The Colour Conundrum
The Colour Conundrum By David Crowther Why do we need colour management? Many have asked this question before, many still do and many are continuing to ask, "How can I just get it to look right or...
View ArticleThe Display Dilemma
The Display Dilemma By David Crowther Do you monitor your Display or display your Monitor?
View ArticleA Coloured View of Digital Print Making
A Coloured View of Digital Print Making By David Crowther Digital print making. What is your view? What can digital printing do for the photographer, designer, fine art reproducer and digital artist?...
View ArticleRGB - Which working space for me?
RGB – Which ‘working’ space for me? By David Crowther Photoshop RGB working space. What is the right space? What should you choose? sRGB, Adobe RGB (1998), ColorMatch RGB or ProPhoto RGB? How can it...
View ArticleCapture to Output - Colour Communication? (Part One)
Capture to Output – Colour Communication? (Part One) By David Crowther From the moment of digital capture, right up until the time of digital output, close attention needs to be given to colour...
View ArticleCapture to Output - Colour Communication (Part Two)
Capture to Output – Colour Communication (Part Two) By David Crowther In the last issue we looked the first three steps of Capture to Output. This covered RAW digital capture, RAW processing to RGB...
View ArticleHow we see colour - Measuring and supplying correct colour
How we see colour - Measuring and supplying correct colour By David Crowther How we see colour can best be described as communicating colour. In the accompanying image of the rose at the bottom of...
View ArticleMetamerism (Metameric Pair)
Metamerism (Metameric Pair) By David Crowther Definition - The phenomenon where two colours appear to match under on light source, yet do not match under a different light source. Two such colours...
View ArticleISO Graphics Standards - can they help us?
ISO Graphics Standards - can they help us? By David Crowther ISO Graphics Standards - can they help us? In the world of creativity, we may think that standardisation will only put a lid on ideas and...
View ArticleColour Gamut - in laymans terms
Colour Gamut - in layman’s terms By David Harradine How much do you know about colour gamut, clipping and RGB working space? David Harradine provides some insight.
View ArticleDaylight simulation - is it necessary for colour evaluation?
Daylight simulation – is it necessary for colour evaluation? By David Crowther Why do we need to consider daylight when evaluating colour? Quite simply because daylight renders colour accurately. Even...
View ArticleDemystifying daylight (Part 1)
Demystifying daylight (Part 1) By David Crowther In this article David Crowther looks at the myths and misconceptions about simulating daylight that everyone involved in evaluating colour should know.
View ArticleDigital Camera Colour Management with Adobe Camera Raw
Digital Camera Colour Management with Adobe Camera Raw By David Harradine The first rule of colour management is that no two devices are the same, no two monitors, printers, scanners or digital...
View ArticleDemystifying Daylight (Part 2)
Demystifying Daylight (Part 2) By David Crowther To continue our discussion on demystifying daylight, we have all ready looked at a couple of myths; Myth #1 - All daylight simulators are the same, and...
View ArticleColour Management in Lightroom
Colour Management in Lightroom By David Harradine After discovering how easy it is to import a bunch of images into Lightroom and prepare them for a variety of outputs, you could be forgiven for...
View ArticleColour Management made easier
Colour Management made easier By David Crowther As my regular readers would know, colour management is an enabling technology. Within the ICC framework of device colour management, manufacturers are...
View ArticleWhy stabilize the temperature of inkjet printer ink?
Why stabilize the temperature of inkjet printer ink? The most important parameters for the ink used by an inkjet printer are density, viscosity and surface tension. (Article taken from the Durst...
View ArticleSaving money by using colour management
Saving money by using colour management The costs incurred with Wide format printing can be split up in fixed costs and variable costs, the same as every other business.
View ArticleHow to measure printed colour on glass, plexiglass and other transparent media
How to measure printed colour on glass, plexiglass and other transparent media An image printed onto glass is viewed through an illumination from behind the image. Measurement with traditional...
View ArticleUnderstanding Overprint
Understanding OverprintBy Max Derhak There are two approaches to mixing image elements together that are often confused when rendering compound document formats like EPS/PS/PDF – transparency and...
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