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Subject: Need Help with Images

JLyons opened this issue on Oct 23, 2009 · 14 posts
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JLyons ( ) posted Fri, 23 October 2009 at 8:30 PM · edited Fri, 22 November 2024 at 11:53 AM

First I sincerely apologize if this is the wrong place.

I went to get some large prints made today for an art exhibit and when I got the proofs back they were extremely dark compared to what I see on my monitor and what my printer prints out.

This has me worried about how my art is showing up here.

I would be most appreciative if I could get some people to take a look in my gallery and let me know if my images look "normal" or if they are really dark. 

Any help would be really appreciated with this.

Thanks
James

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AnnieD ( ) posted Fri, 23 October 2009 at 9:44 PM

Very nice gallery!  The renders do not seem too dark.

 

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JLyons ( ) posted Fri, 23 October 2009 at 9:48 PM

Thank you for taking the time to look for me, I appreciate it.

James

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AnnieD ( ) posted Fri, 23 October 2009 at 9:51 PM

You're welcome!  I enjoyed the visit.

 

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Ravyns ( ) posted Fri, 23 October 2009 at 10:17 PM

Terrific Gallery..  And not too dark..

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markschum ( ) posted Fri, 23 October 2009 at 10:21 PM

I try to suggest that people use one of the monitor calibration pics available on the web to check brightness and contrast on their monitors. A lot of work on my screen looks very cery dark to the point of being  Oh, its a black bear in a cave  :) 

Your gallery looks OK on my screen . 

The monitor calibration issue has been discussed before , it makes it very hard to know what the artists intentions were, unlike a print. 

JLyons ( ) posted Fri, 23 October 2009 at 10:40 PM

Thank you both!

I really started to get worried when my prints came back exactly as you described  "Oh, its a black bear in a cave "

I'm starting to think it might have just been the printer in this case, Thank you all for taking the time to help me with this.

James

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StaceyG ( ) posted Fri, 23 October 2009 at 11:01 PM

I agree, very very nice work and not too dark on my monitor

JLyons ( ) posted Fri, 23 October 2009 at 11:31 PM

Thanks Stacy :o)

I appreciate you looking for me.

James

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thefixer ( ) posted Sat, 24 October 2009 at 2:20 AM

Not too dark for me either......

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JLyons ( ) posted Sat, 24 October 2009 at 2:34 AM

Thanks for looking for me.

James

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Miss Nancy ( ) posted Thu, 29 October 2009 at 11:36 PM

some of 'em looked too dark or had too low dynamic range on my monitor (1.8 gamma).
but the other respondents may have 2.2 gamma setting AFAIK.


thundering1 ( ) posted Mon, 02 November 2009 at 11:53 AM

It's not too dark on my monitor - cool gallery, BTW!

Maybe this might help - monitors are back-lit which means they have an inherent brightness to them.

Slap a "bright white" piece of paper down on your countertop/desk/sofa - that's as bright as it will get, and it only gets darker.

What you may end up needing to do is something like a mild "Highlights/Shadows" adjustment in Photoshop - something to bring your gain/midtones up.

Send me an image that you were particularly disappointed by the print and I'll work it over a bit and send it back to you, and have it printed again. It may just need some pre-press adjustments (yes, this is what I do for a living, and NO - I'm not even thinking of charging you).

-Lew

JLyons ( ) posted Sun, 08 November 2009 at 5:31 PM

Thanks, I think I finally got it corrected to where I need it but I appreciate the offer.

James

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