About this site
To see the layout of the pages as they are intended, adjust
the width of your window so that you can see the whole yellow
box with blue arrow 1000 pixels wide with a tiny margin on each
side of the image.
These pages have been laid out to a window size of 960 high 1280 wide - a common resolution for current model 17-19 inch monitors. When you open up the home page the photos should fill the screen. they might be different photos but you get the idea.
Being photographers we really care about the visual quality
of our images as seen by others. The accuracy and the reproduction
of the colour are critical to the appreciation of the images.
This is also an excellent opportunity for you, the viewer to give
your monitor a quick colour check. We can't tell you how to fix
every problem but we can help you identify the existence of serious
problems. This is designed as a quick check for non-experts.
White point
Hold a white piece of printer paper next to this white patch.
Ideally it should be lit by a daylight balanced tungsten light
or more usually window light from a bright cloudy sky. Can you
discern a strong colour difference? If so, your monitor white
point setting is wrong. Note that the light source should be daylight
but the daylight should not strike the monitor face. Any domestic
artificial light will colour the paper. Professional image makers
use a darkened room with a daylight balanced artificial spotlight
or shielded viewing box next to the monitor. .
Note that this test is dependent on the type of ambient light in the room.
Monitor Gamma
If your monitor is adjusted properly, you should be able to see 21 even steps of tone in this grey tablet without any discernable colour cast. Then when you look at photographs - whites will appear white blacks will appear black and the contrast will look good.
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You should see a nice neutral skin tone and 12 equal density
steps in each of grey, red, green and blue.
Want to learn more about Colour management?