Dec 9, 2021
An old soft proofing tutorial of mine that I’ve been getting requests to post again.
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An old soft proofing tutorial of mine that I’ve been getting requests to post again.
Soft Proofing
Although I do not have screenshots showing my attempt at soft proofing I have attached a link to the step by step guide that I followed when completing this. By doing this I got a better idea of how my images would look when printed and was able to edit them accordingly to avoid any unwanted colour changes etc after it was all done.
https://www.simplephotoshop.com/elementsplus/tutorials/soft_proof.htm
Soft Proofing (Thursday, 13th of June 2019)
Soft proofing provides you with a preview of the printed output on screen. This process relies on colour output profiles, which needs to be installed onto your system - your monitor should be calibrated when soft proofing your images!
Soft proofing allows you to make changes to the colour of your image, for example, before you send the images away to be printed. As you can see in the last screenshot above, the blacks and whites are not as bold and the colours in the image appear to be slightly desaturated when a profile is added to the image (e.g. “simulate black ink”).
Soft Proofing for Print
Soft Proofing in Photoshop CC
Before I began soft proofing, I read over this tutorial http://www.peak-imaging.com/downloads/A_guide_to_soft_proofing.pdf and by following these instructions, I installed a printer profile from DS ColourLabs to try this method out with.
I then opened a photo in Photoshop CC and went to ‘Window - Proof Setup - Custom’ and found the profile I downloaded. Following this, I watched Adobe’s tutorial on soft proofing and followed along. http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-elements-to-photoshop/soft-proof-for-optimal-printing/ It suggests flicking between the Relative Colorimetric and Perceptual ‘Rendering Intent’ to look at the difference, and I found better results with Relative Colorimetric. I also left ‘Black Point Compensation’ on, so black in the image will be black in the outcome.
Next, I checked both Display options, which added a muted filter over the image. This is because the printed outcome will not be as dynamic as my laptop screen.
Another proof you can perform is a ‘Gamut Warning’, which puts a grey layer over any areas which cannot be produced through the printer. Luckily almost all my image can be printed out fine through this printer set up, apart from a small area of her patch on her coat.
This can ultimately be fixed through applying a curves/levels layer adjustment, however I will leave it as it is such a small area of the photograph. Although I have never done this before printing, in the future it may be a wise option to download printer profiles and check that the colours of my photographs can be reproduced through the printer, before the sending files away.
The Last Day
Photoshop Projects: Actions, Sharpening, Soft Proofing and more...
Week 8 Outline
Sharpening your Image...
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How to Make a Studio Print
Soft Proofing
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Week 8 Outline
#5 DPI
#4 Sharpening
#3, #2, #1 Setting up the printer
#+ Soft Proofing
Studio Prints
Aligning Images
Objectives
Soft Proofing: How to save time and money (ink and paper) setting up the best print possible
Things you need to do before you print
Sharpening Your Image
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Have fun working with Photoshop and Post a random "Photoshopped Project" or two to the Class blog sometime in the future