want so that if you deliver it to the client or deliver it to a good print lab then you know it went out the door "blue". 

It really matters with skin tone. You could shoot some portraits and work on the images. On your screen they look fine. You send them to the lab to be printed and your subject's look like they all had a liver disease because they are all too yellow.

You have to calibrate your screen. 

Check out this video about it.

Hope this helps!

Cheers,

Zack