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

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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: The Digital Photographer's Guide to Color Management, digital imaging expert Tim Grey offers immediate access to the crucial information you need to get the color you want, every time. Color Confidence is a results-oriented guide to managing color effectively across all devices. In his approachable style, Tim Grey demystifies complicated topics and leads you step-by-step through each component of a color-managed workflow. 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.

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780782143164
  • Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
  • Publication date: 3/19/2004
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 252
  • Product dimensions: 7.94 (w) x 10.00 (h) x 0.65 (d)

Meet the Author

Tim Grey is the author or coauthor of eight books on Photoshop and digital photography. He presents workshops around the world on topics related to digital imaging for photographers and regularly contributes articles to Outdoor Photographer, PC Photo, Digital Photo Pro, and many more print and online publications. He also publishes a daily e-mail list, "Digital Darkroom Questions," in which he answers digital imaging questions from enthusiasts and pros.
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Table of Contents

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