Metamerism & Client Expectations
Metamerism & Client Expectations
- Subject: Metamerism & Client Expectations
- From: Doug Brightwell <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2001 00:06:48 -0800
I have to say I enjoyed the technical discussion and entertaining word play
of the metamerism thread.
As a new 2000p owner, I now find myself having to deal with the issue in a
practical way.
Does anyone have any recommendations, or can anyone point me to a concise
web source, for guidance on how photographers deal with 2000p "metamerism"
or "color inconsistency" in terms of setting client expectations?
In my case, I'm talking about family portraits that will be displayed in
people's homes, not color-critical commercial clients.
Is the potential difference between what I see and what the family sees
great enough to worry about? Or to mention to them?
I know of one Big Name fine art photographer who tells his customers that
his prints are balanced for tungsten light. He apparently evaluates his
2000p and 9500 prints under 2800-degree Kelvin illumination. But his images
also have no familiar color reference, like skin tones or personal clothing,
where metamerism might be particularly noticeable.
Epson says the 2000p spits out prints that are designed to be viewed under
5000-degree illumination. Given the color temperature range of monitors, how
does one even balance a print for 2800-degree illumination?
Bottom line, what should I say to clients about this, and what illumination
should I use to evaluate family portraits that might be viewed not only in a
home, but in an office under florescent lights?
Thanks for your thoughts...
Doug
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Doug Brightwell
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