azpix Goldmember  3,335 posts Likes: 19 Joined Oct 2006 Location: Chandler, Arizona USA More info | Apr 19, 2007 09:13 | #1 I've never given much thought to calibrating my monitor until yesterday when I received some prints and some of them were a bit darker then they appeared on my monitor. Gear- 7d, 24-70L, sigma 70-200, Sigma 120-400, canon 50 1.4, Canon 100 2.0,sigma 10-20 and a DJI Mavic Pro Drone
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In2Photos Cream of the Crop  19,813 posts Likes: 6 Joined Dec 2005 Location: Near Charlotte, NC. More info | Apr 19, 2007 09:22 | #2 Calibrating your montior is only the start of color management. Once your monitor is accurate you should re-calibrate, but how often depends on how accurate you need to be. I do it about once every 2 months, some do it weekly. Once your monitor is set you need to make sure you have ICC profiles for the printer/paper/ink configuration you are using. This should get your prints pretty darn to close. Mike, The Keeper of the Archive
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KAS Goldmember 1,102 posts Joined Jun 2006 Location: Niagara Region, Canada More info | Apr 19, 2007 10:48 | #3 After reading a few threads and reviews. I decided to order the Pantone HueyPRO calibration setup. I've heard good things. I, too, haven't calibrated my monitor with anything but my own eyes...which seem to be wrong according to some of the results I've seen printed haha. I will probalby post the results when I get it and install it. It was about $140 CAN after taxes and everything. 1Ds MkIII, 70-200 f/2.8L IS II, 16-35 f/2.8L II, EF 100mm F/2.8, EF 35 f/1.4L, EF 50 f/1.2L, EF 85 f/1.2L II)
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canoflan Goldmember  1,059 posts Joined Jul 2006 Location: Texas, US More info | Apr 19, 2007 12:58 | #5  Permanent banI had the 20" dell, ultrasharp 2007WFP model. I used the Monaco (now eye one) X-rite device and my pics' colors are dead on. The only thing you must always consider is the average lighting your pictures will be displayed in. For photo albums, assume someone will always turn on a light to see well, but if you print and hang on a wall, consider the average light it will be seen in and brighten or darken the photo accordingly. A good test is to at home an 8x10 and see if it is bright enough for your use. I still fall into this trap of not lightening my photos for the viewing environment, but I think someday I will have them in a brighter environment and don't want reprint them. You will alway notice in galleries that the lighting is strictly controls and often a light is directed almost right on the photos. This is because it provide the viewer the best representation of the photo.
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KAS Goldmember 1,102 posts Joined Jun 2006 Location: Niagara Region, Canada More info | Apr 19, 2007 13:40 | #6 Thanks PhotosGuy! I like when things are neatly in one location. I'll be making good use of those links 1Ds MkIII, 70-200 f/2.8L IS II, 16-35 f/2.8L II, EF 100mm F/2.8, EF 35 f/1.4L, EF 50 f/1.2L, EF 85 f/1.2L II)
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RenéDamkot Cream of the Crop  39,856 posts Likes: 8 Joined Feb 2005 Location: enschede, netherlands More info | Apr 20, 2007 04:18 | #7 KAS wrote in post #3069652  Thanks PhotosGuy! I like when things are neatly in one location. I second that! Thanks. Added a link to your post in my post on color problems... "I think the idea of art kills creativity" - Douglas Adams
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