Color Confidence : The Digital Photographer's Guide to Color Management

by Tim Grey

• ISBN13: 9780782143164
• ISBN10: 0782143164
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-03-01
• Publisher: Sybex

Summary

"Color Confidence is one book that no photographer, especially me, can afford to be without!" Art Morris, Photographer (www.birdsasart.com)Establishing a successful color management workflow that produces predictable results is an important -- yet tricky -- undertaking. Most photographers are all too familiar with the frustration of a print not matching the image on the monitor. In Color Confidence, digital imaging expert Tim Grey provides the crucial information you need to get the color you want, every time.His results-oriented guide shows you how to manage color effectively across all devices. He demystifies complicated topics and takes you through each component of a color-managed workflow step-by-step.Designed for busy photographers, this full-color guide cuts through the theory, focusing on the practical information you need to make the best color decisions from capture to output.

Author Biography

Tim Grey regularly contributes articles to magazines including Outdoor Photographer, Digital Photo Pro, and PC Photo. Tim is editor of The Digital Image

Table of Contents

Introduction	xv
Foundations	1	(22)
The Nature of Light	2	(4)
Light in Photography	5	(1)
The Nature of Color	6	(8)
Perceived Color	7	(1)
The Color Wheel	7	(2)
Color Models	9	(3)
Metamerism	12	(2)
Color Profiles	14	(5)
Rendering Intents	16	(3)
Introducing Color Management	19	(4)
Limitations of Color Management	20	(3)
Photoshop Setup	23	(22)
Color Settings	24	(13)
Saving and Loading Color Settings	25	(2)
Advanced Mode	27	(1)
Working Spaces	28	(3)
Color Management Policies	31	(3)
Conversion Options	34	(2)
Advanced Controls	36	(1)
Warnings	37	(5)
Gamut Warning Preferences	37	(1)
Embedded Profile Mismatch	38	(1)
Paste Profile Mismatch	39	(1)
Missing Profile	40	(1)
Embedded Profile Mismatch Alert	41	(1)
Assigning and Converting Profiles	42	(3)
Assign Profile	42	(1)
Convert to Profile	42	(3)
Display	45	(36)
Choosing a Monitor	46	(11)
CRT or LCD?	47	(4)
Choosing a CRT Monitor	51	(3)
Choosing an LCD Monitor	54	(3)
Choosing a Display Adapter	57	(2)
Calibrating and Profiling Your Monitor	59	(18)
Target Values	59	(1)
Preparing to Profile	60	(1)
Tools for Calibrating and Characterizing	61	(15)
Evaluation	76	(1)
Frequency	77	(1)
Display Conditions	77	(4)
Scanning	81	(26)
Choosing a Scanner	82	(7)
Flatbed versus Film Scanner	82	(2)
Resolution	84	(1)
Dynamic Range	85	(2)
Bit-Depth	87	(2)
Software Issues	89	(1)
Approaches to Scanning	89	(6)
Information Method	89	(4)
Accuracy Method	93	(2)
Scanner Profiles	95	(7)
MonacoEZcolor	95	(3)
Gretag Macbeth Eye-One Publish	98	(4)
Assigning a Scanner Profile	102	(2)
Evaluating Scans	104	(3)
Digital Capture	107	(30)
Digital Cameras	108	(8)
Features to Look For	109	(4)
Basic Camera Settings	113	(3)
Managing Digital Camera Color	116	(18)
White Balance Presets	116	(1)
Custom White Balance	117	(2)
Custom Camera Profiles	119	(5)
Automating Profile Assignments in Photoshop	124	(1)
RAW Capture and Conversion	125	(9)
Working Space Issues	134	(3)
Tagged Images	134	(1)
Untagged Images	134	(3)
Optimization	137	(32)
Evaluating Images	138	(3)
Memory Colors	138	(1)
Saturation Testing	139	(2)
Making Color Adjustments	141	(16)
Color Balance	142	(2)
Color Balance with Levels	144	(2)
Color Balance with Curves	146	(2)
Neutral by the Numbers	148	(3)
Selective Color	151	(1)
Hue/Saturation	152	(3)
Targeted Adjustments	155	(2)
Color-Adjusting Black-and-White Images	157	(4)
Convert with Channel Mixer	158	(2)
Colorize for Print	160	(1)
Saving the File	161	(8)
File Formats	162	(4)
Embedded Profiles	166	(3)
Output	169	(58)
Choosing a Printer	170	(2)
Printer Profiles	172	(13)
Building Custom Printer Profiles	174	(9)
Using ``Canned'' Printer Profiles	183	(1)
Using Generic Profiles	184	(1)
Choosing a Rendering Intent	184	(1)
Preparing Images	185	(18)
Soft Proofing	186	(3)
Gamut Warning	189	(3)
Adjusting Images	192	(2)
Print Preparation	194	(9)
Print Setup	203	(4)
Print with Preview	203	(2)
Printer Properties	205	(2)
Evaluating Prints	207	(6)
Environment	208	(1)
Standard Print Target	209	(1)
When Prints Don't Match	210	(3)
CMYK Output	213	(5)
RGB with Proof Print	213	(2)
Converting to CMYK	215	(3)
Web, E-mail, and Digital Slideshows	218	(9)
Resize the Image	219	(2)
Convert to sRGB	221	(2)
Save the Image	223	(1)
Digital Projector Profiling	224	(3)
Workflow	227	(13)
Predictable Output	228	(1)
The Pre-Workflow Checklist	229	(1)
Process-Specific Workflows	230	(10)
Scan-to-Print Workflow	231	(2)
Digital Capture to Print Workflow	233	(3)
Web, E-mail, and Digital Projection Workflow	236	(1)
CMYK Output Workflow	237	(3)
Glossary	240	(6)
Index	246