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- From: Greg Molesworth <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 08 Sep 2001 10:59:00 -0700
I'm a professional photographer who went digital a few months ago and must
say it has forever changed my life. I work on an iMac DV with PS 6 using
Monaco EZcolor to generate a test target from my infamous Epson 2000P. I
then tape the certified target in place and put it in my Epson 1680 firewire
scanner and generate my profile. I've had to already iball my monitor
profile using Adobe gamma. No funds for Monaco's suctioncup calibrator yet.
Is it worth it?
I scan my well exposed 21/4 negs and trans with LazerSoft SilverFast Ai
opening beautifully in PS. I soft proof using the U.S. Web Coated [SWOP]v2
working space settings, make my final corrections and print. Bam out comes a
slightly damp, but beautiful print, that even after dry down, matches my
monitor. I view this under 32k with daylight fill, its perfect! I've only
found metamerism in shadow areas under direct daylight or full shade
conditions. NO Gallery I've ever been in uses daylight for viewing Art of
any type. I feel Epson designed this archival system for individual
photographers, Not professional print houses. Fine Art should never be
exposed to significant amounts of 5600K' light, period.
I've been reading this site for 4 months now and have learned a lot about
how to deal with the magazine presses that loom in my immediate future,
profiling for print procedures etc.
But as a photographer who in the past would submit anything from a
transparency to a dye transfer to a print house instead of a PS file of some
sort, plus an ink jet guide. I expect this to be matched on the printed
page... I am even willing to include a Macbeth color checker and gray card
in any setup I have that kind of control over.
But I really feel your viewing conditions for the 2000P are way out of wack,
even if our monitors are set in one of the daylight color temperatures, as
mine is, like yours. Viewing the final print in a pure daylight mode is
wrong.
To actually answer someone's recent question about how to stop crashes and
freeze ups. I suggest you get Techtool Pro 3 for Mac's. With this software
you can bring your computer back from the dreaded 'blinking question mark,
find all your conflicts with appropriate fixes. Maximize your hard drives
and generally keep your Mac healthy without having to do a clean and
reinstall.
Final thoughts, What are the best solutions for scanning and printing fine
art B&W negs. I've had the Piezography system recommended using a dedicated
printer and inks as THE solution. What other thoughts are out there?
Greg Molesworth
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